FIDDLE YARD
KNIGHTWOOD JUNCTION DETAILS
FIDDLE YARD
Knightwood Junction located in the
South Midlands during the period 1950-1960,
is a secondary main line also acting as a
diversion to the West Coast Main Line when
engineering work causes problems. Although mainly featuring Midland
region stock other regions also have running powers over the line.
Situated some miles from a main city station this country junction has
a bay for the Knightwood branch, an interchange yard for sorting wagons
and serving local industries, such as the Gut Rot Brewery, and a small
engineering works.
More freight traffic is generated by the pottery kilns adjacent to the main
Line, with both bagged and wagon load clay being delivered with the
finished products also travelling by rail.
The main line has passing loops in both directions, with both a parcels
depot and agricultural store featured. The branch climbs over a girder
bridge to reach the village of Knightwood, this has a small yard, engine
shed and private sidings serving a pump house with fuel oil. In the two
back corners of the layout there are a canal basin with its associated
sidings, and a cricket pitch. Why not check how the local team score is
progressing during the day?
The layout is fully signalled with Ratio upper quadrant signals, and
several locos have been detailed or altered to types not usually seen,
some are kit built.
Knightwood Junction is a 25ft x 10ft continuous run layout with outside
viewing on 3 sides and requires 4 operators at a time.
More photos can be found at NFMRS Photo Gallery
This layout can form one with Knightwood Canalside or run separately.
South Midlands during the period 1950-
diversion to the West Coast Main Line when
engineering work causes problems. Although mainly featuring Midland
region stock other regions also have running powers over the line.
Situated some miles from a main city station this country junction has
a bay for the Knightwood branch, an interchange yard for sorting wagons
and serving local industries, such as the Gut Rot Brewery, and a small
engineering works.
More freight traffic is generated by the pottery kilns adjacent to the main
Line, with both bagged and wagon load clay being delivered with the
finished products also travelling by rail.
The main line has passing loops in both directions, with both a parcels
depot and agricultural store featured. The branch climbs over a girder
bridge to reach the village of Knightwood, this has a small yard, engine
shed and private sidings serving a pump house with fuel oil. In the two
back corners of the layout there are a canal basin with its associated
sidings, and a cricket pitch. Why not check how the local team score is
progressing during the day?
The layout is fully signalled with Ratio upper quadrant signals, and
several locos have been detailed or altered to types not usually seen,
some are kit built.
Knightwood Junction is a 25ft x 10ft continuous run layout with outside
viewing on 3 sides and requires 4 operators at a time.
More photos can be found at NFMRS Photo Gallery
This layout can form one with Knightwood Canalside or run separately.
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