Madcaravanner Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 OK looking at moving into a small end to end narrow gauge layout as a challenge Thinking of O,16.5 scale (OR 009) I know that each railway had their own dimensions as to clearances etc. I was thinking of something SIMILAR to the old Ashover Light Railway that used to run near me and had a mix of stone traffic and passengers I had read lots about it and they did plan an interchange with the LMS at Stretton but it was never built So that got me thinking of maybe doing the interchange as well So do I go for 009 and have cheap RTR OO gauge stock and scratch build the ALR stock OR Do I go the whole hog and go 7mm with o16.5 as the ALR tracks which I know is slightly undersized I have never built track but may need to I do have some OO gauge loco's chassis to scratch build bodies on to so I am starting in November when I return from my vacation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 The ALR was a 2' gauge railway so both 0-16.5 and 009 are overscale but kits for the locos, coaches and wagons are available in 009. I think they're also available for 7mm but I model in 009 so I'm not quite sure. Peco make track for both scales too. Here's an old photo of my model of one of the coaches, finished in a feelance livery, in 009 made from a Meridian Models kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Get yourself the Minicraft Models "1872 Vulcan Saddleback" kit. For about 20 quid you get a plastic locomotive and three four-wheel coaches which will work well for On30. The locomotive is a bit long for On30, so I would recommend cutting down the length of the boiler so that the smokebox sits either in between or immediately in front of the side-tanks. It would work quite well as an 0-6-0 tram locomotive in this shorter format. I'm building one in standard gauge as an inside-cylinder 2-4-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcaravanner Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 Ta for the replies Will apply brain after we get home from Spain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted September 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2013 David Wright (Dovedale Models) has built part of the Ashover in 7mm and I seem to recall that he has used this for some of his magazine articles - I think it was Railway Modeller, but as he now seems to write for all of them I can't be sure ! If you want to go 'freelance' with passenger and stone trains then Phil Traxson (Port Wynnstay Models) has a range of resin kits that would be suitable - including a transporter wagon based on the Leek and Manifold Transporter and hopper wagon http://www.ngtrains.com/Pages/Port_Wynnstay/otherng.htm Coaches http://www.ngtrains.com/Pages/Port_Wynnstay/freelance.htm Seeing your location reminds me that there will be a 7mm Narrow Gauge Assn 'Open Day' at Mickleover, Derby in January - I'll post further details when we have the arrangements confirmed and you can come and hopefully meet both David and Phil . . . . . . . . . Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Freelancing is always an option. You can run any combination of things. Create your own alternate history scenario. I'm doing this in O scale standard gauge. Two locomotives I have were broken up some time between 1947 and 1956. One of them I have assumed was bought and modified for further use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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