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Small Layout plan: Draycott Plus

The Fatadder

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Given the amount of work that needs to be done decorating the house before I get to start work on modifying the garage to get it prepared for the layout, thoughts have turned to an interim project to give me somewhere to run stock in the mean time.

 

The size of Cheddar prevents it from being built inside, however I do have space for approximation a 12ft by 1ft6 layout along one wall in the forth bedroom.

 

Conversation with Dave (DeeV) about his automated traversers, has got me thinking about a small end to end project with approximately an 6ft baseboard with a treverser at each end which is sized on the length of a 43xx and a B Set

 

The idea being that I will be able to sit at the work bench and play trains, without having to keep moving away to operate the treverser.

 

Sticking with the Cheddar Valley theme, I have been playing with a plan based on a slightly shortened Draycott, adding a second siding below the through line to add a bit more interest. (along with plans for a few more buildings, and potentially adding a signal box)

 

One thing I would like to try is working point rodding, along with a first attempt at working semaphores.

 

Feedback on the design is very welcomed

 

 

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Captain Kernow
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Draycott is a nice little prototype, and the plan looks as if it will give you quite a lot of fun shunting, Rich, but the best of luck with the working point rodding!!

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Mikkel
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That's an interesting concept. I have also thought that one of the key problems in having a secondary or mainline on a short layout is the constant fiddling that would be needed at each end. But as you say - with the automatic traverses that would help a lot.

 

I hope the small spur is turntable operated?! :-)

 

Working point rodding would be fantastic. Are you sure this is a small interim project though? :-)

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marc smith

Yes, nice plan there,

but as Mikkel says, the working point rodding might make this less of an "interim" project

 

Good luck with it though, and let us know how you get on....

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