On Saturday we attended the Bawdeswell Exhibition organised by the 32A Model Railway Club. This was a very friendly Exhibition and we all thoroughly enjoyed our day. Here are a few photo’s taken by my wife of the layout.
On Saturday we attended the Bawdeswell Exhibition organised by the 32A Model Railway Club. This was a very friendly Exhibition and we all thoroughly enjoyed our day. Here are a few photo’s taken by my wife of the layout.
Welcome to my first post on Dark Lane, my latest project. Dark Lane is a small Steam Engine Shed and Stabling Point, in my mind it is for four or five DCC sound fitted Loco’s together with up to six or seven relevant wagons. The whole concept is based on Tank Engines of a small to medium size. Various locations are planned, but the first will be London Transport Panniers and wagons. When testing for space available it was seen that up to ten Panniers could be on the layout at any time, but I have to say this will not happen due to cost.
You will notice from the below photographs that Dark Lane is a pointless layout, I really needed to keep the scenic area at its maximum and any points would dramatically cut down stabling space available.
The Baseboard appeared on this site after I made it, so reference to this will give the how and why it was made. Basically the main scenic board is by Grainge and Hodder Laser Cut and the bolt on fiddle yard is the standard pattern Norfolk and Suffolk 009 Model, again Laser Cut. I had my doubts whether I could adapt it to O Gauge – but I managed it – see the photo’s below.
The Scenic section is 4′ and the fiddle yard is 18″. I am doing this to help me decide whether my half finished 17′ long station layout stays DC or moves to DCC sound.
And this is the final batch of photo’s taken by Shaun – this is one of the later era’s we run on Ashwell.
Here are the second batch of photo’s taken by Shaun at the excellent Norwich Exhibition.
On the 13th, Ashwell Moor attended the Norwich Model Railway Exhibition. Ashwell is owned by my Son John, who was very ably assisted by Shaun and Graham. Shaun has taken some brilliant photo’s so I have split them into three catagories. This batch are wagons used, there will also be late 80’s – early 90’s and lastly an earlier era of late 60’s early 70’s. Ashwell is a very flexible layout and multi era’s can be run. Stock on all three sections were provided by John, Graham, Shaun and myself. I would also like to thank the Members of Norwich Club for organising such a great Exhibition.
On Saturday 4000 yards made it’s first appearance at an Exhibition. This was at the Cambridge Model Railway Exhibition, and very well received it was. There was plenty of good comments and several invitations for other Exhibitions received. Here are a few photo’s of the day thanks to Shaun.