Halfpenny Green 
Cradley Heath MRC OO gauge 4mm scale
A station that never was.....
The "Wombourne branch line" of the Great Western Railway (GWR) commenced construction in 1913, eventually opening in 1925, after a pause during the First World War.
When the idea was originally conceived, the branch line was to be constructed between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth via Wombourn, with an additional line to branch off and join up with the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton line in Kingswinford. However, when the branch line finally opened, the line between Wombourn and Bridgnorth never came to fruition.
The idea of the layout is that construction of the line to Bridgnorth has begun, but by the time it had reached Halfpenny Green, the decision had been made to not carry on through to its intended destination. The line opened to passenger and freight in 1925, with passenger services ending in 1932 as per the real Wombourne branch line. However, with the onset of the Second World War, passenger services returned to help serve the RAF facility nearby and the surrounding villages and remained in operation until closure as a result of the Beeching Report in the early 1960's.
The layout is set in the early to mid 1950's, representing a time when both passenger and freight services were starting to see a decline. The small branch line terminus is starting to look a bit over grown in places, but is still serving its purpose by providing supplies to RAF Halfpenny Green.
