Modelling the Western Region

by John Emerson

Overview

The Western Region of British Railways has always held a special appeal for railway modellers. Formed in 1948, the WR carried on the traditions of The Great Western Railway more or less unchallenged until the regions were abolished in the 1990s. Modelling the Western Region provides all the advice you need to model your own railway layout based on this fascinating region and era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785005275
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.48(w) x 9.73(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

John Emerson has had a lifelong interest in railways and railway modelling. In the 1980s, he began to write articles for the railway modelling press and produced the regular Lineside Look illustrated column in Model Rail. He went on to have a seventeen-year association with British Railway Modelling and became the magazine's editor. John has built several model railway layouts, including the highly acclaimed Hayley Mills. However, his most well-known layout is his large 0 gauge exhibition layout, Gifford Street, which remained on the show circuit for several years. He now runs his own model-making and metal casting business in Lincolnshire.

Table of Contents

Preface 6

1 The Western Region - Am Introduction 7

2 Nationalization To Privatization 17

3 Motive Power - The Age Of Steam 29

4 'Flying Banana' To 'Turbo Star' - Dawn Of The Diesels 58

5 Motive Power - Diesel Developments 67

6 Passengers And Parcels 80

7 Delivering The Goods 96

8 Lower Quadrant To Mas: Why Signals? 121

9 Setting The Scene - Buildings And Structures 137

10 Planning A Layout 152

11 Twenty-First-Century Survivors 173

Appendix: Absorbed Locomotives 185

Useful Websites 187

List Of Abbreviations 189

Index 191