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    Bachmann 1F

    Safely installed DCC on the LMS version, and running proudly on my layout. What an amazing loco, runs very smoothly, livery good. Great little model. I love the Bachmann Jinty, but the half cab is even better.
  2. I built a very successful Minories based terminous a few years ago. You'd probably all love the location, it was built in a wine cellar when I lived in Spain. The original poster was asking about turnout sizes, my layout was 14 ft long, with a curve at the end leading to the rest of the layout. Opening the plan up by using medium radius points really improves the appearance. My total station length was around 9 ft including the station throat, and I built the wider version (with goods facilities), only replacing the goods shed with a run round loop, and then sidings alongside the running lines running away from the station. I could manage a maximum pacific plus 5 57ft coaches in the main platform, and 4 coaches in platforms 2 and 3. It was real fun to opperate. Actually too much fun, because I didn't progress the scenery very far once it was running! It was so good that I'm likely to have another go at it for my next project. CJF described Minories as deceptively simple, and I agree. The right hand side begs development of loco facilities, on my latest version, which has been scuppered by a house move, I had a siding off the loco spur leading to a turntable and loco shed. CJF did a copy in RM in the late 70s 1977 I think with loco facilities added. It used three baseboards, 1ft 6 ins wide, with the third board offset to give space for a turntable alongside the running lines. It was about 3ft 6ins per board if I remember correctly. Reversing the goods facilities makes it much more viable for freight. I had a general goods siding, a coal siding, and a short siding to a small goods shed, with cattle dock at the platform end.
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