2mm/N Gauge
Presented Chris Morris
This layout is my attempt to capture Dawlish Warren station as it was before the old station buildings were demolished together with a short section of sea wall. The station itself is approximately scale length with scratch-built platform buildings but compromises have been made elsewhere. I have included what I consider to be the most important features of Dawlish Warren such as the camping coaches, the Mount Pleasant Inn, the Victorian Footbridge, Langstone Rock, the ice cream stand and the little tunnel under the railway to the beach car park. I have also included a nod to the holiday parks but unfortunately there just wasn’t room for the Langstone Cliff Hotel. Back in those days there was no funfair and only one shop by the railway.
The backscene is made up from photos taken in the area. Behind the backscene there are 12 storage sidings which ensures a good variety of trains
It’s a warm summer’s day in South Devon. The sun is shining and the sea is blue. I hope you enjoy watching the trains go by; I certainly will. Look out for the working signals, these will show where the next train is going.