O gauge fine scale - This layout has now moved to new owners in the North East

Approximate size 15ft/(5meter) dia octagon. The layout “Runswick Bay” originated on the basis that we all when visiting the seaside like to bring something back home to remind us of our holiday. Instead of a stick of rock or shell from the shoreline we returned with fond memories of the wonderful scenery along the North Yorkshire coastline with it’s picturesque buildings and the now closed North Eastern Railways Whitby and Middlesbrough Railway

This led to the creation what you now see before you, a selection of our favourite picture postcard scenes. The buildings are drawn from Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, Sandsend, Staithes and the surrounding area all brought together to create a layout where although most features are prototypical and can therefore be recognised not all were located adjacent as seen on this layout

The period modelled is a little after the turn of the last century, the layout being designed to please both the modeller and general public alike by not only featuring accurate modelling but items to entertain including working coal drops, water crane, operating gates, ironstone mine conveyors, wood mill machinery. With the assistance of the canopy and building interior lights this enables both “day” and “night” scenes to be portrayed. All this making “Runswick Bay” one of the most popular scenic layouts touring featuring repeatedly in exhibitions at home and in Europe along with regular television features

Hellifield shed was situated approximately half way between Settle Junction and Skipton in North Yorkshire on the ex. Midland main line to Carlisle and consisted of a four road shed with wooden coaling stage, 60ft turntable and other ancillary features

Hellifield shed layout represents the period of 1948 - 1963 referred to as “the grime and glory days” towards the end of steam. The trackplan is authentic, if truncated a little and features the shed, turntable and coaling stage. Members of the group have scratch built all structures on the layout, researching the prototype carefully from photographs and drawings

The locomotives displayed represent mainly L M.S. types some originating from the L&Y and Midland period now in B.R. livery with the occasional visitor from the L.N.E.R. area.  All were researched as prototypes that would have been seen on the shed in the period represented and built from kits by the group members

Hellifield is used to showcase the locomotive builder's skills and is operated to a schedule on open days. 

This layout was featured in British Railway Modelling and the layout measures 25' x 4' 6" and is DCC controlled

With the unfortunate passing of Graham Binns this layout has now moved to a new owner who is in the process of moving it back in time to Midland Railway days and also refreshing the scenery and electrics. The 'Hellifield in Midland days' will be it's new beginning

Owned by Peter Morrison

A first effort in 7mm and built to prove the practicality of a minimum space layout in 7mm. Based (very)

loosely on GW practice and set "somewhere in rural Shropshire". All stock is kit-built. Track is from C & L

components and baseboards are from B & Q oddments

This layout is based around the Halifax/Brighouse area in the 1970's. The layout is formed of two scenic sections both representing an industrial railway serving a sweet factory, inspired by those that served Cadbury, Bourneville and Rowntree's. The 1970's era allows the running of BR Blue diesels alongside industrial steam locomotives. This layout is our first attempt at building a layout on our own, from scratch. We have built the baseboards, wired the electrics, making scenery and rolling stock. Hopefully this layout will help prove that no matter what your age, or skill modelling in EM gauge is a possibility for anyone

Modern Image set in 1980's - 1990's

Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover District of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 10,412. Quite a small settlement that once boasted three stations. The last remaining station was on the LMS route from Nottingham to Worksop via Mansfield, and was originally known as Shirebrook West, despite being on the eastern edge of the town. The route lost its passenger services in October 1964, but the line remained opened as a goods route, Shirebrook being situated in the heart of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire coalfields. On the site of the goods yard a diesel locomotive maintenance and fuelling depot was opened in the mid 1960s. The station was re-opened in 1998 for the new Robin Hood Line services from Nottingham to Worksop, which may soon be extended to Ollerton to the east. WH Davis, a wagon repair and manufacturing business have a rail link with the main line. The main employer was the National Coal Board (NCB) there being several collieries within a few miles including Warsop Main, Welbeck, Clipstone, Cresswell and, of course, Shirebrook itself.