This fictitious layout is set in remote countryside at a location anywhere you imagine it to be in northern Britain. The track plan is based on a real location in the North East of England, just south of the Scottish border.
The scene depicts a trailing crossover and refuge loops where slow and low priority trains can be side tracked to allow the express passenger or high priority freight trains to pass unhindered to maintain their scheduled timetable. We have added a branch line to cater for a local freight yard.
The layout was created with a view to show trains in a country scene where the loops and signals are controlled by a signalman separate from the train operators. The train operators obey the signals which may not always allow a train into the following section
Locomotives and rolling stock all come from club members so the period and region on display can vary from the pre-nationalisation era to the modern day but not all at the same time. Depending on availability we may vary the region and period at exhibitions so we can display from pre-nationalisation times to British Railways or to the British Rail Blue Grey era.
Track and points on the scenic area are Peco code 100 operated via a control panel at the signal box. DCC control is via the Digitrax system. Points are operated via analogue Cobalt point motors and toggle switches and the signals are operated via servos and toggle switches.