Newbury 2001 - Dorchester Junction

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Stand 3: Dorchester Junction

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The layout depicts the junction of the GWR and LSWR to the south of Dorchester, the two companies having separate stations in that town, and a section of the main line towards Weymouth as far as Bincombe tunnel. This line was opened in 1857. The year represented is 1867. At that time the GWR was still Broad Gauge and the LSWR narrow (i.e. standard) gauge, the track from the junction to Weymouth being mixed gauge. It was converted to standard gauge in 1874. Of interest is the fact that this double junction had no moving parts, only the sidings needed switch blades.

The BG locomotives and rolling stock are a mix of scratch built and Society kits. On the LSWR side, the locomotives are modified kits as are the freight vehicles. Carriages are kits produced by the South Western Circle. Trackwork is all scratch built using BGS rail. Although the narrow gauge is set to 18.2mm, clearances are to P4 standards as are the wheels.

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