Burdale Quarry was built by Tony Kell and I am now the custodian of this more recent era (1970’s) layout. As this meant building all new stock, Tony took the plunge into ScaleSeven.
This can be described as ‘Minimum Space Layout’; the scenic section being only 13 feet long by 18 inches deep. There is a fiddle yard to the rear within this distance to allow me to run the layout at home but to allow more operational interest at shows, there is a further 5-foot long fiddleyard that adds to the end. Both yards utilise alloy angle cassette storage on 9mm ply bases.
The track is all C&L hand built track using JLTRT tie bars on the points. These are operated by servo motors discretely hidden inside of the buildings. The servos are driven by a Tam Valley Octo control board which is operated by a switch panel fixed to the rear of the layout.
The layout depicts a small rural quarry set in the Yorkshire Wolds. There really was a Burdale Quarry on the Malton to Beverley line but this closed in 1953. Tony used artists licence to firstly extend the use into the 1970’s and build this, and the station in a manner that was never built in reality.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
The layout is transported in a medium sized van which I have to hire.
Two operators which, if travelling over 60 miles from home, would require accommodation.
The layout measures about 18ft x 2ft (5.5m x 0.6m) and needs a 4-foot deep operating area behind.