tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91048630675558306922026-02-12T07:23:38.971+00:00An N Gauge layout based on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway (1901 - 1936)Ed Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07902078722480610557noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104863067555830692.post-72028572774417324942020-01-16T13:24:00.000+00:002020-02-26T13:42:53.003+00:00

Our Thornycroft Sidings model railway is featured in Railway Modeller magazine February issue. On Sale Now. If you visited this Blog having read our article in Railway Modeller and want to know more then the best way to navigate this Blog is to select a topic of interest from the word cloud (titled Labels) shown in the left hand column. Or start with these links:

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Farnham and District MRC Exhibition 2019 Thornycroft Sidings will be on show at Farnham and District MRC Exhibition 2019 on Saturday October 12th and Sunday October 13th at: Alderwood Leisure Centre,  Tongham Road,  Aldershot,  GU12 4AS  (formerly called the Connaught Leisure Centre) Ed

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Thanks again to the Thornycroft Society for inviting us along on the 12th May 2019, to the annual transport festival, this time being organised by the Rotary Club of Basingstoke & Deane. The weather managed to hold out, to make it an enjoyable busy day.We had many passing visitors. With the usual ex thornycroft workers, and local residents always keen to take an interest in the layout,

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The Basingstoke Festival of Transport War Memorial Park, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AG Sunday 12th May 2019: 11 am - 4 pm Posted by David.

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Back in July 2018 we were invited to show our Cliddesden model railway at an event staged by 'The Will Hay Appreciation Society' in Clidddesden village on October 14th 2018. The connection of course is Will Hays film 'Oh Mr. Porter' that in 1937 used Cliddesden Station for its fictitious location Buggleskelly. Cliddesden Village Hall Decorated For The Event Since building our model of

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One thing that puzzled me about wheat field harvesting with horse and reaper in the early 1900s was how the sides of the field were worked? Was a strip left unplanted or did the horses just walk through the wheat? With no answer to hand I simply planted the wheat to the fence line. No one who has read this blog or seen the layout at exhibition queried it. Unexpectedly and recently, the

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On the 30th June we were invited by the Brookvale Community Association, to attend their Thornycroft day. A small event remembering and highlighting the importance the Thornycroft Motor Works was in the history of Basingstoke. Brookvale was the area where most of the factory workers lived, and the factory once stood. The association was also raising money to build and place a replica clock on the

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Thanks again to the Thornycroft Society for putting on a great transport festival again and inviting us along on the 13th May 2018. The weather managed to hold out, to make it an enjoyable busy day. We had many passing visitors. The young were interested in directing us to put on different trains, and captivated by watching the trains go around with different loads, and the young at heart were

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As guests of The Thornycroft Society our Thornycroft Sidings N gauge model railway, is once again scheduled to appear at: The Basingstoke Festival of Transport  War Memorial Park, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AG Sunday 13th May 2018 11a.m - 4 p.m. It will probably be the only model railway on show amongst lots of vintage vehicles. Please come by and say "hi", we

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On the 21st of January we showed Cliddesden at the Astolat Model Railway Circle Exhibition, a small one day well run show, held at the Surrey Sports Park. We would like to say thanks to the club and the exhibition organisers for inviting us back again, this time with Cliddesden. The weather was very soggy which made unloading and loading the cars a little bit of a challenge, and due

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Come and see Cliddesden at the The Astolat Model Railway Circle Sunday January 21st 2018from 10.00 a.m. 'til 5.00 p.m at The Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey,Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7A We are all setup and ready to go. The doors have just opened.

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To refresh your minds of our N gauge Cliddesden layout. Here is a video of the local goods train and passenger train arriving and departing from Cliddesden station. You can see it in person at:  The Astolat Model Railway Circle Sunday January 21st 2018from 10.00 a.m. 'til 5.00 p.matThe Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey,Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AD.

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As guests of The Astolat Model Railway Circle, we will be exhibiting our Cliddesden Station N gauge model railway, at their annual show: Sunday January 21st 2018from 10.00 a.m. 'til 5.00 p.m at The Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey,Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AD. Cliddesden at BNHMRS (2015) Come and see this rarely seen, award winning layout... We

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Scenic repairs were undertaken. New rows of turnips are growing well, Cabbages growing in Station Master's garden and fallen wheat stooks up righted. Electrics Power controller and turnout motor control survived storage without fault and the layout is operational. Running Lines The weak link is the connections between the scenic section and the two outer boards that hold the return track

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Damage Assessment - non electrics The first obvious sign of damage was our famous Lunchbox Controller. The plastic box seems to have gone brittle; has been dropped at some point causing the plastic to fracture and break away in a few places. Don't know yet if the electrics still work. We will probably live with the box damage as it is not too severe and its a big job to change the base unit as

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Cliddesden has been in storage since 2015. On Sunday we retrieved it from store to prepare it for an exhibition in January 2018 (details to follow). At this point we don't know what, if any, repairs are needed. This will either be a short series of postings or longer depending on what we find. David

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Anyone who read our Cliddesden layout article in March 2016 Railway Modeller magazine may recall I alluded to a cameo scene recorded in Edward Griffith's book of the line that I had yet to model for the layout. With Cliddesden scheduled for exhibition again in January 2018 (details to follow near the date) I decided to take time out to create the scene. It concerns a motor-cycle, delivered to

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Little bit of a crowd around our model railway. Ed

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Come and see the only model railway layout on show at the basingstoke transport festival today. We are all set up and running, in the thornycroft society marquee. Ed 

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As guests of The Thornycroft Society our Thornycroft Sidings N gauge model railway, is scheduled to appear at:    The Basingstoke Festival of Transport ,  War Memorial Park, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AG Sunday 14th May 2016 11a.m - 4 p.m. It will probably be the only model railway on show amongst a plethora of vintage vehicles. Thornycroft J Class

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On the 22nd January we exhibited Thornycroft Sidings at the Astolat Model Railway Circle Exhibition, this year held at the Surrey Sports Park, Guildford. The exhibition was a very nice one day event, with 19 layouts on show in various scales, and the usual trade stands. We would just like to say thanks to the organisers, for such a well managed show, and thanks to the chap who helped unload our

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The poor G7 tank was not running as well as it could have today... So it took a lift.

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The show has just opened. Ready to roll.

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Don't forget, next weekend Thornycroft Sidings (N gauge) will be at the The Astolat Model Railway Circle, show: Sunday January 22nd 2017from 10.00 a.m. 'til 5.00 p.m at The Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey,Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AD. Will we see you there? Ed

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