A question of date

When it finally decided that Hallatrow was to be the prototype for the 18.83 Challenge and with the time constant i.e. launch 2005, exhibit 2005 the question of the date of the model had to be addressed but the following had to be taken into account.

1. The station rebuilt was started in 1910 and completed to 1912.
2. The Camerton Branch lost its passenger service in 1915 (a war time measure) - it was not restored until the summer of 1923 and only lasted till 1925.
3. The Hallatrow to Camerton section was closed and lifted in the 1930's
4. At the time I had not locos being, content to built stock for the Mid-Sussex Groups layouts (Pulborough & Brighton Road) all set c.1912 and LBSCR not GWR.

So it was decided, for the Challenge, to set the layout in the Summer of 1923 (to get the return of the Camerton passenger service) but to use RTR stock and locos.

Now, with time available, the layout will be set in my preferred period pre-WW1 and in fact 1912-13 (before the footbridge was built). But for the time being my 'B Set', 14xx and 57xx will continue to run.

Oh well can't be helped, got to play trains as well as build them.