[Train Ferry Layouts?]

On 28/05/2021 at 17:31, Neils WRX said:

Have you made anymore progress? looks an excellent idea.

 

Stay safe,

 

Neil

Hi Neil - Much progress has been made since September although since February I haven't managed to complete the layout as family commitments have intervened. My Blog (See below) has all the latest updates. It has certainly been a very pleasurable learning experience for my first model railway in 30 years!

 

[Show us yours - Realistic modelling]

Some moody shots under the floodlights of 'Seahaven'. 

 

[Show us yours - Realistic modelling]

 

 

Class 66 bringing ferry wagons onto the Linkspan headshunt ready to be backed onto the train ferry at 'Seahaven' 

[Dover Ferry Sidings Inglenook Style]

Interesting to see and some great prototype photos. Building my own version in n gauge currently which I've set up a blog for here to follow progress called 'Seahaven'. Based on the admiralty pier / Nord-pas-de-Calais Service rather than the old Southern Railway Train Ferry Dock and imagined as still operating in competition / co-operation with the channel tunnel

. Will be great to swap ideas and watch your progress

[Train Ferry Layouts?]

And a view from the other direction

[Train Ferry Layouts?]

I'm currently constructing a hybrid layout on this theme in n gauge. It takes bits of Dover Western Docks, Folkstone Harbour, and a small amount of Harwich as prototypes. The boat is based on the rear end of Nord-pas-de-Calais although scaled down to fit on the base board. Roughly set in an imagined present day if the trainferry service had continued to provide a less expensive alternative to overpriced channel tunnel freight and also the dangerous chemical goods that the channel can't take. I've named the layout Seahaven and spent 4 days of my 'staycation' last week working on it. Have got to track laying although need to finish the 'sea' and linkspan structure before I can do too much more.