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EXHIBITION MANAGER GUIDE
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It
is imagined that Buckshee was intended to be the first station on a projected
line from Oban to Campbeltown promoted by the Caledonian Railway after the
opening of the Callender and Oban Railway in 1880 (a line was at one time
proposed from Campbeltown to Dalmally). The line to Buchshee comes of the C
& O from a Junction at Connel Ferry. Unfortunately it was soon realised that
the line would be too costly to build with little if any profit and was thus
terminated at Buckshee. Buchshee is situated just slightly north of Kilinver on
the shore of Loch Feochan (a sea loch) with a short branch of about 2 miles
heading north east to serve a distillery in the village of Feochan. The village
of Buchshee has a small harbour with the fish being taken out by train. Also
there is a small distillery which again has its product taken out by rail. Other
goods traffic is generated by the distillery at Feochan. Also of course there is
coal and other general goods. The layout has been in making for a number of
years and is work of a small group of Redditch Model Railway Club Members. The
layout has very much been a product of cramming as much in a small area to both
give operational interest and allow the finished product to be easily
transported to exhibitions in a small hatchback car. The layout was first shown
at the Redditch Model Railway Club Exhibition in 2004 in a very much unfinished
state. Much time has been spent since to bring the layout up to a far more
complete state.
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LAYOUT
EXHIBITION DETAILS
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Layout Owner : Buchanan McInroy
- in-conjunction with The Redditch Model
Railway Club
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Number of operators required:
3/4
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Layout size : 15ft x
1½ft – The layout being a terminus to fiddle yard arrangement means space is
needed at the rear to operate it.
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Layout Expenses:
We would expect reimbursement for out of pocket expenses for
members and or The Club following the exhibition of this layout.
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Page last update
13th September 2005
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