BARNWELL 00 Gauge

00 gauge. DCC, Era 5

32 feet x 2 feet overall, 20 feet viewable.

Barnwell is a work in progress. Several of the scenic elements seen on the layout at the moment are considered to be ‘place holders’, and will be enhanced or replaced as the model evolves.

Barnwell is designed for stand-alone end-to-end operation at exhibitions; but can also be used as an extension of the club's large 00 layout, Lawton Hey.

As Barnwell station’s architecture might suggest, the layout is imagined to be somewhere originally operated by the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and later by the LMS and BR Midland Region,

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The station is served by local passenger trains and has a small goods yard. Also, as a secondary main line, a variety of through passenger and goods trains frequent the route. It is not unusual to see inter-regional goods traffic or passenger excursion workings pass through.

A totally independent line runs on an elevated section at the rear of the layout. This operates as an automated shuttle.

The vast majority of what is presented has been designed and scratch-built by members of Alsager Railway Association. There is still much to add.

Why Barnwell?

F.A.L. Barnwell was the last General Manager of the North Staffordshire Railway Company before being absorbed by the LMS in 1923.