Our Layouts
Below are details of club layouts, either under construction or permanently assembled, in our clubroom for regular weekly running. As a club we try to accommodate every option when it comes to layouts, be it scale, era or geographic location. Each layout has a brief description of its operation, type of control system and exhibition details, if appropriate.
Deganwy
Team Leader: Merfyn J
Dimensions: 22ft x 6ft
Gauge: 00
Control Method: DC with motorised points. Can be switched to run DCC locomotives.
The layout is as accurate as possible layout depicting the Conwy Estuary town of Deganwy, portraying the intermediate branch line station of the same name. It depicts the station on a busy summer Saturday, in the days of excursion trains in the late 1950s.
Ddraig Gwarel
Team Leader: Matt H
Dimensions: 7ft1in X 2ft3ins
Gauge: 009
Control Method: DC with Wire in Tube Point Control
Ddraig Gwarel depicts a narrow gauge quarry railway in the early days of preservation. Based on nowhere in particular but inspired by the North Wales narrow gauge, a wide variety of locomotives and rolling stock can be seen operating passenger services for tourists and the occasional slate train.
Ddraig Gwarel is available to attend Model Railway Exhibitions in North Wales. Please get in touch for further details.
Wynthorpe Magna
Team Leader: Josh S
Dimensions: 40ft x 2ft
Gauge: O
Control Method: DC with Motorised Points
Wynthorpe Magna depicts a fictional preserved railway. The line has only been in preservation for a short time and is still collecting examples of stock from other lines and preservation projects, which may take some years to see. The goods yard is also the home for some road vehicle classics.
Two Bridges
Team Leader: Norman B
Dimensions: 14ft x 6ft
Gauge: 00
Control Method: DC with motorised points but can be switched to operate DCC locomotives.
The layout is a depicts a small town on the GWR, in the period of the Big four. It depicts a town named Two Bridges named after the Town’s two bridges. They cross a deep ravine by road and rail. The layout is currently undergoing a scenic refresh, to improve and modernise it's scenery.
St Florence Junction
Team Leader: Stephen C
Dimensions: 6ft x 4ft
Gauge: N
Control Method: DC Analogue
The layout is a fictious place somewhere on the GWR mainline in the 1930s. The name comes from the church, built in the 1880s. The branch runs up the hill to St Margaret's Village. The layout is currently undergoing an upgrade to both track and scenery.
Abervale
Team Leader: John L
Dimensions: 12ft x 2ft
Gauge: TT:120
Control Method: DC with Motorised Points
Originally built for original 3mm TT, Abervale is currently being rebuilt for TT:120 after it's revival in the British market. The layout depicts a terminus station on a preserved railway historically part of the GWR. As of July 2026 all trackwork and electrics are completed, with scenic work underway.
The Diesel Depot
Team Leader: Mick A
Dimensions: 9ft6ins x 2ft
Gauge: 00
Control Method: DCC
The Diesel Depot is currently under construction as a DCC only layout. This is the club's first venture into DCC and is designed to showcase the possibilities of DCC. Depicting a 'modern image' locomotive depot, the layout will feature a servicing shed, fuel road and wash plant. As of July 2026 tracklaying is nearing completion.
Parkend
Team Leader: TBC
Dimensions: 8ft x 2ft
Gauge: 009
Control Method: DC with motorised points
Recently donated to the club by a member, Parkend depicts Parkend station in the Forest of Dean. Set in the GWR era, Parkend features a short section of standard gauge railway which links to the Narrow Gauge railway. A coal yard provides freight trains to the layout, running alongside popular passenger services.
Heaford
Acting Team Leader: Mike G
Dimensions:
Gauge: 00
Control Method: DC with motorised points.
Heaford was recently donated to the club by a local resident is currently being restored to bring it back to full operational use. The layout itself represents a steam era terminus station. As of July 2026, work is ongoing to upgrade the electronics beneath the layout before upgrading the scenic features.