Well this it, in with both feet for the 2010 challenge!

As indicated by the title, the intention is to have reasonable stab at modelling Tewkesbury MPD in Scale7.

The background

It all started with picking up the Wild Swan book LMS Engine Sheds - Midland Division. There buried towards the rear were a couple of photo's of a small single road engine shed with five loco's stabled around it and one where an 8F was parked by the old station due to overcrowding. On top of this a line through the MPD ran through the streets down to the quay side. All together I thought it would be an compact little layout (for 7mm anyway) to displaying loco's but with the operational interest of running a variety of freight through the MPD to the quay.

The aspirations.

So to summarise some of the aims I'd like to achieve with this.

• A recognizable model of the Tewkesbury MPD.
  
• Gauge will be Scale 7.
  
• Era : circa 1955 ( trying to get 5's in where possible!)
  
• The plan is to scale - I'm hoping to build it with no compression.
  
• Control DCC.
  
• Implement / Demonstrate MERG CBUS system.
  
• 5 points - three standard turnouts and one three way.
  
• Size - 100"x20" to stay within the 2010 challenge.
  

The plan.

OK so it's not that original, in fact I'm sure I saw a model of the shed building on the previous RMWeb. However I like building loco's and the prototype provides a nice little diorama for them. There are suitable buildings to provide an authentic scenic break. The idea is that this is just one part of a grander scheme and we've never heard that one before have we? The MPD is stage one and is fortuitously within the challenge. If by any minor miracle I get it finished then I'd extend it down to include the quay side details. A few more details of the plan and a little more historical data in later postings.