There is nowhere quite like the Norfolk Broads. Lying between Stalham in the North and Beccles in the South, Norwich in the West and Great Yarmouth in the East this is a land of waterways and ‘broads’, reedbed and grazing marsh. It is flat. Very flat. The skies are vast; stretching from horizon to horizon, punctuated by few trees and the remains of numerous wind drainage pumps.

The Broads themselves are mediaevil peat diggings which flooded resulting in shallow lakes seldom more than 4 metres deep anywhere and often less. Nowadays The Broads, of National Park status, are a wildlife haven and a destination for many holidaymakers – some hiring boats others following more terrestrial activities.

From a railway modelling perspective ‘flat’ is very helpful. Fortuntely, in stock I have some baseboards measuring 1220×660 which had been intended for the fiddle yard of a continuous run layout. Three of these modified to connect end to end would be ideal. To support these I am constructing the drain pipe legs mentioned before. These are made form ABS and will be glued together. Sockets for the legs will be fitted under the boards. The drawings of boards and legs follow (click to be taken to a pdf)

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