The Station on 4th August 1937

Churston Station was the small junction station on the former Great Western Railway line from Aller Junction, at Newton Abbot, to Kingswear, Devon. From Churston ran the two mile long branch to Brixham.

The station was opened in 1861 as the temporary terminus of the Kingswear line. It was named Brixham Road becoming Churston on the 1st May 1868, just after the opening of the Brixham branch in February of that year.

The model, in 4mm scale EM Gauge, represents Churston station as it existed during the second weekend of October 1934. Such a precise date is due to having so much information on the station and trains at that period, and liking that time in the Great Western's history.

The photo above is one taken by Gerry Mann in the mid 1930's and which has proved so useful in the building of the layout.