johnfp

Thanks a lot for all the information.

I am now going to see what Mk2z/Mk2a coaches are available from online retailers.

It will be a few weeks before I purchase anything but it is good to have things nailed down.

John

I am building a layout loosely based on the North East of Scotland in the 1980s.  

I have seen a picture of a class 47 BR Blue pulling 4 Blue & Grey coaches between Edinburgh and Dundee.

(http://railphotoprints.zenfolio.com/p67895952/h23193b83#h23193b83)

My questions are as follows:

(i) what formation of coaches is likely when there are only four coaches? 1st class / 2nd class / brake van / guards van / etc.

(ii) what version of coaches would be correct?  I am leaning towards Mk1

If anyone can spot the coach version and coach type from the photograph gets extra points.

I am planning on running a 4 coach formation because that is the maximum size that would fit in my layout and still look in proportion.

Thanks in advance,

John

I feel a bit like a school boy questioning Shakespeare but I will ask anyway.

Would you be better off sticking the stones to a flexible bottom layer so that when you come to apply the wall to the scenery you can mould the wall into the contours?

"Lurking upstart can't be a Lune after 1 post"  Lune

John

This thread reminds me of a situation in a Douglas Adams book, the name of which escapes me at the moment. There was a sofa stuck on a staircase and after trying numerous things to extract it eventually the whole thing was modelled in a computer and the computer eventually decided that there was no way the sofa could have got there in the first place.

Bringing it back to Eastwood Town (bear with me) I could imagine someone modelling all your requirements, the room dimensions and the constraints. Then asking the computer to solve the problem - after hours of computation it comes back with the message "does not compute".

Hope you find a way forward because like so many others your trials, tribulations and successes are all pure inspiration to us amateurs.

John

I came to this thread via your "Posting in Layout Topics - a waste of Time?" thread.

I choose threads that are similar to what I hoped to achieve (OO gauge, 80's) so it is surprising I didn't spot yours earlier, but I am here now.

Would it be possible for you to do a rough track plan sketch because I am interested in visualising the entire layout and also understanding how your inclines work.

Thanks,

John