I had a layout when I was younger, but it's all been in storage for the past 15 years or so, though that hasn't stopped me buying new bits and pieces! I've recently bought a new house which has a brick built shed, so that coupled with lots of annual leave to use up over the first half of this year meant it was time to get building! I had a fair amount of track already (along with a Dynamis controller), so only needed to buy a box of flexi track, some R4 curves and a couple of points.
I only built it so I've got somewhere to run/store all the stock, so it's nothing massively technical, just 2 loops that turn back on themselves to give the impression of a 4 track mainline though the station.
It's pretty much complete now, although I expect I need to tinker with the sidings a bit more as more loco's/rolling stock arrives!
The main through station, with an HST in the bay (Note the overhang on the platform canopy, the 76 with its raised pantograph would have an issue with that later on!)
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Main sidings on the Outer Loop
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One of the turnback loops, housing a small terminus for stock on the inner loop
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Additional siding space squeezed in around the running lines for future acquisitions! 33 awaiting a 4-TC (tad pricey at the moment). 73 awaiting time for me to mod the pick ups so it runs better, at which time the Lima 73 will be retired
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The other turnback loop, providing the stabling for the EMU's (+DEMU) that run on the inner loop
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The Track Plan
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