Railway modelling at its best - I first read about 'Aylesbury' in the original 1960s articles in the MRN and it's marvellous to finally see running in this video.
Well, its taken a while, but this video has finally appeared on my YT home page! I really must watch and like more LNWR and pre-grouping videos I guess. I can't recall having read about this layout or the involvement of the club before but what an absolute gem it is. Having grown up and started in modelling railways in the 1960's, I have a really soft spot for those layouts that had to be built almost entirely from scratch. Inevitably, that results in a somewhat less "polished" result than many modern layouts, but they ooze character and atmosphere. (I'm thinking Peter Denny's and P D Hancock's work for examples). And of course the sheer skill of the builder has to be admired. Very well done to those who seized the opportunity to rescue and restore this layout. its a pity that it isn't suitable for regular exhibiting but at least we have a print and digital record.
Many thanks for your comments. The Club is currently working on plans for the layout to be permanently exhibited. Please check our Facebook page for further developments.
I crossed that railway twice a day to and from Queens Park Primary and Junior school. We would stand on the bridge and get covered in steam and smoke as the engines were shuntered across Park Street. The station was called Aylesbury High Street, being at the bottom of the High Street. It was also the first station in Aylesbury, as the Great Central did not arrive until the 1890s.
Can you please make your content inclusive and accessible to everyone by formatting the auto captioning into closed captioning please? it is very hard to enjoy your content relying on only the auto captioning sadly (I'm Profoundly Deaf)
Incredible true to life....hard work and dedication to bring an important piece of history alive...
Railway modelling at its best - I first read about 'Aylesbury' in the original 1960s articles in the MRN and it's marvellous to finally see running in this video.
Well, its taken a while, but this video has finally appeared on my YT home page! I really must watch and like more LNWR and pre-grouping videos I guess.
I can't recall having read about this layout or the involvement of the club before but what an absolute gem it is. Having grown up and started in modelling railways in the 1960's, I have a really soft spot for those layouts that had to be built almost entirely from scratch. Inevitably, that results in a somewhat less "polished" result than many modern layouts, but they ooze character and atmosphere. (I'm thinking Peter Denny's and P D Hancock's work for examples). And of course the sheer skill of the builder has to be admired.
Very well done to those who seized the opportunity to rescue and restore this layout. its a pity that it isn't suitable for regular exhibiting but at least we have a print and digital record.
Many thanks for your comments. The Club is currently working on plans for the layout to be permanently exhibited. Please check our Facebook page for further developments.
Excelent. ❤😊
Thank You for sharing this lovely little model railway. I really enjoyed your commentary on it's history and present condition. Cheers ~ Boomer.
I crossed that railway twice a day to and from Queens Park Primary and Junior school. We would stand on the bridge and get covered in steam and smoke as the engines were shuntered across Park Street. The station was called Aylesbury High Street, being at the bottom of the High Street. It was also the first station in Aylesbury, as the Great Central did not arrive until the 1890s.
Great Layout! Very nice! Kind regards from Vienna
Beautiful.
I used to go and watch the trains there ❤️
The MJR article was my first experience of the layout, another detailed update would be very much appreciated
The layout appeared in the May 2016 issue of BRM.
Brilliant
"A Bygone Age Never to Return".
Chris, many thanks for your interest.
@@risboroughdistrictmodelrai6628 You are Very Welcome.
Can you please make your content inclusive and accessible to everyone by formatting the auto captioning into closed captioning please? it is very hard to enjoy your content relying on only the auto captioning sadly (I'm Profoundly Deaf)
Thanks for the comment. I'll work on this.
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