...there was 00 gauge, and a succession of layouts. Then in 2006 I purchased a Slater's 7mm Midland Railway 8T van kit off ebay, and was hooked! Needless to say, I've not looked back since then, though as of yet I've not actually managed to build myself a layout, combination of not enough space and too many ideas to get started I think. Over the last couple of years I've built up a fair sized collection of stock, its not particularly region specific, more of a case of, ooh I like the look of that, I'll have one of those! Most of my stock comes from the pre-grouping era, though is more intended to represent light railway stock, as I'm rather partial to them B)

The layout at the moment is three 4'x2' boards in an L shape, 8'x6', with another 2'x1' board to tag onto the end of the 6' length and form approx 2/3 of the length of the fiddle yard. In terms of trackplan, I'm struggling to find something that I like and that works, so any help would be much appreciated. I think in order to make the plan work I need to use curved points as the track just doesn't flow otherwise, and leaves me very limited in terms of what I can and can't do. I want the layout to be a representation of a light railway terminus somewhere in the country, and it has to include a station, even if it is only a small one, capable of say holding a couple of four wheel coaches and a loco, ideally I'd like to have a couple of sidings, perhaps 2 or 3, and if I can, a small engine shed as I do like them. I have a few points at the moment, 1 of each Marcway 48" left and right hand points, 2 x Peco left hand points, 1 x Peco right hand, and 1x Peco Y point. In terms of curved points I'm looking at using Marcway, as they offer a greater range, and will probably end up using their 72"/48" Radius left hand curved point. I've included a couple of overall views of the layout as it stands now, and would greatly appreciate any input in terms of suggesting a suitable trackplan to use, or if what I am trying to do is feasible.

In the photo, the long side 8' length is on the left, whilst the 6' side is the one furthest away. The 2' fiddle yard extention will fit on to the end of this 6' length just off the edge of the photo.

I'll post some details of my stock in a bit.