GLENHAYDN

“Build a layout and you can bring to the Pontypridd Exhibition in 1995.”

This was the challenge given to Bill Lattimore and Ron Thorn by their friend Haydn Shadbolt in 1993 that brought about the construction of the layout. The time period is set between 1946 and 1960 when steam was still around. The final design was for four 4’x 2’ scenic boards with a 5’x 2’ fiddle board at each end, the total length being 26’x 2’. Provision was made to be able to turn the layout in to either an “L” or a “U” shape when the layout had finished its exhibition life.

All track work on the layout is Peco Streamline which is laid on 1.5mm cork strip, this was dry ballasted and held in place with a mixture of equal parts water and P.V.A. glue plus a few drops of washing up liquid. The platforms are made of balsa wood edged with embossed plasticard, the top surface covered with printed paper to represent paving slabs. The white edge to the platform is thin plasticard which is glued in place and painted a dirty white. All the buildings on the layout are plastic or card kits modified and toned down to appear more life like. The station building and steps are modified plastic kits, the overall roof is two Peco kits end to end, engine shed, water tower, signal box and goods shed are modified card kits.

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Many thanks to Ernie Hall for allowing us to show these pictures.

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As the layout was being designed thought was given to the name of the station, nothing really summed up the essence of the layout until the name GLENHAYDN came to mind. Why Glenhaydn, you may ask, it’s an amalgam of the names Glenys and Haydn. It was Haydn, you remember that triggered off this layout and both he and his wife Glenys have been most supportive and encouraged us in our efforts and thus the layout was named in their honour. As the layout took shape Bill and Ron were joined by Peter and Ernie.

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