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Trackplan time again

invercloy

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Here's a roughly sketched conceptual layout plan, not to scale and some elements are slightly incorrect but it shows the idea. I'll test out these ideas when I produce a full size plan with track templates. I've drawn the surrounding coastline, road and major topographical elements on to the plan to see how they fit in and it's looking pretty good. The plan is recycled from a previous layout idea.

 

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If you click on the image it will take you to a flickr page with notes on it so that you can see the plan labelled up with what all the various elements are.

 

The quay should extend to the edge of the baseboard joint to help mask the joint a little, or to just before and the fishing boat to mask it.

 

I've drawn out the righthand most board full size and it looks like there's enough room in the loop to shunt the quay and not require a headshunt, so the main line will remain clear through to the platforms.

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Revolution Mike
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Neat idea, though I am far from convinced that you have the coastline or topography right! The Quayside should be where you have the turntable with the Isle Ornsay hotel behind it!

 

You can see what I mean on Google Maps: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK247&q=isle+ornsay&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Isle+Ornsay,+Isle+Of+Skye&gl=uk&ei=hBmGTOyNBsK5jAeizJyPCA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

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Sorry, but you've clearly not read my previous post which explains things! The planned line was actually located 1/2 a mile north of Isle Ornsay harbour where the hotel is. The quay there is FAR too shallow for the planned ferry connection, the previous post shows actual survey plans and a map of the line for a station located closer to Duisdale House.

 

You can see what I mean on the image below.

 

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Revolution Mike
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Ah right, I see where you mean.

 

I wonder why the existing quay was considered too shallow? It is very tidal (as is the rest of that coast) but I doubt it is any worse than Kylerhea or Kyleakin.

 

Fantastic idea/plan you have - the planned (and built) railways for Skye have always fascinated me.

 

As an aside, I wouldn't call that Isle Ornsay, but Duisdale!

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Yeah, i guess it's not much deeper than Kylerhea, not so sure about Kyleakin though. Anyway, from looking at Google it seems considerably deeper than where the hotel is.

 

Have you seen the book on the Railways of Skye & Raasay? worrth buying if you are interested.

 

I wouldn't call it Isle Ornsay either, but that was what it was referred to in the plans as, so I'm sticking with it. I prefer it to Duisdale anyway ;)

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