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Hey all, I going to invest in a little 0-4-0 for a new port shunting area. I've narrowed it to either a Hornby Peckett or a Hattons Andrew Barclay but which one would YOU choose? I thought it might be fun to have a vote and i'll post the results next week. Please say which one you would choose if yo...

The proposed layout has all the necessary features for what you are proposing with a bay platform for the local service on to the branch but a facing connection to allow main line trains to get on to it without too much messing about. 1 in 40 is not too bad, the Folkestone Harbour branch was 1 in 3...

Welcome to the forum Mathew. What scale are you using and how much space do you have. How steep is the gradient to the port? It will be 00 gauge. Space in attic will be around 6.5m x 4m. I'm thinking no more than 1:40 gradient down to port. I may even take the mainline loop on a very slight up hill...

Hello all, I'm planning a layout that has a small town station on a junction. The junction is between a double tracked mainline loop and a branch line that declines down and will eventually meet a small porting village scene. I want there to be a lot of freight through the junction as well as into t...