Blog- Enanjay's Blog - Clapton

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<p>This is my first attempt at blogging of any sort - so you'll have to excuse typos, poor quality photos and lack of track plan for the time being...</p><p> </p><p>

Having finally moved to a house where there's sufficient space to build a layout in a dry and warm space (last one was in a garage and suffered from damp, mice and nesting birds), I've spent the summer doing all the right things for my other half, so can now get started.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm fortunate that the available space is reasonably large (28ft x 19ft) and will allow various configurations - station to fiddle yard for serious operating and various options for a 4 track "roundy" for the grandchildren or friends who just want to play trains.</p><p> </p><p>

My last two layouts have always had a Southern theme and as I've build up a large amount of SR related stock, I'm continuing with that. My plan is to create a fictitious station at Clapton on the old LSWR Salisbury to Exeter main line. The village of Clapton exists and is situated between Crewkerne and Chard Junction (it's actually just a mile from where we're now living). Added modellers licence will be provided by a fictitious GWR branch between Somerton and Bridport which crosses the LSWR at Clapton. This will allow a sizeable station - not the size of Yeovil Junction but not far off. There's also a plan to create a single line scenic section as part of the Clapton to Bridport line. This will be situated above the non-scenic storage lines, but won't be started until I'm 100% sure that everything beneath is working as it should!</p><p> </p><p>

Gauge is OO and track will be a mix of C&L (scenic sections) and Peco 75 on the non scenic part. Pointwork will be Peco at the more complex east end of Clapton station with Marcway and some handmade C&L at the west end. Careful ballasting should allow it all to fit together well.</p><p> </p><p>

Baseboards are now complete and track laying's progressing well. I've stuck with analogue rather than moving to DCC, which will give me a major headache with wiring up 50 sections to operate with any one of 4 controllers...and then there's 80+ point motors to fit.</p><p> </p><p>

So, I'll be grateful for help, advice (especially on late 1950's operating practice on this section) .... even criticism!<br />A couple of initial pictures here. More to follow as things move on...</p><p> </p><p>

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