Copyright © 2002-2010, Crawley Model Railway Society [Apr 10] Made with Xara Web Designer Made with Xara Web Designer ‘Bed Springs Creek’ ¼”:1ft Scale On30 Gauge Click image to view track plan For more pictures, visit  In the early days of European settlement in America an extended family, the Beds, set off to make them selves a new life out west. Details of the family group are sketchy but it is rumoured there were at least 3 doubles and 4 singles involved. After months of trekking with their wagons they found a suitable site with a fresh water spring. It soon became established as a trading post on the trail. The local creek was found to connect to a navigable river except during very dry seasons. Soon boats were calling to deliver supplies which were then sold to the wagon trains passing. With the coming of the railroads every town wanted the railroad owners to put in a branch line. As this was unsuccessful here they started their own ‘Short Line’ – hence the Bed Springs Creek Railroad came into existence. Apart from local passenger traffic connecting with the main line at Groenen Creek, freight consists of rail/water interchange traffic, local supplies and produce from the facility on the higher level. Being a small concern stock is often hired from other lines, purchased second-hand or simply adapted from some other source.