Wakefield Railway Modellers' Society

Historically, Cadiford is an imaginary small town situated on a creek called Cadiford Water, to the east of Portsmouth. It is supposed to be the south-eastern limit of the old LSRW, adjoining the LBSCR. It is also close to an old grain store which is now privately owned.

The period is 1920-1940, giving us licence for different types of stock running, even locos from the old SE&CR. The stock used is either scratch built or kit-built and is suitably weathered to suit the period.

Our usual couplings are used where necessary for uncoupling purposes on some vehicles, using permanent magnets between the rails and others are 3-link or bar and hook. All buildings are scratch built, some from prototypes, others to suit the location. The materials used being either plastic sheets or foam board covered in Tetrion, scribed to represent stonework. Artex is used for the 'water', and textured with a paint brush when soft and, when set, is painted and finished with a clear varnish. The plain track is SMP code 75 with the points being made from copperclad sleepers and SMP rail, powered by a mixture of H&M and SEEP point motors.