Oldham Delph

[paulblackpool]

This is my new endeavour. Branching out in to 0 gauge at 73 years old. A senior scale for a senior .I have got my goods train. All Dapol ready to run:
Jinty 3F 0-6-0 47501 in BR Black ,and in 1948 "BRITISH RAILWAYS" livery; 2 x 5 Plank Grey Wagons with corrugated steel ends; Bauxite "ALE" Ventilated van; Crimson "MEAT" Vent. Van & BR Brake in Grey. Just a single passenger coach to follow later on Dapol BR MK 1 Corridor Brake End in Crimson and Cream. That is all I need. Three Scenic Boards (two 4 feet by 2 feet & one 3 feet by 2 feet) plus Fiddle Yard 4 feet by 2 feet, with three road traverser. This gives a total length of 15 feet which will just fit into my lounge when erected (On Mondays when my dear wife is at her friends).If I did decide to dispose of my 00 gauge layout " Crackenedge Central"which is extremely unlikely then"Oldham Delph" would fit into my railway outbuilding. The track plan has just three points . Single track, one platform station with run round loop ( for both passenger and goods, one point and siding off loop to goods shed via coal staithes. Only other major building will be signal box .No engine shed as branch loco kept overnight at junction.
The name " Oldham Delph" has been chosen as this combination of words has never existed as far as I am aware. . There were several stations in Oldham (Central, Mumps & Clegg Steet) and Delph is a nearby village which was the terminus of the "Delph Donkey". The layout's name is purely hypothetical and if it bears some resemblance to the real Delph I will be amazed. I must credit Nick Catford's Disused Stations website for his forthcoming article on Delph which provided the inspiration for the name and my late father for being born in Oldham.

[Mountain Goat]

Seems a lovely idea. The great thing about having a larer scale is one does not need so much stock. Having said that, one always ends up with more then one needs!

[paulblackpool]

Thanks for your kind comments . If you look at Crackenedge Central (on YouTube) you will see that I have made all the mistakes already . I just have one coach to buy and then the storage in my railway room will be full.
Mind you I had intended in making the loco release at the buffer stop end just long enough to hold a 0-6-0 3F Tender Loco. not a Black Five, although I might have to rethink that as it is mine and my brother's favourite loco but I don't think my wife would let me spend the money even if I had it.
My brother is a very competent landscape artist and this layout will be a joint effort between us . He has said he will do the back-scenes and grass and foliage.I will attempt trees. I will do most of the rest.
He is very much looking forward to it when we are both able ,obviously not at the present time.

[paulblackpool]

Looking at the May Issue of "Backtrack" which popped through my letter box yesterday I noted in the second part of "The Dandy Line" a track plan for Brampton Town ( closed 1923 )off the Main Carlisle to Newcastle line. This is the same plan as my proposed layout but with a separate coal siding coming off the run round loop so that there might now be four points altogether. So would a two foot wide board allow a passenger platform (with low relief building); main running line; run round loop; long goods shed siding and shorter coal siding? I suppose I could put the staithes behind the buffer stop! I will need to plan it out full size on paper or does anyone know of an 0 gauge computer program that I could play around with?

[RogerB]

I can recommend SCARM. R-

[paulblackpool]

Thank you I will give it a go.