History
Lyndefeld
is an imaginary small market town set somewhere in the mid-south of England near
the coast. It is served by a branch
off the South Western Main Line and has, so far, escaped the Beeching
"axe". The
line was originally conceived as a cross-country route to join the LSWR branch
to Midhurst. As a consequence the
station at Lyndefeld was built as a through station, although, in the event, the
line was never extended beyond here. The
branch generates a moderate train service for the locality with commuter
services to and from Brighton and Waterloo, as well as connecting with the
Western Region, with access to Reading. There
is still a fair amount of freight, sufficient to warrant the retention of a
small locomotive facility at Lyndefeld although the market these days provides
little traffic and what there is, is mainly the movement of sheep. |
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The Layout
The
layout was designed to demonstrate what can be achieved using mainly
proprietary materials and built as a first attempt at an exhibition
layout.
The
base-boards are constructed of l2mm MDF and chipboard on 2” x
1’’
softwood frames. All
trackwork is PECO Streamline on a cork base and ballasted with
"granite" chippings. Points
are controlled electrically with PECO point motors.
The
station building, platform, goods and engine sheds, signal box,
retaining walls and most of the bridge are constructed from Wills kits
and materials, whilst Woodland Scenics materials have been used for
landscaping. Most of the
trees on the layout have been constructed from twisted wire.
Others are from Set Scenes kits.
The layout was principally built to fit into a spare bedroom 9' 6" x 7' 3" and is, therefore, L shaped. It is, however, also designed for exhibition purposes to appear in one length of 17' 3" (see diagrams), depending on the space available.
Layout Plan
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