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My dad is a real train enthusiast. He worked on the Underground until he retired a few years ago. We all think that it was a hobby he happened to be paid for! Anyway, he always wanted a room of his own to set up his trains and now he has one! He and mum have created such a wonderful layout together - truly it is amazing - such little details everywhere you look! Anyway, this is just a very small taster!
www.emeraldfarm.com/trains/index.htm
A visit to Emerald Farms, Greenwood, S.C.
You could spend a day watching the model trains and looking at all the model buildings, cars, etc,, if there wasn't so much else to do.
Further to the south lays the old town of White River. The morning coal train rumbles through town bringing empties to the mines in the hills.
Betws-y-Coed in North Wales' is where the River Conwy meets its three tributaries flowing from the west, the Llugwy, the Lledr and the Machno. Much of it was built in Victorian times and it is the principal village of the Snowdonia National Park.
The main street, Holyhead Road, has numerous inns and bed-and-breakfasts. Shops specialise in outdoor clothes and the tourist center provide maps and advice on day trips in the area.
At the railway station is a Museum with a miniature railway, shop and restaurant. The old 14th century church of St Michael's is one of the oldest in Wales and is worth viewing.
Betws-yCoed has its own Railwaystation at The Conwy Valley line. This line was constructed by the London and North Western Railway with the primary aim of transporting dressed slate from the Blaenau Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at Deganwy for export by sea. The original plans envisaged a railhead at Betws-y-Coed and a large goods yard was established with intended interchange to a proposed narrow gauge line (with a significant saving in construction costs) via the steeply graded Lledr Valley to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Other entrepreneurs proposed narrow gauge lines from Corwen to Betws-y-Coed, Penmachno to Betws-y-Coed and from Beddgelert to Betws-y-Coed. In the event the line to Blaenau, which was not completed until 1879, was built to standard gauge and the other proposals were abandoned.
Extensive passenger and goods facilities were however provided at Betws-y-Coed, where the station, which was opened in 1868, adjoins the London to Holyhead A5 turnpike road and was thus ideally located to serve many isolated communities in Snowdonia and also the rapidly developing tourist industry. In the LMS timetables the station was listed as "Bettws-y-Coed - Station for Capel Curig".
There was originally a passing loop with full length up and down platforms. The loop was removed in the 1960s but the footbridge that previously gave access to the now removed down platform has been retained and provides access to the Conwy Valley Railway Museum, which runs a miniature railway and other attractions in the former goods yard.
(Scanned Image) The main load carrying frame was then built up in place from 'L' and 'T' girders in turn constructed from 3" x 1" and 2" x 1" sections screwed and glued (PVA). Note this frame rests on and hangs from the wooden rail around the room.
Clublayout of MBS Maasbuurtspoor the Netherlands. Rotterdam, the Delfshavense Schiebruggen episode V. The Schie-bridges of Rotterdam are an attraction in the Rotterdam area due to its special shape. The builder Mike van Raaij has given great care to this model railway in the scale 1:87. The beautifully detailed landscape on the model railway has been almost reconstructed. The Schie bridges are central to this theme. In addition to the Dutch rolling stock, the original Dutch overhead line is present over the full length. The motifs on the track were originally built.
The start of track laying with the fiddle sidings and reversing loop at the lowest level. Note suports for upper levels
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Extensive track layout and free rides around the park for kids, even big kids (parents)
All trains are built and run by their owners, quite an engineering feat.
Got this one up over at Dave's : www.flickr.com/photos/davefotoblog/
There's a couple of other guys from Copenhagen as well..