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Farmer's Drove

Description based on material supplied by the layout owner

Farmer's Drove  
Neal Mansell N gauge 2mm scale

The layout is set on a single track branch across the Fens linking Spalding and March and is set in the period late 1970's to early 1980's. It was built mainly in one year for a challenge between a group of friends, and it is the most non urban layout Steve Farmer has ever built. It depicts a small station on the Fens with Keelings grain taking over the old goods yard and expanding their empire.

Traffic seen is typical of trains in the area with passenger services run by Diesel Multiple Units and trip workings to the grain sidings.

Many types of trains also pass over the line on their journey.

The name for the layout is taken from the name of the signal box controlling the road crossing the road being Farmers Drove, which coincidentally part of it contains Steve's second name.

An article regarding the layout and its construction was featured in November 2019 issue of Railway Modeler.

 




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