First entry in yonks
Entry posted by JZ
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Serious problems in getting motivated with the layout. I've run trains and built stock since the last entry, but done nothing on the railway. There are a few thing I am not happy with. For a start the turn into the station is too tight. It should have been 3' but is closer to 2'6". The section at the far end suffers from changes in temperature, leading to railjoiners un coupling, hence derailments, this need to be more solid. Not happy with my ballasting, looks OK for a modern layout, but not tidy enough for my period. And finally, there is not going to be enough scenic area for my liking.
What do I do ?
Putting up a 20'x10' shed to house a model railway, may seem to many to be the answer to our dreams. But believe me when I say it's not big enough. It doesn't matter how much space you have, it will never be enough.
I think I will go back to the first large railway I started. A seaside resort station, loosely based on Weymouth. Three, maybe four, platforms, a couple of carriage sidings, small goods yard and loco' servicing facilities. And to use the quay tramway as a way to a roundy-roundy section. Something I started in the late eighties, but had to stop as it was decided to move house. Restarted in the new house, but then being told I wasn't required there any more. In the shed, I have more than enough space for the original plans and some to spare. It will mean a partial clear out of some loco's, though some Midland ones will find a home on the Somerset Coalfield layout. But it will give me a reason to run both SR and WR stock.
Anyway, of on holiday for a week or so and a chance to put some thought into it. See this space when I come back.
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