Inspiration came from 2 places, 1) Scale station in the Peak District which provided the rough setting for the layout and 2) Bodmin Station, on the Bodmin and Wenford heritage railway in Cornwall. It gave many ideas such as the platform encasing the track, making it at the end of its line. Although an ex LMS area, it has taken inspiration from places up and down the country. As well as some ideas of my own- which have come about from my requirements of the layout, such as a station terminus and also a small yard area. The small tunnel heading of towards a mine allows room for expansion on both ends. But space available has also shaped what it can and can't have. As with most independently built layouts.