Based on the busy and varied South Wales network in the first decade of this century, MARCUS LAMBERT’s ‘OO’ gauge layout captures the colour and vibrancy of the scene to grand effect. Photography, Trevor Jones.
Scale ‘OO’ Size 13ft x 8ft Period 2000-2007 Control DCC, Roco Z21
Above: EWS and DRS operated Class 37s fill Gowerton Parkway with 37114 in maroon and gold heading a spoil working and the 37/6 in charge of a test train.
FOR AS LONG as I can remember, I have always been interested in model railways. Having moved into my first house in 2011, I finally had the space to build a layout. After a couple of little projects that I started in my spare room to practise some basic skills, the decision was made to take the trains into the loft.
This offered me the opportunity of more space, and meant that the spare room could be used as a spare room again. The layout is a fictional location in South Wales, and operates in a loose time span, running from about 2000 to 2007, although there are the odd interlopers from outside this period. The layout is fixed permanently in my loft and the scenic area measures 13ft x 8ft with further off scene storage in the form of eight sidings and a return loop. The layout began in 2013, and is my f…
