Burntisland's imposing stone terminus dates from the 1847 opening of the first section of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (later the Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway). The building has not been used as a station since the opening of the Forth Bridge approaches in 1890 but is still visible.

Here is the East of Scotland 4mm Group's model of the terminus. When exhibited the forecourt is populated with carriages, passengers and many other details.

This detail view shows the care taken when the station was first built - note the detail on the capitals of the columns.

The side-on view gives some sense of how the station functioned. The present-day main line station lies on a curve just to the north-west of the original site. The tower of the parish church may be seen at the far right.

This view gives a little context. In the foreground is the present-day station; on the rear of the 1847 station building one can see the marks of the train sheds; behind is the Forth Bridge that effectively ended Burntisland's role as a railway harbour.

The buildings known as 'Downie's Stables' were built in the 1840s for the railway's staff. They latterly included a hostelry and carriage hire service.

This view shows the interesting curved corner to the building complex. The Forth Hotel used to stand just to the right of the picture.

This most impressive model of the Forth Hotel and Downie's Stables was recently completed by Don Rowland for the Group, and shows the meticulous accuracy typical of this project. The Forth Hotel itself, originally a manse, was unfortunately demolished in the late 1990s after lying derelict for many years.

The Forth Hotel from the south-eastern side. This model is quite massive even in 4mm scale.

'Massive' is certainly not a word to apply to the Wheatley ferry pilots, a class of 0-6-0STs built in 1874 and used specially at the ferry ports. This wonderful new model by Jim Summers is only 8cm long without buffers. For a drawing of 32 in later Holmes livery see http://euankcameron.fotopic.net/p45042166.html.

Here 32 stands in the station roads at the back of the model railway.

Note the Parsonage building behind No. 32 represented here in Allan Goodwillie's highly artistic backdrop.

32 is here seen with its wagons with the station in the background.

Stalwart of the Burntisland layout is Jim Summers's 2-4-0 No. 38, a model of a locomotive built in 1869 from spare parts.

38 is here shown with the 1840s NBR carriage stock, a highly attractive if slightly anachronistic feature.

No. 358 was one of two 0-4-0 tender locomotives built by Wheatley in 1868. Jim Summers's model shows the orginal form of the class. For the final rebuilt version of this class see http://euankcameron.fotopic.net/p39482916.html.

Flash photography slightly bleaches the colour of 358 in the goods yard.

One of the major tasks of the Group is to reproduce the large numbers of mineral wagons. These splendid little models were made from resin castings and fitted with compensated chassis during the weekend.

This view shows the 'brake side' of the wagons - in those early days they had one brake lever acting on one wheel only. Fortunately speeds were very slow.

Work in progress! This view shows two jetties of the West Dock at Burntisland, with turnplates for wagons and a coal hoist under construction. The artistry displayed in the harbour walls is remarkable.

This building, modelled with meticulous care by Allan Goodwillie, represents the Engine Hoise that provided the power for the hydraulic hoists and other equipment for the coal transhipment operations.

Also in progress is the unique 'flying bridge' arrangement for the wagon ferry. The 'bridge' moved up and down the inclined plane to allow for tidal changes and a bascule connected the tracks with lines laid on the deck of the ferry.

Two landmarks in Burntisland are the 1590s Parish Church with its distinctive tower and the 19th-century Parsonage. This view shows the church on the occasion of a visit made fascinating by a helpful church officer.

George Hay Forbes's massive Parsonage building as seen from the harbour area. This Gothic pile figures in many historic photos taken of the Burntisland railway scene.