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Widnes Vine Yard at Derby on 20th April 2008

Last weekend I had a chance to see one of my favorite layouts in the flesh… Widnes Vine Yard. It was making an appearance at Derby 2008 Model Railway Exhibition, which is my local gig. I have been following developments at Widnes Vine Yard on the Wirral Finescale website since I started the Dales Peak project.

It was great to see the real thing and I wasn’t disappointed. I love the attention to detail and the execution of the modelling. I particularly like the working 3-aspect signals.

Washing machines piled high on Widnes Vine Yard
I like this unusual scrapyard set piece featuring a collection of washing machines.

Scrap metal cars on Widnes Vine Yard
Also featured in the scrapyard is this pile of rusty car bodies.