PASSENGER SERVICES
For the time being, passenger services on the Little Bazeley branch are restricted to being a feature of the extended layout concept. The module with Little Bazeley station, the terminus of the line for passenger trains, has not yet been built.
The electric multiple units (EMU) of the Southern Region of British Railways will be an obvious choice for the geographical location the layout is set in. This also means that this part of the layout will eventually feature the third rail of the "Southern Electric" which carries the "juice".
4mm scale (00) EMU models in ready-to-run form are scarce to say the least. The first was made by Tri-ang in the 1960s and portrays a generic EMU somewhat resembling a SUB (suburban) unit. It is fairly ideal for a mid-1960s layout portraying an out-of-the-way branch, as this would have been served by ageing stock running out its last miles - such as a SUB.
The Tri-ang EMU, displaying headcode "V" for a London Victoria service
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