Sourton Village
hall 1
I'm not sure which came first, Sourton or aforementioned Ashbash! But they have both come about to satisfy the same requirements. Somewhere to socialise and to run our little Dragons.
The portable layout has been kindly provided by our local trader friend Simon Whenmouth of Anything Narrow Gauge.
The portable layout has been kindly provided by our local trader friend Simon Whenmouth of Anything Narrow Gauge.
Lovely loco based on the Dave Watkins Idris design
A very nice 7/8" scale Hunslet Jack
More yapping than running by the looks of it!
Seen at Sourton on Sunday 16/11/2025
Seen at Sourton on Sunday 16/11/2025
A really nice Hugh Saunders Beddgelert
An excellent 7/8" Regner conversion
A dubious ensemble?
I'm sorry, I do not know the maker of this little loco
Chippy Joe always deserves an honourable mention!
Another bit of scratchbuilt wonderfulness!
One of Roundhouse's latest delectable delights
One of Steve Acton's fantastic Talyllyn recreations
We had the pleasure of being joined By Terry and Ian Bowden showing their incredible 1:32 scale tramway layout.
Here is Terry's description
Backan Ford Tramway
By Terry Bowden.
1:32 scale. 16.5mm gauge.
The Backan ford tramway was started as a 'Lock down' project in 2020 and used what I had available in the workshop. It is a fictional tramway using inspiration from a YouTube channel of a private home made 2ft gauge tramway, somewhere in America, the Rock River Valley Traction Co.
A track plan was drawn up in XtrackCAD. Different levels were incorporated in the track bed by using 5mm thick craft foamboard. The main part of the layout is built on a slab of polystyrene foam insulation. Turnouts are all home made with copper clad sleeper strip and nickel silver code 100 rail recovered from second hand track. The plain track is mostly second hand Peco with about half of the sleepers removed, the remaining sleepers are spaced out to give a narrow gauge look. Further extension boards have been built with a return loop and sidings and a shed complex, here Nickel Silver code 75 bullhead rail is used with N gauge rail used for the check rails in the cobbled areas.
I chose a scale of 1:32, which makes the gauge of 16.5mm equivalent to about 20inch. The trams are powered through the over head wires, so the rails are both the same polarity. Power and control are DCC through a Lenz setup.
Trams and rolling stock are 3D printed from my own designs with home made mechanisms using motors and gears from KW Trams and wheels from various sources. I use HO pantographs which have been modified with longer collector bars.
Buildings and other details are, again, scratch built or 3D printed. Passengers and crew have been recruited from the slot car and model boat fraternity, with most now 3D printed from files found on Thingiverse and from DesignScanPrint and Modelu.
Thanks for this Terry and thank you for coming.
Here is Terry's description
Backan Ford Tramway
By Terry Bowden.
1:32 scale. 16.5mm gauge.
The Backan ford tramway was started as a 'Lock down' project in 2020 and used what I had available in the workshop. It is a fictional tramway using inspiration from a YouTube channel of a private home made 2ft gauge tramway, somewhere in America, the Rock River Valley Traction Co.
A track plan was drawn up in XtrackCAD. Different levels were incorporated in the track bed by using 5mm thick craft foamboard. The main part of the layout is built on a slab of polystyrene foam insulation. Turnouts are all home made with copper clad sleeper strip and nickel silver code 100 rail recovered from second hand track. The plain track is mostly second hand Peco with about half of the sleepers removed, the remaining sleepers are spaced out to give a narrow gauge look. Further extension boards have been built with a return loop and sidings and a shed complex, here Nickel Silver code 75 bullhead rail is used with N gauge rail used for the check rails in the cobbled areas.
I chose a scale of 1:32, which makes the gauge of 16.5mm equivalent to about 20inch. The trams are powered through the over head wires, so the rails are both the same polarity. Power and control are DCC through a Lenz setup.
Trams and rolling stock are 3D printed from my own designs with home made mechanisms using motors and gears from KW Trams and wheels from various sources. I use HO pantographs which have been modified with longer collector bars.
Buildings and other details are, again, scratch built or 3D printed. Passengers and crew have been recruited from the slot car and model boat fraternity, with most now 3D printed from files found on Thingiverse and from DesignScanPrint and Modelu.
Thanks for this Terry and thank you for coming.
