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Sedgefield by R R Barrington	Believed to be the first P4 layout featured in a mainstream magazine, the article was published in the Model Railway Constructor in October 1967.
Ashburton by R A Ganderton	Ashburton, a P4 Society project, was built by Dick Ganderton, Ken Cottle and John Turner and we used the large scale OS map, GWR PW drawings and actual site measurements to ensure its accuracy. Exhibited as a layout under construction at the MRC exhibition in 1969.	Information courtesy of David Woodcock and Dick Ganderton
Bembridge by the Model Railway Club	Inspired by Ashburton a small group of members of the MRC built Bembridge and exhibited it at the MRC show in Easter 1971. This was the first fully-finished P4 layout to be exhibited anywhere and in one respect has remained unique - the trackwork, built for the Bembridge team by Ken Cottle and Dick Ganderton using full size drawings taken from the original permanent way drawings - was a true sleeper for sleeper, rail-length for rail-length copy of the prototype, warts and all! Photos by the late Ian Lyle, click on the image for high resolution versions.	Information courtesy of David Woodcock and Dick Ganderton

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