sf315 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 It's called Farmers Drove set in the fens in the late 1970s It's a small station with the goods yard taken over by a grain company who sends out there products by rail More details later Thanks Steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyddrail Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Steve, Slow down, most people haven't started their layouts yet! Looking good however. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Wanted to get started on it as I have stuff to do on Lymebrook Yard and wanted to get going Thanks Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Hi Steve Enjoying your updates and new layout thread. Wish some of your enthusiasm would rub off on me B-( Keep up the good work Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Hi Steve Enjoying your updates and new layout thread. Wish some of your enthusiasm would rub off on me B-( Keep up the good work Richard Richard, We all lose the mojo from time to time, you just need to find what gets you going again. I'm finding the challenge layout for Lyddrail has kept mine going. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungus the Fogeyman Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Will be following this with interest Disgusting of Market Harborough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Farmers Drove Set just south of Spalding out on the fens with the line running to March. Yes I know there was a line but using modeller licence this is another one albeit single track. The station Crowland Road sees DMU traffic for passenger trains class 101, 104 and 105 will be seen. With grain and animal feed stuffs being handled in the old goods yard now in the hands of Keelings Grain Products. Also loaded will be sugar beet when I work out how to model it in N gauge (thanks for the nod Dave on the traffic). All fictional I know but never mind. The layout is being built as a challenge layout as devised by me and a couple of mates as part of Lyddrail for next year. Unusually for me it will feature a lot of greenery as my other layouts have all been urban based. For the challenge it will be end to end but after it will become a roundy roundy of a size 6 feet x 2 feet and become a layout for exhibition use. Thanks Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticbrummy Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Ah, the challenge layout... Here's a picture of mine: Good eh? (I reckon Disgusting is probably further ahead than I am) Edited October 9, 2016 by theplasticbrummy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Ah, the challenge layout... Here's a picture of mine: Good eh? (I reckon Disgusting is probably further ahead than I am) no picture attached Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Hello all Your challenge layout coming along nicely then plasticbrummy is it set in the snow then. Have here been adding more electromagnetic uncouplers to Lymebrook Yard as after an operating session. this will hopefully help with shunting and yard movements without the hand of God apperaring too much. The uncouplers used are the SEEP ones but i use a different switch, one thats a bit more durable. other work has inculded painting the facia board, now need to put the layout name on it. thanks Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) 25231 on the coal trip working from cockshute yard. Just testing out the magnets I have installed to aid shunting. I have used SEEP electromagnets and have fitted PECO lift arms to various items of stock. Steve. Edited February 1, 2019 by sf315 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Very tidy modelling ! Have you sent this to the mags ?its easily good enough to get in ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Just found this. Great layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Really liking this layout,,amazing what you can get into a small space,,carnt wait to see this on the exhibition circuit, ,seen tanners hill for the first last weekend,stunning,must get myself motivated to start my next one now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Hello all Not much has been done on the layout as I've been working on this mmm, sounds familiar, Fens station with passing loop, bridge over drain, level crossing and Silo's................. Nice one Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Very nice. There's just about nothing in the photos to give away the scale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 mmm, sounds familiar, Fens station with passing loop, bridge over drain, level crossing and Silo's.................Nice one Steve. Yes Nobby some inspiration has come from FSP. Isn't that another layout you didn't build. Hopefully see the layout this weekend at High Wycombe. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 Yes Nobby some inspiration has come from FSP. Isn't that another layout you didn't build. Hopefully see the layout this weekend at High Wycombe. Steve.[/quotes Fenchurch Saint Peter I meant to say at High Wycombe this weekend. I'll be there with Tanners Hill with a new helper, Carl of N gauge Tonbridge West Yard fame Thanks Steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Yes Nobby some inspiration has come from FSP. Isn't that another layout you didn't build. Hopefully see the layout this weekend at High Wycombe. Steve. According to Warley website, yes its another George W masterpiece. See you Saturday matey............... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted November 6, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hi Steve, It was good to see you yesterday. Thanks for drawing my attention to this layout which I had somehow missed - very nice as ever. I really like the "minimalist" station with overbridge, and you've done a really good job of anglicising the blocks of flats. They look just like many I have seen across the Midlands! Farmer's Drove looks to be coming on too. Will it have its own thread? It looks like it could be set about 15 miles down the line from Crowland Green, the layout the Northants and Cambs area group of the NGS is currently building that has a grain facility and adjacent brickworks, loosely based on Eye and set in mid 60s. See here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/87960-crowland-green/ Cheers Ben A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Thanks Ben for the comments. Yes I do intend to start a thread with Farmers Drove. At the moment it has been packed away so I can concentrate on shows with Tanners Hill and work on Lymebrook Yard. I have been starting to look at lorries for Lymebrook and have upto yet-been working on a skip lorry from a base toys Albion and a PD Marsh skip lorry kit I will have to post a pic when completed. Another conversion is a tipper lorry, the back again is from PD Marsh on to a leyland FD chassis from again base toys. Thanks Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) Progress so far Thanks Steve Edited February 1, 2019 by sf315 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) Hi steve,,just looking at the pictures of lymebrook yard,amazing what you fitted into there,any chance of a track plan ,good to see you last sunday helping out,superb modelling there,cheers rob Edited November 11, 2016 by ranger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hello Ranger I'll get one sorted as your not the only one who's asked about one. It's basically a loop that splits off an oval of track this forms the other platform line. On the inside of the oval is an Inglenook of Three sidings. The fiddle yard runs under the small factory and the flats, and are dead end sidings of varying length. Points in the fiddle yard are PECO settrack and are hand operated. Hope this helps for starters Thanks Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlocky Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I love this little gem! I have a spare room, 10' x 8', and it is half my office, half my playroom. Getting inspiration for what sort of layout I could fit into the space. I'd love to see a track plan for this, and also for your Tanners Hill layout, which is one of my all time faves! Thanks, Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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