Who is Broughton Vale?

Broughton Vale as a layout owes it's design, construction, and inspiration to a number of people. The most important person on the "Crew" however, is covered on another page on this site. Click HERE for the full story

I owe a great deal of thanks to my circle of modelling friends here on the South Coast of NSW. Mark and Angela Fry, Bruce Parker, John Cheek, and Wayne Weatherstone have all contributed much to the design, building, and crewing of Broughton Vale. Many late nights and workdays were shared with this crew in order to get Broughton Vale from "concept" to ready for it's first exhibition at Liverpool NSW in October 1999. Broughton Vale Tramway stands as a tribute to this team. At Right, from left to right: Wayne Weatherstone, Angela and Mark Fry.

When the first tentative plans for a small HOn30 layout were sketched on a page from an exercise book, it was my best friend, Nicole Mitchell, that first signed up for the challenge ahead. We have known each other since we were young and I feel privileged to have been able to share this journey with her. Indeed, while I envisaged Broughton Vale as a place where I could exercise some new found modelling skills, Nicole took to scenery making and structure construction like a duck to water. I hope you enjoy her work in the photos on this site.

As for me, my name is Professor Klyzlr, (think Climax and Heisler and you'll get it), and I'm a 29 year old from the South Coast of NSW, Australia. I hope you have enjoyed your visit to Broughton Vale Tramway. Broughton Vale is no longer active on the exhibition circuit in NSW, Australia. However, a new Aussie Logging layout is in the advanced build stages, so if you see an Aussie layout with a BVT-style logo at a show, stop by and say "Hi". If not, I'd love to hear from you by e-mail. E-mail Broughton Vale Tramway HERE!

Special Thanks go out to Lyndal Bailey for the use of the digital camera, Jorgen, Big Al, Gerry H, and all at the HOn30 Mailcar for their advice on this site, and the staff at Wollongong City Employment Training Co, for encouraging me to get something done, and lending me the tools to do it.

Shout out to Darren (President of the Fluffy Fan Club, "Dude, I'm HUGE!"), Shannon (Mr Sarah Michelle Gellar), and Jesse (Mistress of Hyperspeed HTML code and Dimensional Mallets, and all around Creative Free Spirit. Fox Lee, you Rock!). Professor Klyzlr salutes you!