Mersey Division is our 0 gauge layout, occupying the upper
floor at Dean Hall around the outside of Dewsbury Midland. It
has facilities for continuous running with a hefty gradient
which gives locos a severe test.
There is one main station, Cornbrook, with a branch line currently under construction. The group leader is Les Fram.
| I'm not sure whose Furness 4-4-0 was visiting, but it and the
coaches are beautiful models. |
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The Western diesel, cunningly painted different colours on different
sides, belongs to Peter Radford.
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Cornbrook station approach |
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The fiddle yard has the branch line climbing above it to the new branch terminus. |
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The Mersey Division control panels give a good impression of
the storage space available, with the left hand panel controlling the fiddle yard and the right-hand one taking care of the loops
off the main running lines.
There is definitely only one person
who knows how to fix this if it goes wrong.
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At the running session on 8th December 2007, Cock o' the North was visiting (photo by David Moore) |
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Baseboard construction for the new branch terminus is progressing well on 19th May 2008
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| The running session on 13th December 2008 saw some interesting visitors |
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August 2010 running session. Tony Stoker's award-winning Great Western 0-6-0 shows off its Wolverhampton livery. This blue/green was last used in 1902 so Tony reckons that no-one will be able to dispute his version of the colour. Photo by Wally Pugh. |
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December 2010 running session
Joe Brown brought along four LMS/BR Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 locos with consecutive numbers....
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.... and some very fine coaches to go with them |
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Robert Fysh brought this fine looking Turbomotive |
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March 2011
Two views of the progress on tracklaying for the new branch terminus. Here, looking towards the end of the line ..... |
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..... and here, looking in the opposite direction, away from the station. |
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August 2011
At the running session on 12th August, A1 number 60134 Foxhunter speeds through Cornbrook with an express train while the crew of the station pilot look on in admiration. |
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