Castlebridge OB owner.
My model railway that only started in early 2017 is my second attempt. The first was in1970 but a forced move put paid to that.
It is a 00 gauge based in a small market town in Lancashire called Castlebridge. The year is 1947 and it is September. It is 100% LMS and will feature a main station, Castlebridge, and a branch station, Westhaven. There are several sidings and a busy goods yard that is also home to a local bus company, running anything left over from the war but also the new Bedford OB's that got back into production in 1946. Sharing this open area of the yard is a small taxi firm and the post office also store there one and only van,
Above Castlebridge station is the main high Street of Castlebridge with a plethora of small shops and lots of traffic.
For 20 years I owned a real Bedford OB, KJH 731. It is now earning its keep with Alecs Cars in Gloucester. When I bought her she was used as a dog kennel and only the brakes worked. It took 5 years to get an MOT.
Tour of our Devon caravan 2025
An introduction to our letting static caravan at Hoburne Devon Bay, Paignton, South Devon.
Video No 48 Disaster or Advantage Jan 2024
Video No.47 Abandoned line scenery, part one. (started Oct 2021)
Ratio Midland Signal Box construction March 2022
Video No 46 Part one, Abandoned line Nov 2021
Video No 45 Jerking engine, the final FINAL!
Video No.44. Moving track and points. June 2021
Video No 43 Part 8, platform complete March 2021
Video No42 Building platform part 7 Jan 2021
Video 41 Building platform Part 6
Video No 40 Jerking engine problen solved Oct 2020
FIRE in the train room Aug 2020 MOV
Video 39 Platform Part 5, lighting Aug 2020
Video No.38 Building platform Part 4. Aug 2020
Video 37 Building platform part 3 June 2020
Video 36 Building Platform part 2 May 2020
Video 35 part 1 constructing a platform. April 2020
10 coin isolation exercise
Vid 34 Ballast done at Westhaven Station. March 2020
Video No 33 Ballasting My Way at Castlebridge March 2020
Video No32 Platform template & ballasting prep Feb 2020
Video 31 packing and moving Jan 2020
Video No 30 Hand draulic point control Sept 2019
Vid 29 Constructing a dry stone wall June 2019
Video 27 take 2
No 27 Real slate rock face March 2019
No 26 Stone trees & Flock
No 24 Scenery on Westhaven Wood Part 2 Castlebridge, Jan 2019