Doris

Hello, Thanks very much for the reply I'm at my absolute limit regarding size so there's no room for a fiddle yard. The layout will lay on a double chest of drawers, it's in a corner so there are walls on two sides, there's a door to contend with on the other so I've only got access from the front. The stock will just be moved around the layout, there's the industry area and I've a few ramps etc. dotted around, so it will be mostly shunting with the occasional appearance of a DMU / 128 at the station,. The long line to the right of the station should allow me to park / part hide the DMU behind the building when its not in the station. If you have a look at the top plan I've got a run around, it's to the left of the bottom point in the industrial area, it's about 490mm long so can take 4 wagons, to the right of the same point the line is 220mm which should be enough to get rid of the engine that has dropped off the wagons. The controller is an ESU ECoS, I need it to be permanently in place, I know that if things aren't quick to set up that I'll lose interest. There's no room to put it anywhere else.

Hello all, First post so please be kind! I've been attempting to get into this hobby for a while but I'm getting a bit stuck. I've tried before and spent a fortune on 00 streamline points, track, rolling stock etc. but I got ejected from the room where I had intended to build the layout. I'm now stuck with an area with a max size of 8' x 2' foot with a number of cut outs for furniture and to allow the door to open. The only other restrictions I have is that I must use a station that was bought for me last Christmas which must accommodate a class 108 2 car DMU that I have. I'm trying to keep the layout in the 50s / 60s and have only bought (green) diesels from that era (there is a Class 128, a Class 25 and a Class 33. I've spent ages on SCARM and keep coming up with similar track plans, I've attached copies of the best two (in my opinion). I prefer the top one but the issue for me would be that to get across the layout you always have to go across the double slip in the middle. For the bottom I would have to buy two more double slips and 4 point motors and then even more of the previously bought points would remain unused. Away from industrial areas all sidings are around 600mm long so can accommodate an engine and three or four wagons. Could I please ask for comments on both plans especially on the one at the top and whether there could be an issue with central double slip. Could I also ask whether you think there would be enough interest from the if I made the layout as planned and whether there is too much track. Thanks in advance. D