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Inspired by a wonderful discussion in the "Theory of General Minories" Layout Design thread, I have decided to head once more unto the breach with a pre-grouping, Minories variant. This is not the first time I've tried to start one of these kinds of layouts, but this IS the first time I'm going to finish it come hell or high water. No selling off of stock, no burning baseboards for warmth - if I have to drag this layout kicking and screaming across gauge, scale and prototype changes - THIS IS THE ONE.

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Introducing La Belle Sauvage

As alluded to in a previous post, the refocusing of the Pre Grouping Minories plan to an SE&CR/SER/LCDR Prototype has its benefits, not least the huge amount of research that went into my original attempt at this project.   A rarely photographed corner of Holborn Viaduct   Track Plan Amendments The change of scope from LNWR to SECR demands very little change, for of course the layout was not prototypical but designed. For the track plan, the only potential amen
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Lacathedrale in Planning

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Returning to the ever-present inspiration - Belle Sauvage and the SECR

I have come to believe that having a connection to a railway that you're modelling is a key way to motivate yourself past the sticking points one often encounters during the construction of a layout. I have built several layouts, none of which have been my core interest, and none of which were able to captivate me beyond the initial period of excitement in them. I think for better or worse, the swing towards LNWR as a subject matter of this layout might have been some kind of unintentional self-
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Lacathedrale in Planning

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Layout Plan

Changelog: 2/12/21 - Initial Draft 3/12/21 - Removal of throat options 15/12/21 - Removal of track standards discussion from this entry   Overall View Minories is a small urban terminus layout designed by Cyril Freezer to promote TT Gauge, the arrangement of two facing branch crossovers permitting simultaneous arrival and departure to the station, and ensuring they must only navigate one reverse curve. My layout is a fairly as-wrote Minories, the only conce
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