Oakenshaw - A Midland 00 Gauge Layout

Oakenshaw - A 00 gauge Midland region layout as seen at The Great Electric Train Show in 2022!

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Oakenshaw is a 00 gauge Midland region exhibition layout built by Redditch Model Railway Club. Based around a fictitious mill town in West Yorkshire somewhere near the real town of Keighley, the layout is set in the early 1960's with correct trains for the era being hauled by the BRITISH RAILWAYS locomotives. All the buildings you can see on the layout are scratch built to an incredibly high standard, using thick card for the basic structure and then covered with plasticard for the stone or brick finishes.

This layout was a real standout at The Great Electric Train Show for me personally - having spent a lot of time in Keighley and the Yorkshire Dales, Oakenshaw really captured the atmosphere well despite being a fictional location. With trains running constantly, it was great to see them make their way though the layout from the impressive viaduct at one end to the busy station at the other. With my own layout being very loosely based in this region too - this is definitely something I aspire to!

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