Burlish Road 7mm FS
About The Layout
Burlish Road is a “what if” layout and an adaptation of the station, ‘Burlish Halt’, on the Bewdley to Stourport line. The original Burlish Halt was a small 2 coach halt, situated around 1.5 miles from Bewdley station. It was simply a halt, upon the single track line, with some sidings for a ceramics factory just to the Stourport side.
Burlish Road recreates the through line between Bewdley and Stourport, with the addition of sidings, goods shed and engine shed. The ‘tunnel’ end of the layout is the Bewdley end of the line and the ‘goods shed’ end of the layout is the Stourport end. The sidings down the front of the layout represent the ceramics factory, all being at the opposite end of the station to what they actually were.
You will see a varied selection of rolling stock running on the layout. Most of the locomotives are of GWR/WR Origin, with several of them being examples of engines based at the local Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Worcester sheds. You will see a great deal of locomotives preserved on the Severn Valley Railway, as the owners of the layout are both SVR Footplate Crew. The same story is applied to the carriages and wagons that you see, many either being SVR based or relevant to the local area. There is a story behind nearly every loco that we own, so if you are unsure ask us about the background of it and we will be able to tell you more.
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