Photo Gallery | Maesteg Exhibition Model Railway

Maesteg layout with the black Trains from Maesteg route-map exhibition cloth

Exhibition Cloth & Route Map

Full presentation with the custom “Trains from Maesteg” route diagram cloth draped below the proscenium

Angled view of the exhibition cloth and proscenium case

Three-Quarter View of Exhibition Setup

Showing the illuminated proscenium display case, visitor Time Warp console, and route-map cloth

Front view of the complete Maesteg layout in its proscenium case

Complete Proscenium Presentation

The complete layout including sign, cloth, fiddle yard and “time warp” button.

Angled overview of the Maesteg proscenium case

Proscenium Fascia & Viewing Aperture

Wide view of the scenic aperture showing the full length of the station car park and valley trees

Full proscenium case at dusk with illuminated Time Warp button

Evening Presentation & Illuminated Time Warp

The complete layout during the dusk lighting phase with the visitor Time Warp ring illuminated

Right-hand side of proscenium with brass dedication plaque

Scenic Framing & Dedication Plaque

Daylight view of the station and car park above the brass memorial plaque

Arriva Trains Wales DMU at Maesteg platform in daylight

Class 150 at daytime

Arriva Trains Wales two-car Class 150 at the platform with the station car park in the foreground

Close-up of Arriva Trains Wales Class 142 Pacer 142085

Pacer in the platform

Class 142 no. 142085 in the platform with a down service, showing the custom “Maesteg” destination blind. All units on this layout have appropriate custom destination blinds.

Class 142 Pacer 142085 emerging past lineside foliage

Class 142 Approaching the Platform

Pacer No. 142085 arriving past the overgrown valley embankment

Track-level view of Class 158 158824 at Maesteg platform

Class 158 in the platform

The view along the track from the fiddle yard showing No. 158824 in the platform having arrived on a down working.

Line-up of Arriva Trains Wales DMUs in the fiddle yard

The fiddle yards

Various Arriva Trains Wales units await their next turn of duty in the compact but capacious fiddle yards.

Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 at the western end of the platform

Standing at the Platform

Interior saloon lighting and passengers visible through the windows of a stabled unit

Arriva Trains Wales unit with illuminated headlights under platform lamps

Ready to Depart

Directional marker lights illuminated as a two-car unit prepares to leave Maesteg

Arriva Trains Wales Livery Detail

Close view of the bilingual fleet branding and seated passengers inside the carriage

Wide view of a two-car DMU spanning the length of Maesteg station

Full-Length Platform View

A two-car unit berthed alongside the waiting shelter and access ramp

Motion blur of an Arriva Trains Wales unit departing Maesteg

Accelerating Away Towards Tondu

Long-exposure motion blur capturing a departing service passing the platform ramp

Class 153 153367 at night under platform lamp

Class 153 after dark

Class 153 No. 153367 in the platform at night, showing the station and carriage lighting

Class 150 150259 under illuminated platform lamps at dusk

Evening Service at the Platform

Class 150 No. 150259 stabled under working platform lights

Wide dusk view of an illuminated train at the platform

Dusk Across the Valley

Warm carriage lighting contrasting against the darkening valley trees

Illuminated platform shelter and waiting passenger at dusk

Station lighting at night

The platform shelter, the platform and car park are all lit

Passengers on the platform at night with parked cars in the foreground

Late Evening at Maesteg

Passengers on the lit platform with parked cars in the foreground

Platform lamps and illuminated DMU at dusk

Platform Luminaires & Car Park

Elevated view of the station lighting during the transition from dusk to night

Macro shot of miniature scale platform Customer Information Screen detail

Scale Platform Departure Screen (PID)

Macro view of the scale platform PID detail showing a printed 14:03:44 Cheltenham Spa departure

Time warp visitor button box on the front of the layout

Interactive “Time Warp” Button

Allows exhibition visitors to advance the timetable clock smoothly between trains

Close-up of platform Maesteg station sign, passenger, and ticket machine

Platform Totem & Ticket Machine

Track-level view of the platform running-in board, ticket machine, and waiting passenger

Station shelter, bilingual Gwybodaeth information boards and bus stop

Station entrance by day

The custom 3D printed platform shelter, information boards, ticket machine and ticket signs, hand-made car park lamp posts and adapted platform lamp posts

Perspective along the line of platform streetlamps and trees

Platform Lighting Columns & Foliage

Looking along the row of modern lighting columns towards the waiting shelter

Buffer Stops & Retaining Wall

Left-hand scenic end with stone retaining wall, gorse, and disabled parking bays

Close-up of the weathered buffer stop and lineside cabinets

Terminus Buffer Stop Detail

Weathered rail-built buffer stop, lineside location cabinet, and stonework

White Transit van parked beside the road overbridge at the eastern end

End of platform

A lone white van is parked in the station car park beyond the end of the platform

Timetable Automation System: Main Menu

Skeuomorphic Working Timetable cover-style menu for Maesteg Timetable 2017

Passenger Information Display for Platform 1

Timetable Automation System: Platform 1 PID

Amber-on-black Customer Information Screen showing next departures and live clock

Working Timetable view for Maesteg UP Weekdays

Timetable Automation System: Working Timetable

Authentic Working Timetable display showing timing loads, reporting numbers, and station times

WinVV Session 1 TRUST TRJA Enquiry Output terminal

Timetable Automation System: TRUST TRJA Enquiry

Green-screen terminal emulation showing live TRUST LineUp and train reporting status

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