St John’s - a GWR branch line terminus in 'OO'

PAUL WARDEN opted to 'Go Great Western’ with his first ever layout, recalling summer Saturdays in Glorious Devon in the 1930s and 1960s in ‘OO’ gauge - and you can see it at the 2023 Great Electric Train Show. Watch the trailer video below and sign up as a Key Model World Premium Subscriber to watch the full video and many more! Photography, Jonathan Newton.

WELCOME TO the South Devon harbour town of St John’s. This layout was a double first for me because after 40 years of modelling, it was the first layout I have built for myself and is also my debut exhibition layout.

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