MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH)
An N gauge model railway by JOHN SPENCE and STEVE WESTON
General Information
This following website covers the line as a whole and contains maps, photographs and information about the line and its history:
This particular website, etablished by local railway enthusiast Peter Smith, covers the area around Melton Mowbray including the GN & LNWR Joint line through the town
as featured on our layout:
www.meltonmowbrayrailways.info
Video footage of the layout
An interview by Andy York of BRM magazine, also featuring the layout,
can be seen at the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQYyCVBJZlA&feature=youtu.be
Video footage of MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH) taken by
John at the Nottingham Model Railway Exhibition, March 2014
shows the layout in the period from 1948 to 1953:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PAhG7LlTK8
Other videos taken by members of the public also appear on YouTube
and may be accessed simply by entering Melton owbray North in the search facility.
Old meets new:
a Britannia on a fish train passes a J6 on a local goods
Photo by Andy York, BRM
Film of the real thing
Donated by Nigel Lilley and filmed by his father, Douglas,
this is some fascinating, if rather sad film of the last days
at the station before closure. This photo, taken fom the film,
shows young Nigel with his grandfather, signalman Charles Lilley, on the very last day of operation.
Click on the following link to view the film:
Other videos of interest
Video clips of the layout can be seen at the NEC (Warley) as part of visitors compilations on the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWwyNoGbHnE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzKVRlQHio8
Click on the following to access an interesting site showing a walk along the remnants of the GN & LNWR line:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LKSODCDLYw