Real or Model?

A beautiful, fully-restored Great Western Railway large Prairie tank locomotive (click on the picture to get a bigger, better image):

Or is it??? Would you believe this is just a very well done model of it? Find out by clicking here.

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Great Western Society, Bristol Group

A site to visit: Great Western Society, Bristol Group. Excellent source of information about Great Western signaling practices.

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Uckfield Model Railway Club

A GWR "Collet Goods" 0-6-0 on the Kennet turntable.

There are some very nice British model railway clubs on the Internet, and one that I find particularly interesting and well done is the Uckfield Model Railway Club.

The club has three complete layouts, 2 in 'O' scale and one in 'OO' scale, P4 gauge. They also own and maintain a beautiful outdoor, live steam miniature railway.


Notice the very American looking 2-8-0 pulling the train, patterned after a Canadian National locomotive.

I highly encourage you to visit a sample of their modeling efforts online:
1. Uckfield Model Railway Club home page
2. 'O' scale "Buckham Hill" layout (Southern)
3. 'O' scale "Kennet" layout (Great Western)
4. 'OO' scale, P4 gauge "Leysdown" (Southern)
5. Bentley Miniature Railway (7" & 5" gauge)

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