My layout project had to be modest in scope and size and interesting to operate. I have history with BR (S) steam-era routes in trainsims, together with a lot of reference material on Devon and Dorset railways. So I looked at a lot of possibilities in that area.

Despite its modest size, Torrington in the 1950s boasted through coach services to London, considerable milk and china clay traffic, and also terminated services from Halwill Jct. Almost everything needed to operate the line authentically is available as RTR; Ivatt 2MTs and M7s on most services, WCs and N Class Moguls as occasional visitors, and Type 22s and 25s in the freight-only years. Plus passenger vans, 6 wheel milk tanks and clay wagons. And all models of a quality that I could only dream about as a teenager.

So Torrington it is. And I have Darren's OO layout as inspiration. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/3565-torrington-mk-1-and-torrington-mk-2/page-1