The model was begun in 1966 when it was still possible to see the station in much of its original form and a site survey was carried out.

Over the years information on the station and on the trains that ran through it has been obtained. A great deal of information was given by the late Gerry Mann who had also built the station in 7mm as garden layout.

Help in building the model has also been given by the late John Cross who helped with the baseboards, wiring and trackwork whilst Tony Ford helped in building the two hotels.

The model has been featured in the Model Raiway Journal Nos. 60, 127, 128 & 129.

A full history of the Kingswear line and the Brixham branch can be read in two books by C.R. Potts and published by Oakwood Press. They are:

• The Brixham Branch ISBN 0 85361 346 X
  
  
• The Newton Abbot to Kingswear Railway (1844 - 1988) ISBN 0 85361 387 7