I spent the dreary morning working on some basic track plans for the layout. I rely heavily on the National libary of Scotland's map catalogue and the OS map from 1918 gives a really good idea of what the area around Stirling Shore Road would've looked like. I've attached a pdf of the map below. The Railscot libary is quite scarce on Stirling North Shore but there are a couple of photos for inspiration.
The amount of track around Stirling is quite boggling and quite beyond what I'd reasonably be able to achieve in my spare room. Therefore, I've come up with two simplified designs which are based on but not a replica of the track layout directly North of Stirling. 

PLAN A.

Plan A is the smaller of the two designs, utilising one fiddle yard at the South side of the yard and would be focused primarily on the shed with some shunting possibilities around a few sidings in the background. The goods sidings would hold a small distillery with peckett shunter resident. 

PLAN B.

Plan B is the more expansive design which includes the double track line which extends towards Alloa in the foreground. This would allow greater operating interest with coal, mixed goods and passenger trains running in front of the shed and the yard. This plan would have two cassette fiddle yards at either end but is rather limited by the space available which prevents a continuous run fiddle yard which would make continuous running possible. The intention is that this layout would be mobile however, so perhaps this is a lesser issue if it would be possible to erect in a larger space. Plan B would also include Stirling North Signal box and provide signalling interest on the mainline.

I've also been thinking about rolling stock on shed and decided I'd take liberty of some of the locomotives which would also have been seen at Stirling (main) shed. As Shore Road did become a sub shed of 63B from nationalisation. Obviously LMS and standard 5MT's would be plentiful, alongside J36's and other NBR and CR designs. Visiting locomotives would include K3's from St Margarets, K1's and WD's from Thornton, the occasional crab from Ayr as well as a 4mt 2-6-0, Patriots, jubilees and A4/stanier Pacifics used for expresses North to Aberdeen and South to Crewe and London. 

I'm beginning to formulate ideas in more detail and am excited about where this project is going to go. All and any feedback is much appreciated!

map.pdf