Cupar & District Model Railway Club

Our Layouts

"HO" Gauge layout 3.5mm:ft “Silver Pine Creek”

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The layout represents a small town somewhere in the USA, in one of the states close to the Canadian Border. The layout features a double track mainline and a station which supports a county passenger service of a few Amtrak trains, along with one or two Steam hauled specials. The mainstay of the line, as in most of the US is freight, with trains hauling coal and lumber to cars and mixed freight. The layout also features a stretch of street running to a factory which can still be found in US cities. Running stock is mixed including most of the US rail road's along with Canadian National.Scenic detail is paramount (Movie fans - check out one of the mountain peaks on the back scene) on this layout, check out the alley ways and have a look through some of the windows of the town buildings. The layout name comes from one of our members name. This layout is still being worked on, still more to come.

"HO" Gauge layout 3.5mm:ft “Feather River”

The layout represents a typical branch line or pike in Western United States. These lines were the life blood of many a community carrying freight from the main cross country routes to the more remote towns scattered throughout the country. The Feather River route was chosen because the prototype was served by almost every large operator including Union Pacific, MissouriPacific, Southern Pacific, etc.Feather River station itself sits next to the river and sees a great variety of railroad traffic with the main outgoing loads being coal and lumber from further up the line. Such communities rely heavily on the railroad bringing in supplies for the stores and farms along its route, giving great scope to run a really mixed bag of trains.

"O" Gauge Layout 7mm:ft “Dunfast”

This Layout is For Sale, Please contact us for details

This layout depicts a typical rural branch line leading to a small terminus station with platforms and sidings leading to a goods yard and a coal depot. The period is loosely based around the ending of steam but you may find the occasional diesel intruding.The line meanders through the countryside crossing over a river and under a lane. The passengers, if keen eyed may see a number of animals, some domesticated and some not. Following its first appearance at Cupar last year a new extension has been added and rumours abound that a further 12 feet are under development.

This Layout is For Sale, Please contact us for details

"OO" Gauge Layout 4mm:ft “Dunnichen Steam Shed”

Steam motive power depots were around from the earliest days and have developed from the 1860’s. Today they are all long gone but we show a typical steam shed of the late 1950’s—early 60’s based on nowhere in particular but Dundee Tay Bridge was our guide. We are able to show our collection of steam locomotives in an environment where you would see most of them gathered. From the main line, locomotives enter the shed area where the fireboxes were cleared of ash, replenished with coal and water repairs carried out and cleaned to await their next turn of duty.

"OO" Gauge Layout 4mm:ft “Glenfearn”

Located somewhere in the borders, Glenfearn represents an important stop on the East Coast Mainline with a branch line serving a number of small communities. The period is the late 1940's just prior to nationalisation of the LNER in to British Railways. The local businesses, include the Cooperage supplying barrels to the whisky, beer and fishing industries as well as the hillside sheep farmers, had in the past relied heavily on the local railway, but with the advent of the motor vehicle a lot of goods now go by road, hence some of the goods track is being removed. There may not be many years left before the goods sidings disappear completely.

This layout is available for exhibition, please contact the club if you would like this layout to attend your show.

"N"gauge layout 2mm:ft "Grove Street"

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Over the past few years, Cupar member Ken Barclay has been building a new N Gauge layout called Grove Street. Its a British Modern Image of no set area, He found the scenic work most challenging and hopes that his scenic modelling skills will meet with public approval. Various items of modern railway stock can been seen operating on Ken's layout including Class 37's, 47, 66's Voyagers, and even breakdown trains.

This layout is available for exhibition, please contact the club if you would like this layout to attend your show.

For Exhibition Managers

Here are the specifications for Feather River, Silver Pine Creek, Glenfearn and Dunnichen Steam shed in a downloadable PDF format.

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Dunnichen Steam Shed.pdf

Feather River.pdf

Silver Pine Creek.pdf

Glenfearn.pdf