The layout is completely fictitious and is based somewhere
along the North Devon or Cornwall coast. The low level is
operated by the Southern Railway and the high level is
operated by the Great Western Railway.
The period modelled is 1944 in the lead up to the D-Day
landings. The layout has many features such as bomb
damage, blanked out station names and anti-aircraft
positions. There is a dog fight depicted on the backscenes
between RAF Spitfires and German fighter planes.
Kingdoms Crossing - OO Gauge
Rolling stock
Several items of rolling stock have been
specially built for the layout in order to
enhance the scene, such as trains of
Spitfires, torpedoes and
bombs. These are made
from Ratio bolster wagon
kits or plain 5 plank
opens and the bombs
and planes added
Passenger train waiting in the station
Southern Loco pulling wagons of mines
Transport of
Spitfires
Open Day 2025
Saturday 11th October 2025
With work still progressing on the
new layouts as well as the existing
OO Gauge layout, there will be plenty
to see along with visiting layouts and
exhibitions from local modellers.
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