DAVE1562 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Hi all....due to a lot of interest of a bit of help request for info on exeter central in prototype blog, i thought i would post this build,it is an N gauge layout being built by our club(Junction 72A mrc) of Exeter Central....it is approx 16 feet long and 8 feet wide, baseboards have been made to come apart in 8 sections(for exhibitions) and track has been partially/temporarily laid at this time,as far as i know it will be dcc!... here are a few pictures...... view looking up through the station (from queen street) showing its 4 mainlines, bays and goods yard track to be laid,new north road bridge(template) can be seen in the distance. This corner will be used as a 6 track fiddle yard long enough to hold 10 coach trains,2 mainlines run down the middle this where we have a scenic break,this is the direction out towards exeter st davids rear of layout showing the 2 mainlines,the vacant space to its right will be 72A engine sheds, its turntable and carriage sheds view looking at where St James will be view looking back towards central and new north road, this is the large junction to access bays and carriage shed,lots of pointwork to fit yet!! i will post more as the build comes together ...dave Edited January 15, 2014 by DAVE1562 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Great project Dave. Any chance of photos showing progress ? Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hi Eddie... will try to post progress this week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hi Dave Look forward to that. I'll do the same ! Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Here are some more progress pics from tonights meeting....please excuse the lighting as they are not very good in the club room. fiddle yards, main lines are the two center two... looking towards st james ... north road bridge and its junction....at the minute the bridge is a template for positioning. near the light is where the cattle dock is positioned, the space where the pile of loose track is will be the carriage sidings....(this section is my build ) looking towards north road bridge and exeter central position lines....Exmouth bay platform on the left,the two r/h lines is the other bay and line leading to the sidings just past the toolbox! droppers and main buz wiring are just being started...... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Hi all......at last, we have been able to have a running night, most boards have bus wires and droppers installed allowing us to run a few of the members stock, as always a few minor hiccups but nothing that cannot be resolved. We have also re-named the project... St katherines after our club building which we are based.. a good night was had by all, here are a few pics.... thats all for now... ...Dave Edited May 5, 2014 by DAVE1562 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Great project - Look forward to more. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted May 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hi Dave, This is a big undertaking! How many people are working on it, and how have tasks been assigned? cheers Ben A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks Bob... Ben,at the moment there are around 4 of us been track laying and wiring who have the skills but other n gauge members have helped with the boards as required, each member has a different level of knowledge and practical skill which we all try to share and pass on to each other, in all about a third of the club are n gauge. Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hi Dave Great idea for a layout. Are you planning to use DCC and will you be running proper Atlantic Coast Express trains that split / join sections at the stations? An operation just made for DCC and Dapol easy-shunt couplers. Regards Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hi Nick, the layout is fully dcc, the main bus is installed and droppers to allow us to run, more track work is needed on the station sidings, carriage sheds and at some point (long way off) exmouth jcn shed(72A)... the track plan is based on the prototype of exeter central around 1940 ish with a few very minor changes for operational reasons and so we can use off the shelf track(code 80 streamline)... we have used the double cross over...so yes with a coupling change to stock it can be done, i have a full 8 coach rake of br/southern coaches which looked impressive running around and a farish b of b (spitfire) is being chipped as we speak... i am looking forward to the release of dapols new unrebuilt/rebuilt versions for better detail...as more work is completed i will post some more pics.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 This looks like a great project ,will be watching with interest Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Hi all.... here are a few progress pics to date... as you can imagine ,a lot of work...electrics still ongoing, powered using a powercab via an sb5 booster, extra utp panels around the layout allowing the use of extra cabs(cab06),layout has now been separated into block sections to make fault finding easier....scenic work in progress 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Dave, It's looking great, would love to see an update? Hope all well. Eddie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21, 2016 I have a pic or two of the old Fyffes Warehouse building somewhere (I think) if that might be of any use? Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Dave, It's looking great, would love to see an update? Hope all well. Eddie Hi Eddie at the moment the layout has been split down for wiring work, we are in the process of fitting point indication and route boards leds and replacing the legs as they were a bit wobbly... I will post more progress pics when it is back together.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hi Dave, Any progress since April? Look forward to updates. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Hi Dave, Any progress since April? Look forward to updates. Eddie Hi eddie....will sort more pics to show...still wiring and have just laid the track for the shed(72A)..with a bit of modellers licence as space was short.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Dave, Sounds very interesting, look forward to your updates. Eddie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Hi all some progression pics as requested.... scratch built by one of the members... st James park stn... 72A shed... a bit of modellers licence here, reduced the number of lanes down because of space restrictions still lots of work to do..... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hi Dave, It's looking impressive! Thanks for posting. What did you use for the scenics on the cutting by the curve before St James's station? I like the autumnal colours. Cheers Ben A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE1562 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Hi Dave, It's looking impressive! Thanks for posting. What did you use for the scenics on the cutting by the curve before St James's station? I like the autumnal colours. Cheers Ben A. Hi Ben..think its coloured moss mate... not had much to do with scenery, track and electrickery me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Wow that's an impressive layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Cottage Halt Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Hi there! Just wondering what progress has been made since the last update? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Rose Cottage Halt said: Hi there! Just wondering what progress has been made since the last update? As the OP last visited RMweb on 5th September 2018, you may not get an early response. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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