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Era/Region Dilemmas


Neil C

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Part of the plan for this new layout is to keep it as simple (both in terms of scenery and trackwork) as possible in order to reasonably move region according to whatever stock I have at hand to run.

 

Currently I don't have a great deal, and what I do have is mainly Southern in origin (BR liveried Q1 and M7, plus a green 08 shunter, a selection of green Mk1s). I have just acquired a Darlington-based Standard 4mt 2-6-0, though, and have a long term plan to build something based properly in County Durham. But then there's the forthcoming Beattie 'Well' tank...and Heljan Type 2 Sulzers...and so on. Oh, and I've got a Heljan Class 15 pre-ordered. So, it needs to be flexible.

 

I would love to show a trackplan, but at the moment I don't have one drawn out in a usable file (not only am I adjusting to the new RMWeb, I've just shifted from PC to Mac, so I'm feeling a bit technologically clumsy). Words will have to suffice at the moment.

 

Thus, the premise is this: a backwaters branchline off a secondary mainline, somewhere in the south/north east/east anglia/forest of dean/north cornwall - delete as applicable - has reached a stage of near closure, truncated due to flooding/uneconomical engineering works further up the line, and a small halt with goods facilities remains about 3 miles along the remaining route. It clings on to life for three (slightly improbable) reasons. The nearby colliery is still producing just enough coal to be viable; a nearby town and country house sustain a small amount of inwards goods; very occasional special trains taking guests of the country house (shooting trips, etc).

 

The trackplan consists of two points, and an off-baseboard fiddleyard/stick. No runaround loop, so propelling moves will be required. I'll do a separate entry on possible operating moves a little later.

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