Introducing Prattley Bridge
I have previously made reference to a 4mm scale side project with my Dad that is currently occupying my model making time and keeping me away from my 7mm scale projects. My Dad grew up in Harrogate during the transition from steam to the early DMUs and for decades had a model of Harrogate in oo in the attic of the family home. A couple of years ago due to both being in their eighties, parents downsized to a bungalow in the same small town as us and there is no room for the layout. In order to give Dad somewhere to run some trains, we’ve opted for a Branchline terminus layout to fit in their garage. With Dad’s eyesight not being what it was, I’ve been enlisted to help get it started. From Harrogate, a branch one ran out to Pateley Bridge which had at one time, an end on junction with the Nidd Valley Light Railway serving the dam building railways in Upper Nidderdale. Not having the room to build a proper model of Pateley Bridge, we have named the layout Prattley Bridge after Dad’s l...
