ORESTONE QUAY - 00
Presented by
Burgess Hill MRC
The layout was built by the late John Lewis, who was a.prominent member of the BHMRC. After his death, in mernory of him, the Club purchased Orestone Quay plus all the rolling stock. This layout is imaginary, and is located "somewhere" on ·. the southcoast in the period around 194 7.
There is an off-scene storage area containing storage sidings from where trains appear to make their way through--the narrow streets, beside scratch-built shops, to the main quayside, where several ships can be seen. There are three lines beside the quay where unloading can take place. The fine aetail of the layout shows accurately the period modelled.
The layout can only accommodate short trains, made up of fish, banana, meat or fruit vans, some privately owned, but there could be a surprise arrival of a parcels train, or a passenger train awaiting its next duty.
Stock is mainly Southern, painted in period livery, although infiltrators from other areas are not uncommon, including a train from the north east. There is also a 'Terrier' and· a sentinel shunter owned by the Quay railway solely for use at the dockside. Stock in use is mainly ready~to-run suitably modified,plus some scratch and kit-built models.
BURGESS HILL MODEL RAILWAY CLUB
Burgess Hill Model Railway Club has been in existence since1951 and has its own clubroom in the town and maintains 3 layouts plus a test track. The Club has close links with the'Thornbury Hill Owners Group', with several BHMRC members also being members of this group
