Another selection of excellent layouts from Chatham.  First, Westhouses.  John Morgan’s close-to-scale OO layout of this loco depot in 1980 was a new one to me.  Unlike many shed layouts, it is not crammed with track, and operation was leisurely.  I’m not the greatest fan of diesel shed layouts, but I really liked this one.

I’ve seen Ian Forsyth’s Fence Houses NCB (OO) a lot at shows recently, but it’s an interesting industrial line.  I liked the sidings of coal wagons.  Sometimes simple is impressive?

The Epsom & Ewell club’s Hinksey Yard (N) is a model of the ‘virtual quarry’ close to Oxford.  Although it’s 18′ long, a scale model of the site would come to something like 50′.  And I hate to think what it would cost to populate it with auto-ballasters!  This layout has been around for some time, but stands up very well.

 I rather liked Mike Walker’s Helland Wharf (OO).  Based on a real location on the well-known Wenford branch, this is a working diorama with a single points.  Yet it has bags of character.

Hydraulic heaven in O on Jim McGeachy’s Hazelcombe!  Some of the best diesel classes making wonderful models in the ‘senior scale.’ 

Finally for today, Overlord (OO) has grown from a little 12′ layout to its present 38′.  I think the best thing on this labour of love is not the railways but the wonderful and rather large ship models.