Bob5860

Thank you for your comments with regards to B.O.B Mr King, yes the railway is mostly my own work, I built the baseboards, laid the track and made the kits. Scratch built the buildings that kits were not available for. Assistance came from my wife and grandson with scenery, painting etc. As stated previously the signals were made by my friend who is also a railway modeller. Started in 2018 the fiddle yard boards came from previous layouts, Brackenbridge (ROTM Jan 88 and around 20 exhibitions and from an attempt at Melton crossing on the Hull line which morphed into a freelance 4 track East coast mainline depiction which although started in 2005 and never finished due to a house move. Mr Carrol, the model is 43’ 7” long and 8’ 2” wide and is located in a purpose built loft. The scenic section is 34’ 6” long or 2625ft just 15ft short of a half a mile (2640ft) and varies from 1’ 6” wide to a maximum of 3’ wide. The fiddle yards are 2’ wide. Mr West & Grob12324, see below for more photos to the station in the North. The ballast is still a work in progress. I started with granite on the viaduct. I couldn’t find any colour photos to confirm the type of ballast so any help would be appreciated. Thanks Nik

Tony, Following on from your post with regards to layouts that never leave home I attach photos of BOB my loft layout which is “Based On Bawtry” on the East Coast mainline. Bob comprises a scale half mile from the 5 arches over the river Idle up to the station signal box to the North. The attached ordinance survey map indicates the actual area modelled. BOB was started in 2018, the fiddle yard was first and reused boards from 2 previous railway layouts going back to 1980 & 2000’s. The fiddle yard comprises a total of 35 loops, the scenic boards were all new build by myself Christmas 2019 and from there on progress continued up to Christmas 2023 when I started on the station building. Unfortunately I have been unable to find definite information on some of the buildings. I have used Metcalfe houses for the houses fronting the A614, the industrial building is pure fiction but I do need to re-visit the houses on Queens Crescent and the water treatment plant as more information has become available. The track is Peco 100 in the fiddle yard and Peco bullhead on the scenic section. The scenery is a joint effort with my 12 year old grandson, my wife and myself. The signals are by my friend Greg. The stock is probably 95% RTR but nothing goes onto the railway until it has been detailed, close coupled, weathered and in most cases lamps and crew. At 72 I still have a lot to learn about train formations so BOB is definitely a work in progress. It is just a simple layout to watch trains go by and especially by our grandchildren. Thank you for the inspiration that is Writes Writes and thanks also for Peterborough North, Grantham and the West Hill wagon works. Regards Nik