Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Nice to see progress
I do like shed layouts they are a great choice in 7mm scale
I do like shed layouts they are a great choice in 7mm scale
Norwood Road- An 0 Gauge locomotive shed project
- Thread starter Scanlon
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Scanlon
Western Thunderer
For some time I have been considering various ways to solve the issue of coaling locos and emptying the ash pit. Fortunately developments with 82G, where a new coaling stage has been built, resulted in the old coaling crane being rendered redundant. It has now found a new home on Norwood Road.
A coaling stage based upon Three Bridges is being constructed by David Amias and will shortly be installed in the empty space behind the crane. Once received scenic work will recommence.
Happy Easter to everyone.
A coaling stage based upon Three Bridges is being constructed by David Amias and will shortly be installed in the empty space behind the crane. Once received scenic work will recommence.
Happy Easter to everyone.
LarryG
Western Thunderer
The word 'compromise' is one I and probably many other members are familiar with when trying to build a 7mm/0 gauge layout. 
Available space and what we imagine can be fitted into it just never works out! Baseboard width always stumped me in a 6' wide shed. You have a neat collection of locos and so an MPD layout is probably the best way of showing them off, plus a loco shed offers ample justification for visiting locos from other regions.
Available space and what we imagine can be fitted into it just never works out! Baseboard width always stumped me in a 6' wide shed. You have a neat collection of locos and so an MPD layout is probably the best way of showing them off, plus a loco shed offers ample justification for visiting locos from other regions.
Scanlon
Western Thunderer
Hi Larry, my original plan was for a somewhat larger loco depot, naturally! It all fitted on the graph paper but then reality set in. All the pointwork was built by Chris Thomas.
When he delivered it there was absolutely no way everything would fit where I thought it would fit! Compromise entered the vocabulary very early on. In the end the track layout is roughly what I proposed, only a double slip (compound) had to be left on the drawing board. The other compromise is that overall the layout is more cramped than I had hoped but it is fine.
Thanks all for the "likes". Happy Easter to all WTers.
When he delivered it there was absolutely no way everything would fit where I thought it would fit! Compromise entered the vocabulary very early on. In the end the track layout is roughly what I proposed, only a double slip (compound) had to be left on the drawing board. The other compromise is that overall the layout is more cramped than I had hoped but it is fine.
Thanks all for the "likes". Happy Easter to all WTers.