STOCKTON

View over engine shed towards station

View of Station

General view

Town area

Gas works

Town area

Gas station gasometer

View of station

Track being layed - Station area

Station under construction

Track being layed - Engine shed

Station under construction

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Stockton in N gauge

Stockton was originally constructed by a group of new CMRC Club Members and was a their first attempt at building a model railway.

This proved to be quite a challenge. By the time that the layout was completed 2 of members of the group had sadly passed away.
The layout was suffering from electrical and trackwork alignment problems. The remaining members of the team were having travelling difficulties as they lived in Billingham and therefore left the club to join the newly formed Billingham MRC.

The station Building had been built by another CMRC Club member who wasn’t directly involved with the layout. CMRC members then decided to upgrade the layout and rewire it, one member in particular dedicated much of the effort to achieve this.

The layout was rewired for DC and DCC operation, trackwork was realigned and in some places replaced, and considerable amount of work was carried out on the scenery and buildings.
The layout is set loosely on the 1950/60s era but relies on available club members stock.

Much research has been carried out in order to give a flavor of the station and surrounding area.

The Station building, which is straight, was scratch built, (utilizing existing photographs), from scrap ‘n’, ‘OO’, ‘O’ Gauge track, brass wire, and styrene, and constructed to fit into the straight, layout trackwork.
The original station was curved.

Much of the surrounding area was also modelled loosely from photographs.

The layout is 20 feet x 4 feet with an additional 1foot 6 inches at the back for the control box.
A minimum of 21 feet x 7 feet is required for exhibition operation.
1 x 13 amp socket is required for power supply and 3-4 operators are required.

In some cases a van would need to be hired for transportation and accommodation including Sunday night if the layout is required at a venue where distant travel is necessary.

Reg Co: Cleveland Model Railway Club Ltd No. 07261492