Sutton Photos

A grimy WD 2-8-0 climbs slowly out of Sutton with a rake of empties as a Type 2 Diesel waits in the goods yard for it's next duty

Late afternoon at Sutton and an N2 is assembling the last mixed goods of the day in the goods yard. A BR Class 03 awaits in the headshunt.

Class J50 0-6-0T, 68977 (a DJH kit) shunts a recently arrived van train in the yard. The wagons are predominantly Parkside kits interspersed with the odd Bachmann and Airfix. The working yard lamps show up well.

A busy time on shed with classes K1, B17 and J6 on show. The B17 uses an old Hornby body on a Comet chassis and the J6 is a London Road Models kit. Like most of our locos, all three are powered by Portescap motors.

The north side of Station Road. All the buildings are scratchbuilt from plasticard, have full interior detailing and are lit by miniature bulbs.

The south side of Station Road. The main block of the station building is based on that at Felixstowe Town. You can just make out the faded inscription of the railway’s former owners above the archway.

Class C12 4-4-2T, 67363, a Craftsman kit, crosses the level crossing at the top of the bank. The window cleaner’s ladder looks a bit precarious; I wonder what he finds so interesting in the upstairs room of the crossing keeper’s cottage!

A rather work-weary Class O4 2-8-0, 63701, is being turned ready for its next tour of duty. The loco is an Anchorage kit and has been heavily weathered.

An overall view of the station approaches with Class A3, 60102, “Sir Frederick Banbury”, bringing a rake of Southern Pride BR Mk 1s across the scissors crossover, whilst Class A5 4-6-2T, 69821, heads in the opposite direction with a local. Class J11 0-6-0, 64372, rests in the loco yard headshunt.

Class D11 ‘Improved Director’ 4-4-0 No.62668 “Jutland” is given the ‘right away’ at the end of platform 3 with a Manchester train.

Class O4 2-8-0, 63701, trundles out into the country with a long van train which includes several fish vans. Class C12 4-4-2T, 67363, attacks the 1 in 30 bank with the push-pull service to Skegness.

Class K3 2-6-0, 61974, slides under the Huttoft Road bridge with an arriving service. The loco has an old Nu-Cast body that has been fitted with a brass chassis.