Name Kadeleigh
Owner B.M.R.C.
Gauge 00 or 4mm/ft
Theme South Devon Railway/GWR. Based on the actual station Cadeleigh on the Exe Valley line, the trackplan follows the 1930's Cadeleigh diagram fairly well. The scenery was created by BMRC members.
Layout Guide
Originally conceived as a test track layout for members to run own stock. When building commenced, the layout scheme developed into an exhibition standard layout.

Scenery is a collection of small dioramic areas which have blended together extremely well to provide the country station feel. The fiddle yard is hidden behind a gentle slope to the rear of station area. The station area, track formation and buildings replicate the original trackplan for the time period, with the addition of two extra sidings for operational interest.

(The original station, Cadeleigh, is still standing albeit without operational standard gauge trains. It now hosts the Devon Railway Centre with a narrow gauge railway and several model railways.)

Points are controlled via Tortoise motors. Signals are made from Model Signal Engineering components and are designed to "bounce" during operation. To assist the operators, the signals and points are now interlocked and 'dummy' point rodding has been added for addtional effect.

A large percentage of the Private Owner goods stock seen on the layout, is from the local Devon area and is a much-appreciated feature at exhibitions.



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Exhibition Dates
2004 Basildon MRC 2004 03/07/2004
Meaux, FRANCE 14/10/2004
2005 Basildon MRC 2005 02/07/2005
2007 Stowmarket MRC Exhibition 29/04/2007
Norbury MRS 10/11/2007
Letchworth Model Railway Society. 24/11/2007
2008 Roding Valley MRG 17/05/2008
Basildon MRC 2008 05/07/2008
Medway Model World 13/09/2008
Ilford & West Essex MRC Exhibition 04/10/2008
Romford Model Railway Society 08/11/2008
Shoeburyness MRC 22/11/2008
2009 Woolwich Model Railway Exhibition 06/06/2009
Potter Higham - Model Railway, Transport & Crafts 19/07/2009
Chelmsford MRC  17/10/2009
2010 Chiltern Model Railway Association CMRA) 16/01/2010
Tonbridge MRC 2010 20/02/2010
Norwich MRS 10/04/2010
Chatham & District MRC 12/06/2010
Colchester MRC 31/10/2010


Magazine Features Soon to be featured in a national magazine for Railway Modellers

Awards Best in show
Medway Model World 2008.
Chelmsford 2009

Size Layout size is 16'x4'6" self supporting on high trestles to view track. An area of 18'x6'(min) is required for satisfactory operation by 3-4 operators.
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