When the original 2′ x 3′6″ board was nearing completion, planning began on the next board.
A given was that it would include a distillery with railways sidings, the raison d’etre for Dufftown. But besides providing the unusual “whisky traffic” theme, the choice of location offered some local inspiration for other features that might [...]
Legend An apparently plausible account specially prepared by the intelligence or counter-intelligence service to mislead the enemy.
- KGB Lexicon By Vasiliĭ Ivanovich Mitrokhin, Peter Hennessy
Mortlach distillery opened in 1823 close to the newly established settlement of Dufftown. When, in December 1858, the Morayshire Railway was extended from Elgin to Craigellachie (some 5 miles from Dufftown) [...]
It’s three or four years now since the stock from our 0-16.5 layout Upper Creek was stolen in a break in. The frequently exhibited layout was showing signs of age, and so it was finally retired, and a new project was needed. Some club members hadn’t shaken off the narrow gauge bug, and [...]
