Photo Galleries of Stephen Ford
The Furness Model Railway club 2005 Easter Exhibition
27th March 2005
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The Furness Model Railway Club held their 2005 Exhibition in Forum 28, a theatre and music venue at the rear of Barrow in Furness Town Hall. A local exhibition, it nontheless attracted exhibitors from all over Britain
Autenbach, a HO layout brought to the exhibition by Mike Nicholls of the Wakefield Railway Modellers Society, a ficticious branch line in Northern Austria - unusually for the country, this branch line is not electrified
Autenbach, a HO layout brought to the exhibition by Mike Nicholls of the Wakefield Railway Modellers Society, a ficticious branch line in Northern Austria - unusually for the country, this branch line is not electrified
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Two elderly railbus units stand at the station platform whilst a DB (German) shunter from over the border brings in a timber train
Two elderly railbus units stand at the station platform whilst a DB (German) shunter from over the border brings in a timber train
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The railbus and trailer prepare to move off
The railbus and trailer prepare to move off
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ÖBB 2043 044-3 and a train of cement wagons being shunted at Autenbach
ÖBB 2043 044-3 and a train of cement wagons being shunted at Autenbach
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The model of Jenbach-built 2043 044-3 on the branch line.
The model of Jenbach-built 2043 044-3 on the branch line.
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"Oberfriedhof", the HO layout belonging to the Furness Model Railway Club, the show' hosts
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A metre-gauge
A metre-gauge "Crocodile" comes down the steep line to Oberfriedhof station. Note the enthusiast at the carriage door
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A Südostbahn service approaches the station, passing an SBB shunter as it doew so
A Südostbahn service approaches the station, passing an SBB shunter as it doew so
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A Driving Van Trailer at the front of a BLS car shuttle train on the main line
A Driving Van Trailer at the front of a BLS car shuttle train on the main line
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The BLS locomotive at the rear of the train
The BLS locomotive at the rear of the train
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A special train, headed by steam and electric, approach Oberfriedhof
A special train, headed by steam and electric, approach Oberfriedhof
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The steam loco and Crocodile enter Oberfriedhof station, passing a local freight
The steam loco and Crocodile enter Oberfriedhof station, passing a local freight
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Metre-gauge Rhätische Bahn articulated loco decends gingerly to the station with a goods train
Metre-gauge Rhätische Bahn articulated loco decends gingerly to the station with a goods train
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Steam loco 8455 on a special outing with vintage carriages along the main line
Steam loco 8455 on a special outing with vintage carriages along the main line
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SB 11173 approaches Oberfriedhof station
SB 11173 approaches Oberfriedhof station
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The viaduct on the N-gauge
The viaduct on the N-gauge "Dyna Hyfryd" layout
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A Great Western single-unit railcar on a shuttle service on the Dyna Hyfryd layout
A Great Western single-unit railcar on a shuttle service on the Dyna Hyfryd layout
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The quarry, ariel ropeway and riverside loading staith
The quarry, ariel ropeway and riverside loading staith
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The narrow-gauge line on the Dyna Hyfryd layout
The narrow-gauge line on the Dyna Hyfryd layout
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A 2-6-0 and milk train on the Dyna Hyfryd main line
A 2-6-0 and milk train on the Dyna Hyfryd main line
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Dyna Hyfryd viaduct, with an express passing over the wooden structure
Dyna Hyfryd viaduct, with an express passing over the wooden structure
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A freight train - of Palethorpes Sausages - pass ove the viaduct. The island in the forground has a lighthouse on the seaward end
A freight train - of Palethorpes Sausages - pass ove the viaduct. The island in the forground has a lighthouse on the seaward end
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The
The "Woodhead" line in N gauge. A model by Gary Atkinson of Retford. The layout depicts the Woodhead line after 1854, when the new tunnel shown here opened. Notice the old tunnel, in use by the CEGB to carry power cables, and complete with their own narrow-gauge railway
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The Woodhead layout, with and English Electric type 3 (later class 37) in Woodhead station with a local train
The Woodhead layout, with and English Electric type 3 (later class 37) in Woodhead station with a local train
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Two EM1 (class 76) locomotives on a westbound loaded coal train pass Woodhead station
Two EM1 (class 76) locomotives on a westbound loaded coal train pass Woodhead station
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Part of a display of larger scale model engineering, this Direct Rail Services class 33 shows the amount of detail available in larger sizes
Part of a display of larger scale model engineering, this Direct Rail Services class 33 shows the amount of detail available in larger sizes
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A partly-finished commercial model, of a class 50 loco
A partly-finished commercial model, of a class 50 loco
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A model of the curious and unsuccessful class 28 Co-Bo locomotives, which were used in the Furness area
A model of the curious and unsuccessful class 28 Co-Bo locomotives, which were used in the Furness area
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The "Bo" end of the Co-Bo. Weight inside the loco was not spread evenly, causing the locos to ride strangely. Their Crossley 2-stroke engines were delicate, and broke down frequently, and the whole class was withdrawn at about the same time as the steam engines they were supposed to replace
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A 3
A 3" gauge model of 0-6-2ST 46258 "City of Sunderland"
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A magnificent pair of 5
A magnificent pair of 5" gauge Sulzer type 2 (class 25) locomotives, which have taken 3 years to build. They can be operated together, double-heading, or the right-hand one can work as a single unit. The curious "hat" is the base of the E.N. Davidson Trophy for the best example of "model engineering craftsmanship"
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Tonbridge West Yard, an OO gauge layout brought by owner Paul Wade from Lydd in Kent. Modelled on a real site, a VSOE Pullman train is passing the yard
Tonbridge West Yard, an OO gauge layout brought by owner Paul Wade from Lydd in Kent. Modelled on a real site, a VSOE Pullman train is passing the yard
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On the Tonbridge West Yard line, a rail-mounted flail and low wagon hurry past 73112 heading in the other direction with an engineers train
On the Tonbridge West Yard line, a rail-mounted flail and low wagon hurry past 73112 heading in the other direction with an engineers train
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Two class 37's in
Two class 37's in "Channel Tunnel " grey livery pull a Eurostar train along the line. The Eurostars are capable of operating on the 3rd rail with which the track is equipped, but the line is not "cleared" for them to run as a powered train
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A Coastway EMU passes the yard
A Coastway EMU passes the yard
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A train headed by two class 37's passes the yard
A train headed by two class 37's passes the yard
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