The railway is a HO scale a freelance, i.e. follows no “prototype”, layout built on a shelf in a part of my shed.
It is L shaped and measures 3 Metres (10Feet) x 3 Metres (10Feet) the shelf height being 1.3 Metres from the floor.
It represents the Eastern end of the Kepnock Valley, the Western end is a Large Scale (G) railway Ringbalin Light Railway G Division: About the Railway (ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com) which geographically occupies a part of my backyard; both layouts live in a portion of my imagination.
The reason for the height is twofold;
- I feel that HO layouts just look better and appear less toy like when viewed at close to eye height and,
- It is planned to use the space underneath as a storage track area for my Large Scale (G) railway with a spur line coming in from the back yard.
The power and control will be provided by an NCE "PowerCab" DCC controller.