Sampson Vale (2) - 009 Model Railway
6th January 2009
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Bagnall
Bagnall "Leader" waits to leave with a goods train at Port Sampson. This is a better view of the engine shed and the harbour building.
Modified Egger Decauville loco named
Modified Egger Decauville loco named "Llew" pulling a goods train out of the village. The rock faces are made with cork bark.
Bagnall 0-4-0
Bagnall 0-4-0 "Leader" arrives at Sampson Village Halt. The main building in the background is an old Jouef (ref.1010) Town Hall kit.
Another picture of
Another picture of "Leo" leaving Port Sampson with a goods train.

"Leo" swings rounds the bend onto the bridge. The waterfall can be seen on the left.

"Llew" waits on shed while Barclay Wing tank "Leo" shunts goods wagons at the Port goods shed.
A picture of the quayside at Port Sampson showing part of the port side of the
A picture of the quayside at Port Sampson showing part of the port side of the "SS Oriel" .
Modified Egger Decauville
Modified Egger Decauville "Llew" passing the martello tower with a goods train.
A more distant view of the port with railcar
A more distant view of the port with railcar "Loyalty" waiting to leave.

"Llew" passing over the bridge, the waterfall can be seen behind.
Rail car
Rail car "Loyalty" rounds the bluff on the tight curve into Sampson Village.

"Llew" and the tram coach at Sampson Village with an evening train.

"Leo" this time shunting the goods shed. Leo is a Paul Windle Barclay 0-4-0 Wing Tank.
A view of the complete Sampson Village side of the layout.
A view of the complete Sampson Village side of the layout.

"Llew" again, at the other end of the line shunting the wagons at Sampson Village goods shed.

"Llew" is about to leave Sampson village with a passenger train.
Railcar
Railcar "Loyalty" crosses the bridge by the glen on the end of the layout.

"Leo" is seen passing the Martello Tower.

"Leo" a Barclay Wing Tank made by Paul Windle leaves the village to go round the bluff.
Barclay Wing Tank
Barclay Wing Tank "Leo" brings a goods train round the bluff.

"Llew" is seen shunting wagons into the goods siding.

"Llew" and "Leo" at the engine shed at Port Sampson. "Llew" is a modified Egger Decauville loco.
Railcar
Railcar "Loyalty" waits at Port Sampson for passengers.
The layout is only 20
The layout is only 20" x 30" so it was easy to take an aerial shot of the layout.
This layout was built as a competition entry in a Chelmsford Model Railway Club 'Narrow Minded' micro layout competition. The layout had to have a French theme, so I chose to model it based on a Channel Island. There is a port complete with vessel, a Martello Tower, a bridge over a stream and a station modelled near the village of 'Sampson', all in 30" x 20"