Ray Von

Morning! Changed the title, and perhaps the mods might want to move this to a different sub-forum too? 🙂

I have lots of older farish coaches, this is indeed interesting. I can't view the site fully as I'm on my mobile at the moment, so no images sadly. *Edit: I've emailed them - looks just the job...

Would it be a huge stretch to have these on my Reculver to Canterbury line - theoretically....?

This Class 114 seems a long way from home - I've seen a few of these in N gauge...

That's great thank you! 😊 There's not a lot of N gauge DEMUs on the market sadly.

Doing a little period research and struggling to find info on DMUs in this region, should this read "DEMUs"? 🤔

Quite right, I found an interesting short video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rGR9mhO1GAQ?feature=shared

Just to satisfy my curiosity I went on a hunt for a section of line that would fit the theoretical layout of my "off stage" two track junction. I found this between Sittingbourne and Newington: Here is the east junction: The west: And this is where they rejoin at the apex: All purely academic of course, but interesting to see. 🙂

But the lines would have to cross at some point?

It looks good and I wish I had the budget / space to do it! 🙂 I have a query re: the London via Faversham lines (since the latest RMweb update all previous images have been lost sadly.) I'm trying to recall the theoretical layout of the "spur" that connects this layout to that line??? Something like that??

A little scribble. I've moved the points into the scenic area, this could add a little more visual interest (waiting at red signals, allowing priority etc?) The wiring of stop/start/slow sensors etc is a bit daunting though.

That sounds like a great solution, I love this sort of information!

Many thanks, so I'd have a brace of DMUS running off platform 2?

Would this be another DMU or a diesel commuter loco?

Obviously the platform numbers have switched around, but we did have a Victoria / Canterbury service in the last incarnation. *Edit - but there was a (contentious) third rail involved! ;-D

I don't know really, what would be a prototypical distance?

The plan I have (to save costs and space) is to have all the point work "offstage" as it were. I've done a basic doodle and I think I've come up with the bones of something that will allow me to utilise all my rolling stock, therefore keeping the station served as planned: Platform 1 (Non-electrified): A) Freight Platform 2 (Non-electrified): B) Hourly DMU "shuttle" service to Dover via Minster. (Could also double as a School Service @ 08:15 and 16:45) C) 2 Hourly London Victoria via Canterbury (older stock.) Platform 3 (Third Rail) D) Regular London Victoria (Ramsgate via Faversham) EMU#1 E) Hourly Charing Cross via Strood slow commuter service (could also double as the fast Cannon St. service. Platform 4 (Third Rail) F) Regular Ramsgate (London Victoria via Faversham) EMU#2 Obviously this needs some ironing out, but that's the current draft.

This project is going to be fully automated and more about showcasing my locos - as such I am trying to keep the number of points to an absolute minimum, I would like to get some Tortoise or Cobalt slow action motors ideally - and they're not cheap!

Quoting from a previous post, these were the services that called at the old layout - "Platform 1 and 2: Dover Priory via Minster and Deal - all stations stopper, probably hourly. Victoria via Canterbury, Ashford and Maidstone East - semi fast, four trains daily between 10 am and 4 pm Schools shuttle to Canterbury West - once daily leaving at 8.15, returning at 4.45 Platform 3 and 4: Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South - fast train, probably hourly Charing Cross via Strood and North Kent line - slow train probably hourly Cannon Street via Chislehurst and Hither Green - fast peak hour service, probably only one or two a day." I now need to crowbar a similar timetable into a layout something like this:

These are recent pics, the old ones are long gone I'm afraid...

Hello all, As often happens with a house move, I have had to sell my "Dent de Lion" layout due to space restrictions - it was a tough decision, but it is going to a someone who really likes what I had made and is keen to keep it going, and bringing it into 2024 by converting it to DCC! However, I am keeping all my rolling stock, and I am keen to recreate the spirit of the layout - on a skinny, automated, DC, as a shelf, shuttle setup. With this clean slate, I would be very interested to hear people's wonderful ideas once more. Location: Reculver. Era: Circa 1980. Infrastructure: Zanussi depot (as before) plus one or two other low-relief industry buildings situated at the rear of the layout. One "Island" platform serving two lines, once again - London to Ramsgate via Faversham, Dover to London via Minster. (Or perhaps not...) As you can see, this is a stripped down version of it's predecessor with the emphasis being on displaying locos rather than operations - I would love to hear your suggestions! Attached is a rough sketch of the basic layout.

Thanks for all the responses, really useful! I've attached a rough diagram by way of explaining the layout. There will be a Kestrel brand island platform at the far end, this will dictate the track spacing between the lower two lines - as will the sidings in the fiddle yard.

Cheers, it's the space that the sidings will take up I'm unsure of - without physically having any track pieces it's hard for me to tell.

Quick question re: a small "shuttle" shelf layout currently in the planning stages. I just need to find out the minimum width shelf I would need for the attached N gauge setup - I'll probably go with a pair of Peco streamline points, and would keep the tracks correctly spaced in the scenic area (right hand side.)