Southport Model Railway Village
| Location | Lower Promenade, Kings Gardens, Miniature village, garden railway |
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| Operating season | April – October |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Website | www |
Southport Model Railway Village
Location in Southport town centre
Southport Model Railway Village is a tourist attraction located in Southport, England. It is a model village with a focus on trains and railways.[1]
History
In 1995, Southport residents Ray and Jean Jones were granted permission by
G gauge railway in the United Kingdom.[2][3] The Jones family still run Southport Model Railway Village today.[2]
Railway
Movement is generated in the model railway village by one of the largest
45 mm garden railway systems in the United Kingdom. It has five LGB trains continuously running on 500 metres of track.[3]
Miniature landscape
The site is approximately 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) and the miniature landscape is set at 1:18 scale. There are over 200 models along with 500 m of model train track in the village. The attraction features architectural styles from Merseyside and West Lancashire.[3]
Buildings are constructed with
marine plywood and resin. Each building is designed and constructed on site by an in-house manufacturing base, which supplies miniature resin items such as doors, windows roofing sections and miniature people.[2]
Spanning the site is a waterway which connects two natural ponds.
Notable features include:
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In popular culture
Television appearances include:
- BBC One Foot in the Past (aired 1996) [4]
- Various regional television news items
- Granada Tonight
- To Buy or Not to Buy (Series 8 Episode 12) [5]
References
- ^ Southport Model Railway Village
- ^ a b c d e About Southport Model Railway Village
- ^ a b c 2 August 2012, Visit Southport’s Model Railway Village during the summer holidays, Southport Visiter
- ^ BBC One Foot in the Past - a feature about model villages, including the opening of the new Model Village in Southport
- ^ To Buy or Not to Buy (in Southport) - Series 8, Episode 12 of 38.