The beginning
A few years ago I spent some time on the Norfolk Broads. Not somewhere you might immediately associate with any modeling potential but one particular stretch of the River Waveny offered up a surprise in the form of Somerleyton & Reedham Swing bridges on the Norwich - Lowestoft line. Somerleyton in particular always stuck with me as a project and I've now decided to do something about it. So, this blog will track my attempts to model this unusual feature of the network in N gauge.
Here is what we are talking about:
The bridge looking North:
The bridge looking South:
The whole bridge will fit onto the 4ft 6" board being constructed without being condensed, although the two signals which control the approach will need to be brought slightly closer to the bridge ends.
Despite appearing to be a fairly simple project, I think there will be some interesting challenges ahead, but hopefully the end result will be worth it!
So, on wards & upwards....
Tom.
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