The 300 inch challenge micro layout now has its top level baseboard (or benchwork for our American cousins) in place. Unfortunately this happened with only a week to go to the Bassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society annual...
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Stephenson Road was always planned to have two levels. My original intention for the upper level was to allow a single carriage and tank engine emerge from behind a back scene to service a platform and then return to where it started. This could be automated so that the service runs while shunting takes place in the yard below.
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The bottom level track is in place and I’ve nearly got an operational railway in 300 square inches!
Making the most of the restricted space is the biggest challenge, and a key part of the design is having the front track as close to the baseboard edge as possible. Using an off cut of baseboard frame I positioned the turnouts so that there was sufficient clearance to squeeze in the point motors, and established the minimum gap between the edge of the sleepers and the edge of the board. The board was then marked along its entire length using a straight edge to show the alignment of the front track.
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With a basic design for Stephenson Road determined it’s finally time to start the build....
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Never mind how much you plan on paper there is no substitute for trying things out full size....
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