MANTLES WOOD AND OTHER PROJECTS
MANTLES WOOD SCENARIO
Mantles Wood is 4mm scale / OO gauge representing a ‘what might have been’ on the outer reaches of the Metropolitan.
The assumption is that in the 1930’s, in the early years of London Transport, electrification was extended from Rickmansworth to Mantles Wood, a new station north of Amersham at the hoped-for dormitory town that was to be built for the expanding population of Aylesbury.
In the event, WW2 put paid to any hoped-for traffic and the area never fulfilled its potential. Tracks were owned by London Transport, with British Railways having running rights via the old Great Central route to Marylebone. To this day Mantles Wood remains the demarcation point between Transport for London, and Network Rail.
Aylesbury remained a place on London Underground until 1961 so passenger services to Aylesbury are LT stock hauled by BR locomotives as well as BR stock hauled by BR locos from Marylebone.
Thanks to Paul Davis for the photographs and the write-up on Mantles Wood.
Summer Steam
An ex-SR Schools class which can be seen on summer Saturdays inter-regional works
New A King Arthur has joined the stable at Mantles Wood for summer Saturday excursion traffic. 30800 Sir Meleaus de Lile.
A general view of Mantles Wood
A rebuilt Patriot is now operating on Mantles Wood.
The latest addition to the fleet
Ex-LNER V2 2841 joins the Mantles Wood roster and works on expresses
Paul tells us that this is about as busy as it gets.
It looks pretty idyllic
1421 with added crew
4mm loco crew painted and ready for work
Dukedog weathered and renumbered
D5309 with inspection saloon
L1 67778 and Sir Ralph Verney at rest in the loco shed
Sir Ralph Verney approaches Mantles Wood
Paul has been carrying out upgrades including adding crew, coal and the right lamps.
1421 in 1957 condition
Pannier L 99 with a short Engineers Train
1440 in early 50's condition
