Freight Only Line Sutton Park. Time For Some Modelling Inspiration

In this video we look back at the freight only in that passes through Sutton Park with some summer footage for inspiration. Welcome and I hope you are well, My name is Andy and I’m a modeller/collector in the process of building a 8’x4’ OO gauge layout based on British Rails 1980's railway to the present day depending on what rolling stock I wish to run. The layout has been split into two sides. One side has a Locomotive depot called March West Junction TMD & on the other side I have a small town that is served by a small station called March West Junction. The station has two main platforms and one terminus platform. At the signal box end of the station I have created an old disconnected branch line junction that is in the process in the model world of being reinstated to connect to the next town down the line named Trecwn Valley, this is another layout I'm modelling on this channel but this time in OO/OO9. I will be uploading videos on both projects on this channel so please pop back regularly, or you could subscribe (it's FREE) & you will automatically be notified on future videos on both projects. You can also follow me on Twitter at @MarchTmd https://x.com/marchtmd?s=21&t=Go6YjHa... This is some history about RNAD Trecwn RNAD Trecwn is a decommissioned Royal Navy Armaments Depot, south of Fishguard in the village of Trecwn, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Built in 1938 to store and supply naval mines and munitions ordnance to the Royal Navy, at its height during the cold war 400 permanent workers were deployed at the site, housed in an MoD built town infrastructure. The site had an on-site, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway, built using copper to reduce sparks. The weapons were both delivered to the site and then distributed using standard gauge rail to Fishguard, Neyland for Milford Haven, and latterly Pembroke Dock. Decommissioned in 1992, all 58 cavern storage bunkers and the extensive above ground network of storage sheds and other military buildings remain in place. Ownership of the site was transferred from the Ministry of Defence to Anglo-Irish consortium Omega Pacific in 1998, and then by court order to the Manhattan Loft Corporation in 2002. The site is being redeveloped as an industrial park. Construction View north towards the Trecwn valley, showing the highly protected nature of the site Security fence surrounds the entire site of the former RNAD Trecwn MoD built houses for workers at RNAD Trecwn The former Barham Primary school, used by RNAD Trecwn workers' children Located on the former North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Fishguard, construction was commenced in 1938. Its location allowed supply of naval mines and munitions via rail from the West Wales Lines Fishguard branch, and distribution via a series of local deep sea ports, including Fishguard harbour and Neyland for Milford Haven. As with all munitions depots, safety and particularly planning for explosion prevention and firefighting was a major priority at the depot. The site used a specific design of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge for on-site distribution to minimise manual handling. For fire fighting two reservoirs are built into the hillside on opposite sides of the valley to supply high-pressure water to the onsite fire hydrants, which are located both within each of the 58 storage chambers and alongside each surface building. #modelrailroad #train #ooscale #ngauge #oo9 #modelrailway #modeltrains #modelling #modeltrains #steamlocomotive #diesellocomotives #electriclocomotive #review #howtoo #bargains #bargainbuys #bargainshopping