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Description based on material supplied by the layout owner

Shwt  
John Chivers EM gauge 4mm scale

Situated around the sand and gravel pits of Tewkesbury, Shwt was a small station stop and goods yard on a previously busy double track London and North Western Railway (LNWR) line.

Modelled around the middle of the 1960's, the line in recent years has fallen upon hard times, converted to single track some time ago, the line beyond Shwt crossing has now succumb to the Beeching Axe. With the closing of the line, Shwt lost its passenger traffic and owes survival to the sand loading platform constructed next to the old engine shed. The only trains to reach Shwt now are mixed goods trains which supply the small coal merchant, the goods stores and the sand loading. As typical for the 1960's Shwt is occasionally the destination for railtours exploring old lines.

All trackwork is hand-built using C&L components to EM gauge.

Operation is completely DCC, including point control, managed by JMRI and normally controlled using tablets and smart phones.

All stock is fitted with Kadee couplings for ease of shunting.

 


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