Melangoose Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 The Idea Wyvern Road is on the outskirts of an Industrial town near the English and Welsh border. 2 running lines become 3, and then 4 after which continue round a curve to the main station in the town (entrance to hidden sidings). Emphasis on Freight block trains, Passenger services by Arriva Trains Wales and First Great Western (GWR) with a handful of HST’s running to Paddington. I must admit that I will be borrowing ideas from my favourite layouts:- Leaway Park - I like the 4 tracks at one end going round with the suggestion of a large station (fiddle yard) Hayley Mills - Holding trains on straight section on the front of the layout while another pass. Mostyn - The space between the up and down running lines and the intense operation Russell Bridge - The fantastic Urban and Industrial setting. It’s Home I am very lucky to have a Hobby Room and have recently built baseboards covering 19ft x 9ft Prototype Inspiration 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Good luck with this project Nigel. Looks like it could be very busy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted October 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2018 Sounds good to me. I watch with interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 I had a chance to do a little track laying this week The furthest track will be the up line, then the wooden sleeper track is the up loop. The gap is where the down loop used to be (before rationalisation), and then the down line. Looking the other direction, where the 3 tracks become 2. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) Have been continuing with the track laying and made good progress This is Foundry Junction where the 3 tracks become x4, the track to be added to the point will be a single Engineers Siding I couldn’t resist getting some stock out to see how it would look with trains on the layout I am very happy with my progress to date. Edited January 8, 2020 by Melangoose 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 I have now finished track laying on the 4 track scenic section. This picture gives you an idea of what I am after, with the wood placed where the road bridge will sit. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Roger Sunderland Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2018 Looks good Nigel, coming along nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2018 "Getting some stock out to see how it looked" was fatal in my case, I've barely progressed in the 3 years since! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hi Looking good...... I don't know the area you're modelling but from your teaser photo's of real trains it should be both fun to operate & just sit & watch trains go by.... Added to watch list & will follow with interest...... Cheers Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 This layout is really coming along look forward to watching this develop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Thanks folks for your remarks and comments. With half term looming, progress will stop (too much going on at home and Dads Taxi’s). Will get back into it at the end of the month. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 That full length HST looks the dogs... You know. Should be good for getting all the interesting parts of the current scene in. RRAP on the down main? Seems likely if you've got an engineer's siding. Though maybe it would be there rather then on the main. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Looking like a nice project Nigel - and that's a fantastic railway room you've got there. I'm looking forward to seeing the layout develop, and with the prototype background you're basing it on and inspirational layouts you mentioned, it's going to be a cracker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Looking Good Nigel. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 Decided to go for 2 small sidings with a catch point, to add a bit of interest and brake up just trains going round and round. I kind of imagine that there was originally a much larger yard but scaled back when wagonload traffic ceased. It will be a good place for my hattons Rail Head Treatment Train to go into when it’s this time of year. I know that there not to everyone’s taste, but I have altered the name on this scenecraft western signal box. So that’s all the track in the scenic section finished. I have my friend Steve Adcock visiting for the weekend, so a temporary 4 track hidden sidings has been laid so we can run some trains in the Hobbyroom. Steve was responsible for such classic layouts. Russell Bridge (BR around the Middlesbrough area) which graced the exhibition circuit in the 1990’s, and the Ansell Ferry (a huge US outline layout based in the Chicago area). 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Testing Trains with a temporary fiddle yard 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Special HST for poignant day 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Watch this space everyone, layout looks even better in the flesh.... Thanks for the loan of Wyvern and your BRAs to run in my Transrail 37 at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Have been enjoying running trains, it’s now time to start to build a proper fiddle yard. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Have been enjoying running trains, it’s now time to start to build a proper fiddle yard. Excellent, three trains running at once with two DCC controllers brave man. Reminded me of Hayley Mills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 The fiddle yard at the town end is starting to take shape. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Great progress Nigel, won't be long and we'll all be round for a session.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 The track laying is the easy bit, it is the electrics and programming the macros that will take the time. I reckon that you are looking at Feb or March for a bring a train to test session. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Great progress Nigel, won't be long and we'll all be round for a session.. Please can I be invited for the session? You could charge people to test run there trains? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Have you tried a GWR 57 and dummy GWR power cars round the layout yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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