sammyboy

An intresting track plan for your layout - look forward to seeing more! Sam

A nice plan as seen above. But, a couple of ideas from me: You could lay a couple of sidings next to the heritage railway's run round loop - even one of them could have a small engine shed? How about a connection between the heritage branch line and Network Rail's main line, so that steam and preserved diesels could be delivered by rail, like you would sometimes see at those handful of heritage lines that are lucky to have a interchange with the main line network? Sam

I am going to this show on the Friday, and by train too - only a 40 minute journey direct from Chesterfield! Really looking forward to it! Sam

I returned home from this great show just 2 hours ago and my time inside the Derby Roundhouse was enjoyed greatly with some cracking layouts to view - especially 'Charwelton In The 80's', Millsbridge (N Gauge), 'Burton On Trent', 'Ryburgh', 'Kingsbey', plus several others in a exhibition venue full of fellow railway modellers. I travelled there and back by train (Only a twenty minute journey from Chesterfield) - with the outward journey on a packed 4-car Voyager unit with Leeds Utd fans also heading to Derby - I'm a Sheffield Wednesday fan and we have a big rivalry with Leeds, so I had to keep very quiet! I am very much looking forward to this show again in 2020! Sam

Looks to be a another good exhibition this year and I should be travelling down from Chesterfield by train again on the Saturday. See you there! Sam

A great layout. I remember reading about this as a 'Railway Of The Month' in a Railway Modeller (Can't remember which one!) and I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures. Sam

I have a small 20 page booklet from The N Gauge Society, titled 'Plans For Small Layouts in N Gauge' bought for only 30p at their sales stand at the Derby Roundhouse exhibition a couple of years ago. The ten layouts featured in the booklet are all built to the size of only 4ft x 1ft - which I believe is roughly the same size of the IKEA "Billy Bookcase" layouts as seen on these pages. If you can get to buy one (Or someone you know has got a copy and will let you read it), I recommend having a look as it may inspire you! Sam

I had a nice couple of hours at this exhibition at late morning/lunchtime, travelling through the sunny scenic Peak District by car with my Dad. It was only a small show, but the sports hall was full of a mixture of good quality layouts. It was nice to see a layout based on the old station in the town (Chapel-en-le-Frith Central) being brought from Leeds. I also enjoyed watching the trains go by on the N Gauge layout Bridgford. Sam

This is going to be one of the nicest layouts that is based on a preserved railway that I have seen on this forum. Sam

I'm also one of those who loves looking at model railway track plans. I've got several books about the subject and in my spare time, other than working on my N Gauge layout, playing computer games/surfing the internet & watching football, I find it easy to relax after my shift at work with a drink and a bar of chocolate just to sit and read from the works of CJ Freezer, Iain Rice, etc... and thinking 'That'll be a lovely layout. I would like to build that one day'. Sam

A massive 4,000 sq ft. underground vault - loads of room for a very big model railway!

Just looking at the list of contents you have added for your excellent magazine - it looks like this month's theme is goods wagons? Sam

My only railway modelling resolution: Finish the layout!!!!!

A humble local Sprinter DMU service arriving at what will be the platforms of Newbridge Junction station.

I'm a PC gamer and my favourites are 'Project Cars' (Racing game), 'Euro Truck Simulator 2' (A game where you basically drive lorries laden with goods from place to place), 'Train Simulator', 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' (A classic theme park building game from back in the day when I was a teenager) and 'Transport Fever' (Basically a much, much better version of the classic Transport Tycoon). Sam

A great exhibition I attended yesterday in the biggest school I've ever been in! Some great layouts were seen, I enjoyed being lineside on Shap, trainspotting in the bleak northern fells. Also 'Rippendon' was atmospheric, a lovely little layout. I liked 'Melton Mowbray North' also. I've also got to say that the food at lunchtime was enjoyable in the big school refectory. Sam

I remember commenting on a post by Dapol on Facebook in the summer that it would be good to see the new coaches released in a special train pack with the TPE liveried class 68 locos, and I would certainly seriously think about handing over a good chunk of hard earned money to buy it at my local model shop if it ever was released. Sam

Wow - what a fantastic layout you have! This needs to be photographed and shown to the world in a modelling magazine. Sam

I also enjoyed reading the article about your nice layout in this month's Railway Modeller. Well done on the invite to Warley! Sam

I have the very same book as the two of you above, and have read about the trackplan on several occassions - and it looks to be a nice little layout in a super setting. The very best of luck with your project! Sam

I'm trying to write my own fiction novel (Called "Rewind") which has several references to railways. In the first chapter, the main character (Mr Marlett) arrives home from London on a GWR HST at a small country station somewhere in Devon, before I describe the car journey through town back to their large house. Several chapters later, the same character is seen with his wife in a tent camping near the Ribblehead Viaduct, which of course is on the Settle-Carlisle line, and that perticular part of the chapter mentions the sounds of passing trains through the night, disturbing their sleep! Sam

Sheffield Wednesday get there first win of the new Championship season tonight - we beat Millwall 2-1 at home (Hillsborough) on a Wednesday! Sam UTO WAWAW