Category Archives: track plans

Barog, Kalka-Shimla Railway

Posted on 8 April, 2011 by Steve

Uncompressed, this would be about 11′x5′ in 4mm scale. It’s basically a loop, a siding and some reverse curves. There’s a tunnel right at the end of the loop. Almost too convenient. Barog station by Gits’ Pics I really really … Continue reading →

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Wanna be starting’ somethin’

Posted on 15 May, 2010 by Steve

I’ve written about my plan for a layout based on the Harrogate gas works before, and given it quite a lot of thought, but when you actually start shuffling track around on a board it starts to feel a lot … Continue reading →

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Harrogate pizza

Posted on 23 March, 2010 by Steve

I’ve been thinking (and sketching) around how I might make a start on a Harrogate gasworks layout without having to build the whole thing at once. Yes, I know it’s already fairly small… The idea was, if I built the … Continue reading →

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Planning Harrogate

Posted on 19 February, 2010 by Steve

Ex-Harrogate gas works Peckett No. 2050 of 1944, now running on the private Statfold Barn Railway in Staffordshire. I know, I know, I shouldn’t be planning layouts when I already have one that needs work. But sometimes it just happens. … Continue reading →

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Tracks not taken

Posted on 11 May, 2009 by Steve

Sorting through the clutter in the shed at the weekend, I found a few old track plans that date back to some time B.C. (Before Career). Growing up I was fortunate enough to have a bedroom big enough to swallow, … Continue reading →

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