Leaderboard

The only illustrations I've found show the horse in the middle of the track, and hitched to the coupling hook, which surprised me, because I thought the holes in GWR solebars were to hook on horse harness. I would think in your situation the horse probably would walk between the rails, which in turn suggests that the track would need to be ballasted at least level with the sleepers, if not right over them. I would have thought the investment in a capstan system would be a much bigger and more sophisticated yard than you seem to have in mind.

Hi Ian, The curve really makes the layout seem more organic. Signal box looks in a good position to minimise rodding runs - don't forget signaller needs safe access there. I'd check the locations of the shunt signals out of stabling 1 & 3. Usually, for a six-foot interval, the foul point is where the converging lines are just parallel. Eg. loco right at signal in SP1 could get sideswiped by another entering SP2. Does the goods yard exit need to be a main signal to allow better speeds? If there's another main signal offstage then maybe not. Not trying to be critical but easier to fix at design stage if it needs moving - especially if the siding length is tight for the stock you want to use. Will