Layout Exhibition Bookings

Below are the scheduled & confirmed exhibition bookings that the Braughing & Standon layout will be attending. This list will be kept updated as and when bookings are received and accepted. 

EWRM Model Railway Show, Whitewebbs Enfield - 13th July 2024 (confirmed)

Chatham & District MRS, Chatham Docks - 20th & 21st July 2024 (confirmed)

Shoeburyness MRC - 3rd & 4th Aug 2024 (confirmed)

Sudbury Model Railway Club - 5th Oct 2024 (confirmed)

Chelmsford MRC - 19th Oct 2024 (confirmed)

Doncaster BRM - 8th & 9th Feb 2025 (scheduled to attend)

Norwich Model Railway Club - date TBC (scheduled to attend)

Market Deeping Model Railway Club - date TBC (scheduled to attend)

Layout Exhibition Information & Expenses

Layout Exhibition Description - Braughing & Standon were two actual stations that formed part of the Buntingford branch line in East Hertfordshire, affectionately known as 'The Bunt'. The line closed to passengers in November 1964 and goods traffic in September 1965, all as a result of the Beeching cuts. It was a small branch line, only 13.8 miles in length, which ran down from St Margarets to Mardock, Widford, Hadham, Standon, Braughing, Westmill and terminated at Buntingford. The layout is modelled to a 1963 & 1964 period, when steam had been replaced by diesel and where the neglected line was close to its final demise.

Layout Location: Roydon, Essex - close to the M11 and Hertfordshire border

Layout Operation & style: DC, N gauge end to end layout, constructed in 4 x 4ft modules​

Layout Size: 16 ft x 18 inch (487 cm x 46 cm)

Overall display and operating space requirements: 22ft x 6ft (670 cm x 183 cm)

Track height: 41 inch / 104 cm, operated from the rear

Layout safety: Requires barrier/rail at the front edge

Lighting & sound: Layout has its own overhead LED lighting rig. Ambient loco, station & country sounds on programmed loop 

Front curtain: Fire retardant

Electrical power: Requires two mains power sockets

​Insurance value: £6,000

Expenses required: Fuel at 0.38p per mile round trip. Twin room accommodation as appropriate

Operators: Two

Transportation expenses & parking: Where possible the layout can be transported via own vehicle – when not possible a small van will need be hired with a contribution cost of approx. £60 - £70 for a 2 day hire. Contact me for details and confirmation. Close drop off & parking is required

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