4mm/OO Gauge
Presented by South West Herts Model Railway Society
The idea with Silverbury was to create a modern image layout of the Great Central Railway if it had been made 4 tracks into London after the 1st world war, and if Beeching had not closed the line, but instead reduced it to two tracks.
What would it have looked like?
Silverbury is a combination of Silverstone and Aylesbury a ‘WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN’ layout.
The period modelled is BR Blue to the present day, and to achieve this we are producing interchangeable buildings and industries which can be dropped into place.
Silverbury is placed at the edge of both Network Sout East (BR blue) and Chiltern Railways (Network Rail) so many trains would terminate at this point. It is also a mainline for long distance and Cross-Country Passenger, and through freight trains. This is to create plenty of interest for both operators and viewers.
It has been built in a modular construction which has allowed a more flexible and versatile approach with each base board being 4’ x 2’6” – (1.22m x .76m) and there are two half-length boards.
Website – www.southwesthertsmrs.org.uk