Coxswain Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 After several years of uming and arhing, with grandiose plan after grandiose plan shot down for various reasons I've decided its time I did some modeling. After a quick look through the debris of the last layout i've come up with this as an acheivable plan using what I've got to hand It's an OO gauge goods yard with a very vague era though rougthly 40's 50's ish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 8, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 8, 2011 Your plan appears to have lots of potential for shunting. It's is obvious what 2 of the sidings are for, have you considered a use for the rest? The coal stithies might be better on the other side of their siding to give more space to turn a horse and cart or lorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxswain Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Been having a further play and modified the plan as below 1 - Brake van siding 2 - Crane siding 3 - Goods shed siding 4 - Mileage siding 5 - Headshunt 6 - Coalmerchants siding The road is crossed by level crossing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWSlack Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Consider adding a trap point to stop runaway wagons crossing the road, and a 2-lever frame with which to operate the trap point and the gate lock for the level crossing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 The plan looks to have great potential for those tricky shunting manoeuvres as has already been said. Have you narrowed it to down to a particular area/region yet or is it still "early days" for that? Will it be in a rural or urban setting? What will be the overall size of the layout presumably something like 5 ft by 2ft plus fiddle yard? Sorry too many questions but good luck with it as it looks as if a well detailed layout could be the end result. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Great layout plan, love the use of the various sidings, every thing has a reason, now work out a card system for the wagons in the fiddle yard and you could play for hours trying to get them in the correct siding then shuffle agin to make up a departing train. Well done. Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxswain Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Scinicly its going to be exLSWR SR period with a slightly suberban feel or out of town sort of feel at least as I'm not entirly setteled on the suroundings quite yet, a bus depot being a distinct possibility. It will run more diagonally across the board and initally there be no diddel yard as I'm thinking about using cassetes and want to research them further. I'll post some pics of the moc up when I find my camera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Would road transport from the goods shed need access to the weighbridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 15, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2011 Would road transport from the goods shed need access to the weighbridge? Not very likely - goods sheds at small/medium depots were generally used for 'smalls consignments' and not for full loads although occasionally if there was an opportunity a full load might go through if it needed weather protection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Well I learnt something new there. Pressing the + button now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxswain Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Decided I wanted to include a loading dock and had a further fiddel 1. Run round loop 2. Weighbridge 3. Loadingdock and crane 4. Goods shed 5&6 Milage sidings 7. Cripple siding 8. Coal Merchants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think pushing the only runaround loop to the top is probably a bit implausible. It makes the yard near impossible to work without going in and out all the time. I'd link between the curve start of siding 6/7 to get the small loop back honestly. I'd also probably take #3 back through a building into the fiddle yard but thats really a personal preference to allow somewhere offscene for freight to go. Not so sure about the loop at the back, one way to make it look very natural might be to put the end section of it out of sight, you could then probably just about squash space to hide a railbus or autotrain of some kind as if the branch continues and its a passing point. I actually rather like the Feb 10 plan, perhaps with the good shed swapped to #1 to be near the road/weighbridge/entrance area and a bit further along the back a coal merchants office and whatnots ahead of the staithes and more rail side coal facilities. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 9, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2011 Something about the way the main part of the yard is almost symmetrical makes it look a little odd to my eyes. It might be just the way that the plan is drawn and that when built this would not show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxswain Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 A further play has produced this 1. Brake Van siding 2. Coal Merchants Siding 3. Mileage Siding 4. Headshunt 5. Crane Siding 6. Loading Dock 7. Goods Shed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 11, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2011 Having lost the symmetrical look has made it look much better, you can almost see how the yard organically grew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Looks good to me now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 12, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2011 Right, now shunt it (on paper at this stage of course) with a train which is longer than the run-round (which is not a problem of course) and see if you're still happy with it before you start track laying. Don't get me wrong because I think it will be interesting to work and provide plenty of post-constructional operational fun interest but do have a go at it before you start track laying as you'll find you've created a couple of 'interesting' features when you come to operate it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxswain Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 After a play on a full scale mock up the layouts changed slightly 1- Brake Van siding 2&3- Coal Yard sidings 4- Miliage Siding 5- Headshunt 6- Crane/Milage Siding 7- Loading Dock 8- Goods shed headshunt 9- Goods Shed Platfom Siding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 17, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2011 After a play on a full scale mock up the layouts changed slightly 1- Brake Van siding 2&3- Coal Yard sidings 4- Miliage Siding 5- Headshunt 6- Crane/Milage Siding 7- Loading Dock 8- Goods shed headshunt 9- Goods Shed Platfom Siding Build it!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 You could have loads of fun shunting that. Personally I'd extend 1 a bit as then it could be used as a headshunt for the goods yard (thus leaving the entrance line clear if something else arrives), plus useful as a general storage siding, but that's a minor quip. Looks good to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yes as an inveterate doodler, I would say start now and as its a small layout if it pans out not to suit your needs then you can rebuild, but as I am fast coming to realise "one" should just build and not procrastinate. imho. Tom. P.S meant to say nice plan should be fun to operate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Oh dear I think I see the trap you've fallen into, if you don't stop modifiying the original idea you'll end up spending more time on the planing than the construction. Solution, build it!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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