Richard’s stunning models are based on Murtoa and Marmalake stations in Western Victoria.
Richard says, “The idea for the Murtoa layout began way back in 1979 when I first saw Graham Brown’s prototype Woodend layout at the Australian Model Railway Association’s (AMRA) exhibition at the Camberwell Town Hall. I had never seen anything with such detail and realism up to that time and decided there and then that I had to build a prototype layout like this for myself.
“The location I chose to build my prototype model of was Murtoa, situated on the main western line between Melbourne and Adelaide; Murtoa is the branch line terminus for the Warracknabeal–Hopetoun line. It had almost one of everything you could find at a country station at that time. It is on a main line with a branch line terminus, had an island platform, footbridge, railmotor dock and more.
The results speak for themselves – outstanding modelling work and exquisite detail.
All photos by John Dennis.
Murtoa
Marmalake
