APETHORN JUNCTION 7MM O DCC LAYOUT
L&YDCC MRG
Again Apethorn Junction winns Best in show Publick and Internal Awards Well Done!
First show
Manchester
The First outing for this layout has been an exciting time with plenty of people passing good comments and people queing up to get to the layout which was three to four deep most of the time.
A big thank you to the members of the publick who voted Apethorn best in show
and we also took the best visiting layout cup.
Seeing dubble two cups Manchester 08.
37408 waits at the fast signal with short parcells.
The road bridge over the fiddle yard.
Sorry for the lack of pictures from Manchester However if you would like to see more then Model Rail Next issue No 123 will feature this layout.
Will any Exhibition Manager Whishing to gain information towards booking this layout please contact the L&YDCC Exhibition Manager on 07763347579 in the first instence.
Pictures taken August 08
Final test
Just one of the station bords.
Station platform now compleat.
A clever way to to hide a bord join.
The station from the opperators side.
You wont have to wait long for a train mate.
Looking at a stedy curve.
D Hampson Enginners (Oldham King Street) is recognised for all of his efforts with this layout.
Off the rails .
Station cottage time to stop and chat.
Retired Station Master trying to train his dog.
Shunters shed.
Shunter 08914 awaits its next duty.
The box.
At the side of the box.
From the fiddle yard.
47 on freight .
Pictures taken August 08
08914 stands ready for duty
37408 arrives on platform 4
37408 accross the back garden.
47 in the trough
20 on coal train.
37067 on yet another coal train.
Brake down crain removes dammaged waggon.
Lift and swing away from the main line.
All done by DCC.
The waggon is placed on the slow line and removed by the shunter.
Class 45 with a parcells train.
37408 from the bridge.
Apethorn Junction is a 7mm O guage DCC layout 1967 onwards. With full signal and point control Lights, smoke and sound this layout has
to be seen to be fully appreciated.
Apthorn Junction is dew to appear at Manchester MR show and LYDCC MRG SHOW 2008
The following immages were taken in 2007 whilst the layout was still under construction and since then it has improved and altered alot hopefully new pictures will be available towards the end of August 2008.
Sunters loco 08077 stands behind the signal box awaiting its next call to duty.
An over view of the junction. the 25s having just set off, while 47402 awaits its green light.
47402 still waiting.
You can always get a coffee ? all the buildings are scratch built and worth looking at on thier own.
although this Building has since been demolished as it did not meet the required standard.
The 25s out on a mision ? the people in the shot show the scale and size of this layout.
08077 trundles towards the fiddle yard for its next rake of stock.
37067 awaits green light.
37114 At the head of a line of locos on stand bye.
37698 next to go.
47732 Brings up the rear.
31568 and inspection saloon stand in the sidings after inspecting track work .
37067 passes through the junction with parcell vans in toe.
Almost back to where we started only from the other side.
Visitors since 01/08/08.