4mm scale/OO gauge.
ROSSITER RISE first appeared in 2019 and portrays a fictitious through station somewhere in the suburbs of North West London during the mid-late 1950’s.
It includes platforms serving LMR 4 rail d.c. suburban services, LMR branch line trains and London Underground services.
At the front of the layout is a small LT depot. The majority of the rolling stock is not ‘R-T-R off the shelf’ but a collection of unusual and rarely modelled items, including conversions, scratch-built and 3D printed construction.
As well as the services mentioned above freight and light engine workings mean that almost anything can make a surprise appearance as motive power!
The layout is usually operated by 2 people, and in such a way that trains are moving!!!
Many of the structures are scratch-built, whilst others are kit-built or modified propriety models. Inspiration for the layout included locations such as Willesden, Harrow & Wealdstone, Watford Junction, Drayton Park, Lillie Bridge, Richmond and the eastern end of the Central Line.
Rossiter Rise has won ‘Best in Show’ awards and has featured in BRM Magazine, Hornby Magazine, Railway Modeller and the LURS Underground News. Its final exhibition appearance will be in May 2026, following which it will be taken into private ownership.
