Milland Valley Railway

Although a relatively small club, its membership is active in a wide range of model railway scales and interests.

The current list of layouts, together with their details are being added progressively to this web site, as a help to exhibition managers in establishing potential invites.

Being small in number, does mean that we are limited to the number of exhibitions per year that members or club layouts can attend. The distance from our base near Liphook, on the Hampshire/West Sussex/ Surrey borders is usually restricted  to a  50 miles radius.

For club layouts, club members do not usually claim travel/mileage expenses, but the club specifies a suitable total donation to the club and these are advised against each layout. We design all our layouts to be transported in members cars so do not require van hire.

The suggested donation can only be varied, in writing, by the club secretary. For members layouts, arrangements as specified by the layout owner.  If help is given by other members, the layout owner invariably makes a donation to the club.

If  provisionally booking one of our layouts, please contact our secretary by phone initially (see contacts page). Written confirmations must be received by our secretary a minimum of  6 clear weeks before the event, so that all arrangements can be made at our end. We for our part, will confirm promptly, in writing the club’s acceptance.

DETAILS OF CLUB LAYOUTS

Weyford on Sea- 4mm 00-  not available for exhibiting until 2010 season

Southern Railway/ BR (Southern Region) in era 1940’s to 1950’s West Country seaside terminus with branch to Docks fictionally located between Weymouth and Lyme Regis.

The layout has been extensively remodelled, since its first showing at Midhurst Modellers Show in 2005, from an L shaped terminus to fiddle yard layout, to a U shaped terminus to the fiddle yard, which is now hidden behind the Docks station.

The main station is in the Southern Art-Deco style with 4 platform faces, a small goods yard and an MPD with turntable.

The Docks is being modelled with cranes and ships; a ships passenger terminal for cross channel services and a BOAC flying boat terminal.

The layout will have considerable operating potential, with summer passenger services, boat and flying- boat trains, tomato and potato traffic from the Channel Islands, holiday luggage in advance, summer excursion trains from the Midlands etc etc

Future plans include a seaside prom with operating trams

The overall size is 5000mm x 3000mm (16′ x 10′) with operators in the middle plus operators for the MPD and the Docks requiring space in addition to the 3000 dimension

The layout can be placed such that the public can access 3 sides (2x 5000 & 1x 3000)- in its final form with tramway etc itis designed be located in an island position.

The layout is transported in two cars plus two further cars for operators ( 6 to8)

Expenses £100

Layout Insurance : £3000

Rolling stock: £4000

Further info from club secretary