Liverpool Model Railway Society

19/09/2025

CLUB LAYOUT: BYFIELD 🚂

Byfield was a small through station in Northamptonshire on the Stratford and Midland Junction Railway. This line linked the Midland (St Pancras) main line south of Wellingborough to the GWR at Stratford on Avon, with connections to the LNWR (Euston) at Blisworth and the Great Central at Woodford Halse.

Byfield had very productive iron ore quarries, active until 1965, with their own independent railway and exchange sidings. It was mostly single track, and in BR days the line was heavily used for freight. Engines from ex-LMS, ex-GWR, and ex-LNER all worked through Byfield, including 9F’s and WD Austerities.

The model is OO gauge and controlled by DCC, with all engines sound-fitted. John has modelled Byfield as a terminus, but the station itself is accurate, along with the quarry engine shed and the unusual weighbridge with interlaced tracks. The layout has been slightly condensed, with a sawmill siding added to create more varied freight workings.

🕰️ The layout is set in the late 1950s during British Railways days.

12/09/2025

10/09/2025

A huge shoutout to three of our young club members, Daniel, Tyler and George, who entered their miniature layouts into the Peco Rail200 competition and absolutely smashed it! 🎉
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Tyler created a beautiful English countryside scene, full of character and charm 🌳🚂

Daniel brought continental flair with a classic European railway design 🇪🇺

George went bold with a fantasy build, a Kraken sea monster attacking a train by a lake 🐙💥🚂

The creativity, attention to detail, and passion they put in is inspiring to see. Fantastic work lads, the future of railway modelling is in safe hands! 👏

09/09/2025

Loch Dour

Loch Dour takes inspiration from the landscapes of Scotland, tracing a fictitious line from Glen Douglass to Inverbeg off the shores of Loch Lomond. Built over 2 years, the layout features classic Eastfield rolling stock, including Class 37s and Class 20s, capturing the grit and atmosphere of Scottish mainline diesel operations.

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08/09/2025

Turtle Bay



Turtle Bay is a stunning fictitious layout set somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere during 1958/59. Built over lockdown in just 2 years, it features powerful Garratts such as the South African NGG16s, alongside colonial-era railway locomotives. Every detail is beautifully crafted, from the hand-built and painted rolling stock kits to the remarkable buildings designed by Paul Windle. Turtle Bay transports you to another world with a nostalgic mid-century feel.

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07/09/2025

07/09/2025

J Tracy & Sons

J Tracy & Sons is a fictitious industrial layout built in just 6 months! Packed with character, it draws inspiration from the world of Thunderbirds, with the names of the Tracy brothers carried into its theme. Featuring Hornby Peckett tanks and Hattons Barclays, this industrial scene celebrates the grit and charm of small-scale loco operations somewhere in the north.

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05/09/2025

🚌 Hop on the Vintage Bus!

Our free heritage bus will be running all day during the Liverpool Model Railway Exhibition, giving visitors rides to and from Old Christ Church and Waterloo Station.

It’s the perfect way to travel in style and add even more nostalgia to your day out 🚂✨