Tedburn St Mary

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Tedburn St. Mary is to the west of Exter. We have modelled the layout to represent the period just after the 2nd World War, the long, hot summer of 1947 actually. This is a mainly rural community, the major employer being Durier-Hughes. They are a firm of cabientmakers and their quality goods are legendary in the south west of England. However, durning the war years their expertise was channelled elsewhere. This work was obviously secret, the precise nature of which will not be disclosed for 50 years.

The company has a private siding and their own motive power that is maintained by the Great Western. An agreement between the companies allows for some latitude in this area and that when busy, a pannier tank often shunts their yard.

A dairy situated near the station has regular traffic and the good yard is normally quite busy. A small engine shed provides overnight stabling for loco's. Close by is a cattle dock, always a feature of the rural railway.

In the pre-grouping era the L.S.W.R. had running rights to the station and the Southern Railway still retain these rights and the occassional Malachite Green locomotive can be seen.

The stock that we use on this layout is, hopefully, accurate for the period we are trying to depict and we apologise for any errors. However the government's Austerity Measures in force at the time mean that any available stock no matter how old may appear.

Information for Exhibition Managers

Length: 16 feet
Width: 3 feet 6 inches at widest point (plus operator space!)
Power sockets required: 1
Tables: 1 (small for stock)
Insurance Value: £3000
Operators: 3

Transportation is by two cars. Expenses are fuel at cost.

Contacts

Gordon Whyte
'Kildare'
Chorleywood Road
Chorleywood
WD3 4EX
Tel: (01923) 772201

Dennis Beach
18 The Gardens
Watford
WD17 3DS
Tel: (01923) 247982
tedburn@swhmrs.org.uk