Stephenson Road
Stephenson Road
The Challenge
Many of you have told us that space for your railway is your biggest challenge. We want to prove its possible to build a layout in a very small space and still make it interesting to operate. Stephenson Road was originally conceived as part of a challenge run by Bassetlaw Model Railway Club – To build a layout in only 300 square inches.
The Solution
A tiny layout but built on two levels. Stephenson Road is the corner of a small goods facility on the outskirts of a North East England city. An Inglenook shunting puzzle reduced to the bare bones takes up the bottom level and a tramway runs above it. Wagons can be shunted with a purpose, and solving the puzzle in as few moves as possible is always a challenge.
Square Inches
wagons
Points
Amazing Result
Kevin Appleby is the man behind Stephenson Road
He had some key objectives:
An Inglenook shunting puzzle
The puzzle: Assemble a 3 wagon train made up from a choice of 5 wagons. The train must be in the correct order
Test out some new ideas
DCC control from an iPad; points operated by servos; automatic uncoupling
Quick and easy to build
A project that wouldn’t take too much time away from construction of his 00 gauge loft layout, the Rede Valley Railway
you can follow the progress
Kevin is documenting every stage of the build so you can follow the his progress. You can learn how to design a micro layout, how to build the baseboards, lay the track, and then make it all work electrically.
Follow Kevin's progress with the layout
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