Jump to content
 

Correct ballast 1980s Scottish diesel depot?


Recommended Posts

  • 40034_Nick changed the title to Correct ballast 1980s Scottish diesel depot?

Where in Scotland is your diesel depot? There must have been a number of quarries that supplied track ballast for the Scottish Region.

From my few photos it appears that at depots like Motherwell and Polmadie the ballast of the outside sidings is a reddish colour, whereas at Haymarket it appears more grey. Of course the ballast in the fuelling area is likely to be heavily contaminated and oily. Between the sidings is more likely to be finer gravel or chippings for walking routes.

I would probably use N gauge ballast of my chosen colour in a OO depot.

 

cheers  

Link to post
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, young37215 said:

Try Geoscenics who do an n gauge brown ballast which was endorsed as being a good match for the west of Scotland in Railway Modeller several years back. I use it extensively and am very happy with it

 Thanks, i went for the Brown N gauge ballast from DCC Concepts as i couldnt find the above mentioned. Thanks

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...