I've started work on a new layout, this has had a lot of thought put into the design, I pulled together a collage of prototype and model pictures that inspire me (including Chapel Wharf, Carron Road, Acacia Avenue, Canada Road) I built 3 boards each 3'6" x 1'. Board 1 is the centre board and features 90% of the crossings (to simplify control) and a parcels dock (as a reason to run parcels stock), Board 2 is primarily scenic with the half-station and coal siding. Board 3 is still under consideration, it will certainly have an urban un-gated road crossing, possibly with an industry (creamery as an excuse to run 6-wheel tanks/oil storage tanks for oil tanks) or keep it simple with a few sidings for a short rake of ballast wagons plus vans & opens awaiting departure.

I've used peco streamline track and as I've re-considered the design I've tried hard to keep it simple to speed up construction, so what was going to be a half-station like Worcester Foregate with cantilevered canopies becomes just a brick back wall, no buildings and just a footbridge to hide the hole in the back scene.