4mm & 7mm Llanfair

[Yorkshire Dave]

I like the way, Larry, that the track turns towards the buffers. I’ve seen this so many times on the prototype and wondered why the track didn’t just continue in a straight line. Most realistic.

I would hazard a guess with the prototype this would have been down to the major constraint of existing property boundaries, the willingness of landowners to sell, the land acquired and the eventual space available to build upon.

In the grand scheme of things property boundaries have rarely changed since the 5,200+ enclosures acts passed between 1604 and 1914. The majority were passed from the 1750s onwards forcing labourers from the land to seek work in the growing towns and cities thereby helping fuel the industrial revolution.

 

[jonte]

It was all about getting a maximum width goods yard, and so the platform lines turn away from the baseboard edge to leave room at the buffer stops for a cattle dock. If only I had purchased a wider shed, but then if I had, the layout would be 0 gauge.

It’s not too late, Larry.

(Makes hasty exit for door……..).

Jon

 

[LarryG]

A very good friend delivered a birthday pressy this afternoon in the shape of a DCC sound Accurascale 57xx. The scale height splashers make all the difference...

 

[Gismorail]

Hi Larry that Accrascale 57XX looks brilliant looks just right in it's new setting wonderful !

 

[LarryG]

Well, I'm really into modelling again now. A friend living not a million miles away from my home knew an expensive DCC sound-fitted loco plonked on my Code 100 track would have the desired affect!

All the stored Code 75 track was dusted down and only four yards of Bullhead had to be purchased. A darker speckled grey ballast is being used this time. Also the track plan is simpler by using the "mainline" as a headshunt and in fact is more compact...

 

[sjp23480]

I hear the Accurascale pannier is very easily converted to EM, or even P4.

Go on Larry - you know you want to!

 

[Osgood]

Amazing how all these years later one can still see evidence of an old broad gauge siding in the yard (note sleeper undulations in the yard surface).
Presumably when the GWR converted the branch to std gauge they did away with the old 7ft siding.

 

[PhilH]

Amazing how all these years later one can still see evidence of an old broad gauge siding in the yard (note sleeper undulations in the yard surface).
Presumably when the GWR converted the branch to std gauge they did away with the old 7ft siding.

Except it was 8ft gauge !

 

[LarryG]

Amazing how all these years later one can still see evidence of an old broad gauge siding in the yard (note sleeper undulations in the yard surface).

Brunel actually carried out a broad-gauge survey of the branch between Welshpool and Llanfair, the other surveys being standard gauge. The line was eventually constructed narrow gauge of course, but I've chosen one of the standard gauge plans, with embellishments!

The line from Shrewsbury to Welshpool is joint LNWR/Cambrian anyway, but my 'history' is the LNWR insisted on a heavily built formation, which was normal for them, and so the branch to Llanfair is the same. Gives me the opportunity to run an Austerity 2-8-0.