Layout Details:
The layout depicts the terminus of an imaginary (ex LSWR) branch line on the north coast of Cornwall not far from Padstow in the BR period circa 1960.
The station is set on a quayside that connects to a ferry service from the adjacent dock, similar to the arrangement at Lymington Pier, which was the inspiration for the layout.
The layout was designed and built by one of the team that constructed 'Harlyn Road' which was successfully exhibited for more than 10 years. Harlyn Pier is in fact the often discussed harbour extension!
The trackwork is all hand built from TimberTracks/C&L/Exactoscale components with the majority of the buildings being scratch built and based on examples from the Cornwall or Devon area.
The signals and level crossing gates are all operational and interlocked with the point
The layout is run to a sequence which represents a busy summer Saturday but is in reality much busier than would have been the case in order to keep the public (and operators) entertained.
The layout needs a crew of four people, a car and a hired van for transport. For long distance outings accommodation will be required. The insurance value for the layout is £3,000 and for the locomotives and rolling stock is £12,000. The layout has its own lighting and requires one 13A socket and 6ft of table space.
The station is set on a quayside that connects to a ferry service from the adjacent dock, similar to the arrangement at Lymington Pier, which was the inspiration for the layout.
The layout was designed and built by one of the team that constructed 'Harlyn Road' which was successfully exhibited for more than 10 years. Harlyn Pier is in fact the often discussed harbour extension!
The trackwork is all hand built from TimberTracks/C&L/Exactoscale components with the majority of the buildings being scratch built and based on examples from the Cornwall or Devon area.
The signals and level crossing gates are all operational and interlocked with the point
The layout is run to a sequence which represents a busy summer Saturday but is in reality much busier than would have been the case in order to keep the public (and operators) entertained.
The layout needs a crew of four people, a car and a hired van for transport. For long distance outings accommodation will be required. The insurance value for the layout is £3,000 and for the locomotives and rolling stock is £12,000. The layout has its own lighting and requires one 13A socket and 6ft of table space.