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Some thoughts as I contemplate a new 6 by 4 feet layout using Setrack.

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The Plan Evolves

My favourite books, or at least the most read, are those of CJ Freezer’s track plans. As I mentioned in an earlier post I wanted to make another 6’ x 4’ layout using Setrack geometry, having been inspired (again) by Rev. Awdry’s 1st Ffarquhar layout and Michael’s faithful recreation of it which can be found not a few clicks of the mouse away from this page, as well as an old layout called Bredon which featured in the Sept. 1981 issue of Railway Modeller, which was a few inches longer than 6 feet
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Sprat and Winkle observations

Here they are! Sprat & Winkle on the left (on a Ratio kit) and the usual tension lock coupling on the right on my new Hornby 6 wheel LNWR coach. I like the look of the S&Ws , and when I have got around to buying some metal blackener they should look even better. Mikkel has some better photos and videos of them on his Farthing layout  (if only I knew how to insert a link to them) which show just how much better they look, compared to tension locks, when viewed from a low angle when the ho
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The plan?..

I had a bit of spare time over Christmas and thought I would get out my old Hornby track stencil to draw up plans for a new layout. I have filled countless pages of graph paper with plans and there is a strong chance that I will move on from this plan .. but it seems to have most of the features that I want so I shall stick with it for now!   Not counting various ungainly contraptions in the 1980s my first layout, which I called Handcross and set  in LBSCR Sussex, was also 6x4 feet in
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