Sir Madog Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 The Lenz starter set into O gauge railway modelling is very tempting. A little Diesel shunter, 3 freight cars, an oval of track and a Lenz DCC control set at a reasonable price! Very tempting, indeed. Hanstedten-West is a BLT set somewhere in northern Germany in the early 1960s. The line is a short one, just connecting the mainline station of Hanstedten with the little town some miles away. Traffic is low on this line, just a daily local freight train, consisting of 3 cars and pulled by one of those infamous Köf Diesel shunters, serving the local trade and industry. Yes, there is some passenger service as well, about a handful of trains, taking kids to school and workers to their work. These trains are usually made up of a "Schienenbus" (rail car), affectionately dubbed "red buzzer" due to the distinct noise it makes. Occasionally, when the rail car is in for maintenance, the train will be a class 64 2-6-2 T, pulling a two old 4-wheeled coaches nicknamed thunder-boxes, and a freight car. More and more traffic is lost to the roads, and the line is earmarked for closure, following Dr. Seebohm´s ideas of improving transport in rural areas by applying the Beeching axe. The layout is based on John Allen´s timesaver concept, but is meant to be a little more than just a shunting puzzle. Layout size is roughly 4 m by 0.65 m, put on a shelf. Here is the plan: Most of the structures will have to be built from scratch, as O gauge supplies of kits are still very limited. I am looking forward to get started on this one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Looks interesting, despite the popularity of that 'starter set' I don't recall seeing a layout based around one at an exhibition. What trackwork are you thinking of using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Madog Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 I will most likely be using the Lenz track and points for this layout. They look a wee bit more German as Peco´s O gauge flat bottom track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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