Jack785

Few small additions made over the past month including a low relief portacabin crossing keeper's box (complete with crossing keeper), signage, road vehicles, street furniture and a couple of cameos.

Missed this sorry - 2x Scale model scenery fiddle sticks on each side, which allow for approximately one loco and 2x Mk2s. I've not really got the space to have a more complex setup, as much as it would be helpful. Jack

I just thought I'd post this wide angle shot, some construction pics to follow. Thanks for the feedback so far, I'm looking to add some more little details over the coming days and the fascia too. Jack

Thanks for your kind words, I'd not modelled for 2.5 years prior to this partially due to lack of space, so I really hope I can inspire someone else to take the plunge and see what they can do. Jack

Cheers! I know, it's a shame really as the 153 is perfect for layouts like this. There are a few single line terminus style layouts and some features of larger layouts that have inspired me to make this, but I'd love to see more modern micros out there. I like that idea - after a bit of research I've discovered that the Bachmann depot maintenance workers pack has a fully hi-vis clad man with an arm stretched out which looks ideal for a "moving the gates" scene. Thank you for this, I'll post an update when he arrives. Regarding the brick hut, I'm considering making a low relief one for the left hand side of the crossing to occupy the space that would've been taken up by the other track before it was singled. Regarding the signal, I'd love a nice semaphore and I'd planned to put this at the end of the platform as a starting signal to protect the crossing, but I'm concerned that this would dominate the view, there isn't much room so I've tried to keep it as open as possible. Theoretically, I'm going with the idea that the signal has been resited to before the platform and off the scene because of this, but I might have a play around to see if I can get one in without it looking cluttered. Thanks, Jack

I wanted to choose an actual location to build a fictional station for - so it's entirely intentional! Maybe with the added bonus of being able to display some of my collection of traction engines and classic / vintage vehicles on their way to the rally as well. Thanks

Thanks - I really appreciate it. I liked the idea of using the station to force a single view of passing trains, I was concerned the station would look too "main line", as the model is intended to be just a part of a larger building. I think it works in situ though, the arched entrance is my favourite feature.

Thank you very much!

Just a couple more pics: A TPE liveried DRS 68 makes a rare sight on a short ballast working Overview

This is "Strumpshaw", it's based on the Wherry Lines in East Anglia, set between 2016 & 2020. I'd wanted to replicate the pre-resignalling days, with manned crossings, sprinters & loco hauled stock, following a few summer trips to the region over this period. I've taken a lot of inspiration from other layouts for this one, "Cottleston" on here being the inspiration behind the disused platform/ rationalised platform end arrangement, for example. It's not completely done yet, it needs a fascia, some suitable road vehicles and a couple more small details adding, but it's on the way. The layout is DC with a fiddle stick at each end and is roughly 40 x 30cm at the base. GA 153 arrives with a Yarmouth service one summer evening A 68 heading back towards Norwich, these operated up to 2017 covering for a damaged cl.170 unit DRS 37 heads back to the seaside with the "short set"

Cheers!

Thank you! I have to agree with that, will be next on the 'order list'.

Built a couple of months ago (hence nice weather in the photos!) But never got around to posting it here. The baseboard is a celebrations tub and it is based on a present day private 2ft gauge line.

Yes, that would be good. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any kits available.

Lawrie has told me that he approves, his video definitely was my primary source of information!

My entry for the @traincrashpod (train crash podcast - thread on here by OliverRowley) A4 Diorama competition - "The Ginnel" is a working diorama based on the short preserved section of the Leiston Works Railway in Suffolk, which reopened last summer with the visit of a Ruston 48DS. I've tried to recreate the atmosphere of the prototype which runs down an alleyway. I've tested out some new scenic techniques with this one, namely making hedges using scouring pads, a patio and sleeper spacing. The railway is built on the premise that the town museum to the right of the scene has loaned a strip of land to a local preservation society to run their loco, while the museum grounds are hosting a display of vintage commercial vehicles, which acts as a great excuse to display some of the various diecast models I've collected! The running fleet comprises a single Hornby Ruston, which as per the prototype has been the only class of loco to run on the railway in preservation.

Hi, thanks very much, the whole layout is 2ft x 6in. The scenic section takes up 17in of that, purely because this is the length of one piece of foamboard which was used for the backscene.

Thanks for your comments, I will add a few more people I think. Passengers are kept fenced away from the platforms when a tram is not stationary, but I think I'll bend the rules for that one to stop it looking so dormant! Roofs will be added shortly, or possibly two new cars will be built with roofs, which is how the tramway operated until recent years, with one open and one 'roofed' car on each track. Regarding the mechanism, I made a fairly bad mistake regarding gluing in some nice fragile fencing over the removal plasticard to access the mechanism, but I'll draw you a diagram.

I believe so. The land has been sold for housing, but I'm unsure whether this has been built yet.

Cheers! This is my first attempt at modelling a prototype, so I tried to get as much as I can in there.

Shipley Glen Tramway in 009 The prototype is a 20'' gauge funicular in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, which was built in 1895 to transport tourists to a (now demolished) amusement park located at the top of the glen. It runs for approximately 1/4 mile. My model depicts the top station in present day and is driven by a simple DC motor with a DPDT switch to reverse polarity. The tramcars are built on Graham Farish N gauge "Shredded Wheat" coach chassis. The bench seats are also N gauge, as I wanted them to look smaller than usual like the prototype, but will be replaced by something a little more 4mm when this is all over!

This is without a doubt the best model of a preserved line I've ever seen. I've just read through the past 9 pages, and I'm absolutely hooked. Everything is incredibly accurate and it is so refreshing to see a model heritage railway where the purpose is not to ''run anything'' but to model it for what it is. As you said fairly early on, Pre-grouping classes from railways across the country hauling pristine, 25 wagon goods workings formed of one specific wagon type just doesn't cut it. I am (nearly!) a guard on one of the railways in the north referenced on here and in terms of character and atmosphere, it is essentially a mirror image. The choice of locos, wagons, yard clutter, figures and attention to detail regarding use/ development of original buildings is impeccable. My only comment would be regarding the P - Way riding van. In real life I have experienced these to be the grottiest of vehicles, more than any other regularly operating vehicle by far. Think boarded over windows, warped doors, corrosion, algae etc. The general consensus with these is that P way gangs often want one for obvious reasons, but don't have the skills or wish to maintain it as that is simply not their field of work, which is fair enough really. Not really gripe, just an idea for a future project? Please keep up the good work and keep sharing it with us! Definitely following this one.

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Ballasting in progress. I have decided to create a bank at the back of the layout to flow into the backscene, however, I'm still thinking about what to include to the left of the sidings, possibly a cameo scene. Any ideas?

Attached a track plan I've quickly drawn up. With the space available, there was not much else I could do. I considered a 3-way point for added interest, however this would've made the existing sidings too small. Baseboard construction done.