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As you can see elsewhere on the site, our last two exhibition layouts have both been "might-have-beens" set in the north of England. Our current project is a scale (well, almost) model of the London Chatham and Dover Railway's terminus at Blackfriars Bridge, the site of which is now largely occupied by the Daily Express building.Right now we are only starting to build the baseboards, but the images on this page give a flavour of things to come. As work progresses, new pictures and update reports will be posted.
The period of the layout is around 1880, and consequently most of the rolling stock will have to be scratchbuilt. The club will be producing a range of etched brass coach kits in conjunction with Roxey Mouldings, representing not only L.C.D.R. stock but also vehicles from other railway companies which found their way on to this line. Locos and goods vehicles may enter the range at a later date.
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An artist's impression of the station, drawn shortly before it opened to traffic | |
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A view of Queenhithe, showing the River Thames before the railways arrived |
Some of the architects' drawings |
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A selection of our research material |
The station building carcass under construction. It will function as one of the fiddle yards. |
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A mock up of the station building. The 6 wheeled coach (arrowed) gives an idea of its size |
Early drawings of LCDR 4 wheel coach kits, which are now part of Roxey Mouldings' range |
If you would like to join this project, you will find details on the Enquiries page.