GAUGE O GUILD

In addition to 3 1/2" 5" and 7 1/4" Tracks the society has a Gauge 0 / 1 outdoor circular test track

Circular (13ft diameter) highly portable test track with 2 x O gauge circuits and 4 x OO gauge circuits. Any track can be run as DC or DCC.

Four Feather Falls: ON30 - American Set in the mountains of Colorado, East of Silverton in the shadow of Solomon’s Mountain around the turn of the century. Feather River gushes down the gorge under three railroad bridges all of different style. The upper is of “A” Frame construction, the middle is a “Truss” Frame and the lower is a massive “Trestle” typical of the railroad bridges found all over the United States. As there is a plentiful supply of timber in this area of the US, all of the bridges and buildings in the settlement are built of wood. The layout is to On30 scale (7mm/ft O gauge running on HO track) and is in fact two layouts. The upper section is a logging line, the lower section serves Solomon’s mine and its settlement with both freight and passenger trains. All bridges and some of the buildings were Scratch Built by one of our members. Four Feather Falls was featured in the July 2019 issue of Continental Modeller.

A fine scale O Gauge layout based on a small dock on the Isle of Dogs in East London. The layout is set in the mid 20 th century and can be run in either a pre-war or post war setting with period appropriate stock in operation. Built on two levels it features busy dockside sidings and warehouses on the lower level and a section of the East London line with a passenger station and imposing steel girder bridge on the upper level. The upper level is supported by a viaduct with numerous occupation arches where the usual trades associated with a busy dock yard carry on business. The layout is 14 feet by 2 feet 6 inches

A 2 road Running Track with each track being switchable between DC and DCC operation. Both roads have 2 loops, allowing six trains to be accommodated for alternate running. 28ft by 14ft. min radius 6ft.

Approximately 24 feet by 16 feet, oval layout. 3 finescale tracks and 1x Scale7 track, all to DC/DCC standard. Fully tansportable and available for exhbition use

Based on circa 1950s Eastern Region, 'Witty Banter' is a large inverted figure of eight layout boasting up and down platform faces with the capacity for trains of ten carriages and two through running lines. The station, built on a curve, has an overall glazed roof with an uncanny resemblance to that at York. There are two bay platforms on the down side of the station. Both also have access to the MPD while the longer of the two can be used to load stock during running sessions. The sizeable MPD has a large two road engine shed with access to the 70' turntable. To the side of the MPD are carriage sidings to facilitate running round prior to turning locomotives.

The Club has two O gauge running tracks (approximately 6 6 radius) - one of which is exclusively 2 rail, the other is wired for 2 or 3 rail use.

The yard is the end of the short line branch owned by the "Lyttelton & western Railway". As well as L&W power, you could see locomotives from any hired in, visiting companies. Standard gauge, single ended switching yard, utilising a "sector plate" to save on length of layout. DCC operation, with Diesel locomotives. Visiting DCC 2 rail loco's and guest operators welcome, (subject to ability) .

Engine shed with servicing and stabling facilities. Sequence from the grouping, through nationalisation to blue diesels. DCC sound in most locomotives. Layout can be operated with six people, but eight is best.

A continous double circuit layout size 35 x 16 feet. Including a four track section, double junction, branch line, goods yard and train storage loops. The layout had been under construction for 10 years and includes scenery, buildings and signals.

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German standard gauge DCC. The layouts set in Epoch 3 around 1965 when steam and diesel locos are in use. Set in the Air valley around 25miles from thew Rhein the layout is based on reality but with a bit of licence. Stock is from Lenz, Brawa, Fulgurex and some kit built stock from various German suppliers. The layout comes with its own LED lighting and requires 3 or four operators. A luton van is needed to transport to venues. Happy to travel up to 100 miles unless show allows staying over on the Sunday night

Set 1985 - 1990 in the north west around the Cumbria area. 7mm scale / 0 gauge fine-scale standards. A new layout due to make its debut in October 2022 after which it will be available for shows.

Originally called the Layout in a Shed and created for BRM magazines. We have extended this roundy roundy layout Amberdale is a single line secondary route through the Peak District of North Derbyshire in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Motive power for this period is steam with early green diesels.

The layout was constructed to show the transition between an open frame baseboard to fully completed layout within the space of seven feet. As much basics in railway construction and type are depicted, with types of rail and scenery construction along with some rudimentary electrics for point and track control. It is built to show railway layout construction in its easiest form.

LMS or BR era continuous run featuring an engine shed, turntable and coaling stage. Based on Dumfries shed.

A diorama type layout depicting the start to finish of a layout in the space of seven feet!! It starts with an open frame, through various type of baseboard to a completed siding. It has working demonstrations of point motors and signals.