Ribble Bank Main Line Blogtastic
Entry posted by Red Baron
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Ribble Bank Main Line is a fictional layout in OO with a modern image theme spanning mid 80's through to now. I am sure I will upset the purists but I am more interested in enjoying the models in my fictional world than I am hung up about prototypical operation. I will build a much smaller "correct" layout one day but for now this is very much a playground.
The layout baseboards were built in my parents attic space in about 1990 (when I was still 16!) and are basically flat bar a 1:36 gradient about 6" wide on either side to clear the water tank with the 2 main line loops. Originally it was Zero 1 operated but on deciding we would "re-commsion" the layout earlier this year we went DCC.
Rightly or wrongly we have an Elite unit which despite a few annoyances like latching buttons is generally doing what we wish for now.
The trackwork has been changed numerous times however we are working towards a more settled plan.... nominally the "south" bank (half of loop) is under my control and the "north" bank under my fathers.
I have attached a revised track plan for the south bank as it stand today (please click on it for full size) it is not to scale but the length odf the south bank is approx 27ft.
The main terminus station is called Lower Crappleton. This allows for small " heritge/ commuter stations" Crappleton Parkway out besides the main line, and also Upper Crappleton which will be over the water tank to the right of the plan.
On the North bank the layout is still running its old config but my father assures me that work on Twathampton Junction will begin shortly.
This entry is to keep the blog upto date with the thread.... (Thanks Andy for fixing the date issue...)
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