Barry and Penarth Model Railway Club

Members layouts - A: Devil's Creek

Subsidary page for this prizewinning layout showing the latest pictures of the newset scenic details, including the superb backscene painted by Dave Woolnough

Devil's Creek depicts a typical small town in the western state of Nevada, USA, around the period 1900 to 1940. Several different Railroad companies run trains on the single track that passes through the town, bringing freight in and shipping goods out. There is also a regular passenger service linking Devil's Creek with other towns and cities throughout western and eastern States.

Devil's Creek has prospered as a result of the railroad, and this is most evident from the businesses that have developed around the station yard. These include a brewery, a fruit packing company and a thriving produce house. Reefers are cleaned and recharged at the ice house and platform, and there is also a precious metal mine on the outskirts of the town.

Most of the structures on the layout are either built from laser-cut wood craftsman kits obtained from the USA, or scratch built from wood and based on prototype photographs. The track arrangement in the yard allows full and empty cars to be switched without interrupting the passage of trains on the through track.

Scenic work and other details are still being developed and added to create the impression of a busy town where the trees and vegetation alongside the creek provide some visual relief from the otherwise arid desert landscape.

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