Lincoln - Terrance Sidings

[stivesnick]

There are a number of small layouts in the layout thread, based on a modern theme that allow a bit of shunting. Here are some details of a prototype location that might inspire someone to use it as a basis of a layout. 

 

Lincoln Terrance sidings are located to the east of Lincoln station between the current lines to Grimsby and Sleaford. The sidings are what is is left of the former Washingborough Branch and adjacent to the former Lincoln motive power depot. (now a Stagecoach bus depot) 

 

The yard is connected to the Sleaford Line and has three tracks. Tracks 1 and 2 have a crossover to create a runround loop. The third track is for scrap metal loading run by European Metal Recycling. The Freghtmaster book 84 for early 2017 indicated there was a weekly Saturday only train of scrap for Cardiff Tidal. Passing the site yesterday on the train, there was a track machine stabled there. 

 

To develop the use of the site, the second siding could be used for other traffic or for PW use. The sidings could also be used for DMU stabling between passenger trips. To model the sidings full size would be around 6 foot in N but can the plan can be shortened to suit the space available. 

 

Extract from google map below:

 

Nick