One of the star attractions at this year’s Great Electric Train Show is STEVE JONES’ brilliant contemporary recreation of this important Great Western Main Line junction in ‘OO’ which showcases the huge variety of the modern railway.Photography, Mike Wild
Welcome to Fairwood Junction, on the Great Western Main Line just outside Westbury where the avoiding line route rejoins the station line. It is a favourite spot for railway enthusiasts, with trains heading west towards Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth and Cornwall in the shadow of Westbury’s famous white horse.
I have been modelling for most of my life, starting with a layout fixed to a wall in my bedroom. I rapidly progressed to more scenic models, many of which I have been fortunate to have had photographed and published over the years. I am a serial layout builder and with each project I endeavour to try something new – a scenic technique, scale, gauge, or in this case Digital Command Control (DCC).
I received a camera for my 50th birthday a couple of years ago and it rekindled my love of railway photography, a hobby which had been dormant for many years. Before then I believed the modern railway was dull, uniform and boring and preferred visiting heritage railways and modelling…
