railwolf

That is a surprise! They all look quite a bit longer in the photos. Thank you, Gwiwer, for such a comprehensive answer with detailed information on typical consists and station prototypes. It's very helpful having reference points when just starting out and I was curious how small stations dealt with long passenger trains. You answered all my questions and more, many thanks. Oh, and... gnarly kombi, dude! Sounds very promising, I shall research this technique further. Thank you for the suggestion, SRman.

Hi, Gwiwer! Thank you for the excellent photos of a truly inspirational layout. After following Penhayle Bay's progress on Railpage, a site I could never join, I'm here to ask a question on the topic of your latest post. At both stations, please tell me how long are each of the platforms and what determined the length they should be? Various plans of my own seem to end up all station and little else so I'm wondering what's the minimum platform length a supposed mainline stop can get away with? Keep up the great work and know your efforts are highly appreciated. I'll be stoked if my layout turns out half as good as The Bay!