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A History to Accompany the Layout

invercloy

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Some layouts have a history developed to accompany them.

 

Mine is a little different, history has defined the layout. It's based on a proposed line, details of which were found in the National Archives. So I have some parameters to work within whist developing the layout. However as it was never built I have to assume some things along the way to get to an operational line.

 

To do this I've been producing a history to accompany the layout, and I've now gotten it into a more completed format. It's on my website now: http://hlrco.wordpress.com/history/

 

Be warned, it is a little long, and at present doesn't contain as many pictures as it ultimately will.

 

Producing it has certainly helped me give the layout a little context and will help shape the stock that will run on the layout too.

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scanman

Invercloy -

 

Very nice!

 

I've been 'browsing' the arlier blogs on the site & didn't realise the line had actually been built! A nice surprise that it's a 'real place', and your work looks like it is going to do the original justice!

 

Regards

 

Ian

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invercloy

Hi Ian,

 

It's a real place, a real proposal, surveys conducted and light railways act appilcation made, but it never got built. My layout will show what could have happened, the history is to bridge the gap between what could have been and the layout.

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