Hello from England, on Hadrian's Wall

dunnyrail said:
...you are in the thinking/planning stage do you have a theme in mind? Having one and sticking to it can be a big help...
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Thank you Dunnyrail. I was going to stick to Märklin Rössle as the basis for the theme. I'd like the railway to look like a little country line through some rugged, rocky terrain. I always liked the idea of a railway in an old fashioned little country, rather like the Grand Duchy in the old film with Peter Sellers playing all the parts, the hero, the villain and even the grand duchess. But I suppose it will be more or less German style, with at least a quaint country station to suit. The scenic aspect will be most important for me, and having fun running it through as exciting a route as possible for the rest of the family (mainly my two sons and most of my 12 grandchildren - but I think at least 2 of my daughters will be fired by the attractive gardening side - and will want to have a go on the controls). Wow - I'm talking as if it'll be up and running in a moment - I have to get down to basics and be more realistic!!!!
 
tac foley said:
No. There WAS an area known as Wessex. Wessex, was actually an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, southern England. Its area approximated that of the counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Berkshire, and Avon. Its capital was Winchester. The kingdom is traditionally thought to have been founded by Saxon invaders of Britain. The name is derived from West/Saxon people. See also Sussex and Essex, both of which still exist - Sussex is further divided in the East and West.
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Winchester knows all about Wessex and King Alfred, and Thomas Hardy featured the area. I come originally from Wessex and lived in all those counties bar Somerset. Our last place down there was near Fordingbridge. There used to be a lovely station and yard there but was cut by the infamous Beeching. Even the old brick road bridge over the rails was taken away recently but was still there in 2002. (To bring the subject back to rails). I knew a man who had a whole stack of old photos and wanted to make an OO replica. It was partly in a cutting - would have been a great subject.
 
tac foley said:
No. There WAS an area known as Wessex. Wessex, was actually an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, southern England. Its area approximated that of the counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Berkshire, and Avon. Its capital was Winchester. The kingdom is traditionally thought to have been founded by Saxon invaders of Britain. The name is derived from West/Saxon people. See also Sussex and Essex, both of which still exist - Sussex is further divided in the East and West.
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Although, strangely, the Duke of Edinburgh was the the Duke of Wessex, and his son is now the Earl of Wessex.
 
Ben Knibbs said:
I always liked the idea of a railway in an old fashioned little country, rather like the Grand Duchy in the old film with Peter Sellers playing all the parts, the hero, the villain and even the grand duchess. But I suppose it will be more or less German style, with at least a quaint country station to suit.
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Good news, the main railways were based on German operation except signalling (probably French inspired) and a lot of the old, cute stations still exist. Bad news, the Grand Duchy is almost entirely flat as a pancake with rivers instead of walls.
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pugwash said:
Good news, the main railways were based on German operation except signalling (probably French inspired) and a lot of the old, cute stations still exist. Bad news, the Grand Duchy is almost entirely flat as a pancake with rivers instead of walls.
Standard gauge:
en.wikipedia.org

History of rail transport in Luxembourg - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
Narrow gauge:

Narrow-gauge railways in Luxembourg - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
General, in Luxembourgish for the most part but with pretty pictures.

rail.lu - News

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The Duchy of Grand Fenwick was further south apparently, and this is a map of their railway system (according to a very detailed website) - fairly reliable website ;) Must be a good variety of terrain. Also a photo of the Grand Duchess...
 

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Rhinochugger said:
Fortunately not - it was Wessex, but there's little observation of that are now ................ Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset. It's where King Alfred burnt his cakes :nod::nod:

One of the best known stories in English history is that of King Alfred and the cakes. Children are taught the story where Alfred is on the run from the Vikings, taking refuge in the home of a peasant woman. She asks him to watch her cakes – small loaves of bread – baking by the fire, but distracted by his problems, he lets the cakes burn and is roundly scolded by the woman.

When and where was this supposed to have taken place?

By 870 AD, all the independent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms except Wessex had been overrun by the Vikings. East Anglia, Northumbria, and Mercia had all fallen and now the Vikings were preparing to attack Wessex.
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But there is a West Anglia Main Line - West Anglia Main Line - Wikipedia
 
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