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    Introduction

    By Gordy,

    Myself, two mates and one brother are all railway modellers.
     
    I owe 3 layouts and haven’t built any of them!!! (Expertise: sourcing equipment, Funding! & Baseboards)
     
    My mate Alf could be classed as a Model Railway Guru. He has more track plans and ‘could have been’ ideas than Iain Rice, he has spent the last 12 years planning his HO American layout. He has all the timber, buildings, track, electrics, rolling stock, but hasn’t cut a single bit of timber yet! (Expertise: track plans, wiring diagrams, electrics, general advice)
     
    The other mate Jason refers to his models as toys, but out of the four of us has built a layout recently 00gauge in his back garden!! With plans to extend it next summer! (Expertise: Logistics! If you need something or need it shifting he’s your man)
     
    My brother, AKA Sam, once modelled in N gauge, has just come back from university and got a job at a large model shop. Not surprisingly he came home last month with some models, now he’s caught the bug again! (Expertise: track laying, scenic’s, buildings, & details)
     
    So there is my motley crew. Now what is the plan?
     
    Plan
     
    · Construct an O gauge layout
     
    · Maximum space available 10 foot by 18 inches
     
    · Layout must be portable
     
    · Individual boards can be no longer that 40 inches or they won’t fit in the car
     
    · Location is to be Scottish Region at the End of Steam!
     
    · Must be wired for DC & DCC as we cannot afford to chip all the locos just yet
     
    · Must be 0 gauge on a shoestring! none of us can write cheques with lots of noughts on the end
     
    · Construction is to be shared out equally to the person who’s best at each bit!
     
    · Full project plan to be drawn up and followed as best we can!
     
     
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    First Planning Meeting

    By Gordy,

    It has been decided that we are going to base our model on a fictitious station in Dumbarton, called Dumbarton Castle. The layout will be set in Autumn 1965. The station would have been located on the site now occupied by the Strathclyde Homes Stadium.
     
    Originally opened as the terminus of the line from Helensburgh & Balloch, the stations traffic was reduced when the lines were built to Glasgow. The old platform 2&3 were closed until a parcel concentration depot was built in the early 50’s. The lines from Glasgow to Dumbarton were electrified in 1960, but this did not extend down the short branch and a sparse local passenger service remains. This will be provided by either DMU’s or short loco hauled trains.
     
    There will be space for 2 sidings in front of the fiddle yard on the left hand board. The debate is what to use these as, options being discussed are:
     
    1. A two road engine shed, with minimal facilities
     
    2. A loco servicing point and a carriage siding
     
    3. A small goods yard
     
    I will try and draw a rough track plan on the computer and up load it.
     

     
     
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    Progress

    By Gordy,

    Here is the final track plan, I've now set aside two weekends in January to knock up the baseboards and our project plan should be appearing here soon. Over Christmas I will be transferring this track plan into full size on lining paper, I've also been busy and got all the track and points. Alf is already thinking about electronics!! Sam has sourced two very useful die cast vehicles and some ballast, all good inspiration.
     
    So here is track plan version two, much discussion was had regarding the merits of a goods yard over a engine shed or stabling point. Its been decided that to increase operational interest a goods yard was the best. It should be interesting trying to free up a parcels road to use as a head shunt.
     
    Is a goods yard the right thing?? let me know what you think
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    Progress Update

    By Gordy,

    Rite well celebrations over i finally got some lining paper and I've been busy making sure we can fit the track plan in the space I've got.
     
    Having spoken to a railway man I've decided to have one parcels platform a goods siding and a 2 road stone engine shed, which will be great for idling sound chipped locos.
     
     
     
    Check out the slideshow of my attempts at full size planning.
     
     
     
     
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