Bury Bolton Street in OO!

[Darlington South Junction]

Hi

 

As you may have seen, i previously had plans for a Appleby lookalike layout. Well, those plans fell through (along with countless others!)  My new plan is a Modern image Darlington station layout, about 8ft long and 4 ft wide. It can fit a 2+4 HST set in (with a bit of overhang) and will have all 4 platforms and a through line or 2. the scenic section will have a line that goes down a 4% incline gradient into a tunnel. I also plan for a heritage railway or a royal mail depot. I also plan for a freelance Atlantic, aimed for modern day uses (freight, expresses, ect.) I shall update as it goes, however i still need to build a baseboard.

 

more to come!

Edited September 4, 2019 by Darlington South Junction
Needed name change, keeping rest as is

[Guest HJF66]

Sounds Great! Look forward to seeing more updates especially seeing as there aren't many Modern Image Layouts out there.

[Darlington South Junction]

Now Im not Picasso (or good at Art in that respect!) however this is merely a quick knock up of the track plan. It has been labelled, however it clearly isn't the best. One problem I face is the inside line (or platform 1) doesn't make a full loop without surpassing the inside track. This is caused by the 25cm gap in the station after platforms 2+3, including the 6cm for the platforms (which shall be made by me.) I cannot reduce this size via making the platforms smaller. I may try using 2 Hornby 2nd radius half curves, however i don't want to risk £5 for a idea that may not work (ascetically, as well.)  I shall have to upload a photo when i get the chance, however if anyone can help I would be grateful.

 

More to come!

[JamesGWR101]

I'd love to see this layout come together! Will it be 100% accurate to the real Darlington?

[Darlington South Junction]

On 28/04/2019 at 17:53, JamesGWR101 said:

I'd love to see this layout come together! Will it be 100% accurate to the real Darlington?

the initial plan was a 100% accurate representation of the station, however I encountered problems with the distance between the 2 through platforms. Its not as much based on Darlington anymore, however there is a bit of resemblance.  

[JamesGWR101]

13 hours ago, Darlington South Junction said:

the initial plan was a 100% accurate representation of the station, however I encountered problems with the distance between the 2 through platforms. Its not as much based on Darlington anymore, however there is a bit of resemblance.  

What was the problem with it? 

[Darlington South Junction]

On 03/05/2019 at 07:47, JamesGWR101 said:

What was the problem with it? 

platform 1 and 4 were 25cm away, due to platforms 2 and 3 being in the middle, plus the 12cm overall of platform. Platform 1 (the closest to the hole) would need a steep curve in order to not foul the other track, with it possibly being 1st radius. I didnt want to lose more platform space, and I couldn't get the 2 tracks closer together. Due to a lack of space it would be impossible to widen the layout in order to add some straight track to the outside curve. Meanwhile, whilst playing with ideas I found that having the 2 bay platforms on the left to the through line would be easier. Photos of the design coming soon.

[Darlington South Junction]

 

Just a general idea of how things are coming- the space on the right hand side is probably going to go towards a small heritage railway, or two more platforms, however I do not know yet. 

 

More to come!

Edited May 5, 2019 by Darlington South Junction

[JamesGWR101]

16 hours ago, Darlington South Junction said:

 

Just a general idea of how things are coming- the space on the right hand side is probably going to go towards a small heritage railway, or two more platforms, however I do not know yet. 

 

More to come!

Looking good so far. I like the idea of a heritage railway. Perhaps you should put part of the heritage railway on the layout...

[Darlington South Junction]

Project Update and an Apology

 

I would like to apologise to those who were expecting a Darlington layout. Over the past few months, I've become increasingly interested in the ELR and Bury Bolton Street. The idea for this has appeared in my head a few times, and this idea stalled. So, I decided to ditch this plan and do a Bury Bolton Street layout. Yet again, my indecisiveness kicked in. So, I would like to apologise to those who were disappointed. I may turn this into the BBS (Bury Bolton Street) layout page or create a completely new one.

 

Onward with the new plan, I have made a decent start already. I have most of the track work in place for the station, with the other side (either a fiddle yard or another scene (s)) having absolutely no track! I also have a Mk1 composite and a Mk1 buffet (both Tri-ang and blue/grey.) I also have a maroon railroad mk1 brake (which I love by the way!) Also, I have a tiny demonstration freight rake. And to top it all off, my first resident locomotive- Lima GWR Prarie 4589 (and the Flying Scotsman, but that'll be a visitor.) The only issue is that the Mk1 buffet has a chunk of one wheel missing, so I have an excuse to replace the bogies with Bachmann commonwealth bogies! The current plan is:

• Replace 4589's chassis with a Bachmann one
• Replace the Tri-ang wheels with Bachmann Commonwealth Bogies
• Buy track (lots of track)
• Buy another resident locomotive (diesel or steam will suffice)
• Continue to modify my Tri-ang 3f into a L&Y class 27)
• Work out the rest from there

I can upload some photos of the work so far if it wasn't pitch black. 

 

More coming soon! (hopefully)

 

 

[Darlington South Junction]

Here's some Photos! I don't know how to format them that well, so I apologise

[Darlington South Junction]

More photos coming soon! Also, how do I change the page's name? or do I have to set up a new one?

 

Cheers for viewing