Airthrey Park

OO Gauge Modern Image Layout

Basic details

A self supporting end to end layout. 24 feet long and 3 feet wide. Requiring 2 feet of space at front for barriers. The scenic area is the left hand 16 feet with 8 feet of fiddle yard to right as the layout is viewed. Requires a single 13A socket and runs Lenz DCC throughout. A space of 5 feet behind the layout is preferred for operators and control panel

Airthrey Park 1985

The prototypical justification for Airthrey Park is that a short branch was constructed in the late 1960s to serve the University, just north of Stirling. Passenger services to Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh use the station, whilst terminating TPO and sleeper portions detached at Stirling from Inverness-bound services and sent for servicing also appear. Regular trip workings serve the depot and adjacent small transhipment terminal bringing some freight into the station. The small depot services DMUs, freight and passenger engines, along with the adjacent coaching stock servicing platform. Incoming locomotive-hauled services have the stock removed by the resident pilots, whilst the locomotive retires for servicing. Two fuelling points are available to allow locomotive and DMU refuelling along with a fuel oil supply depot. The platforms can hold 4-coach hauled sets, with stabling for up to 6 coaches on the servicing roads and 16 locos around the depot. A timetable has been drawn up using the 1985 Scottish Region working timetable, based on hourly services from Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh. The former are re-routed Dunblane DMUs whilst the latter are extended Waverley to Stirling loco-hauled services, normally using class 26/27s. Loco hauled arrivals and departures are therefore interspersed with DMUs shuttling in and out, with rest of the paths mostly taken up by empty stock, trip workings and light engine movements. The layout is DCC operated with all motive power sound-fitted, bringing a further dimension to operations. A variety of Scottish locomotives, DMUs and rolling stock from the 1985 period are included in the fleet, mostly based on upgraded and detailed proprietary models.

Airthrey Park 1993

The prototypical justification for Airthrey Park is that a short branch was constructed in the late 1960s to serve the University, just north of Stirling. Passenger services to Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh use the station, whilst terminating mail and sleeper portions detached at Stirling from Inverness-bound services and sent for servicing also appear. Regular trip workings serve the depot and adjacent small transhipment terminal bringing some freight into the station. The small depot services Sprinters, DMUs and locomotives, along with the adjacent coaching stock servicing platform. The remaining locomotive-hauled services have the stock removed by the resident pilots, whilst the locomotive retires for servicing. Two fuelling points are available to allow locomotive and DMU refuelling along with a fuel oil supply depot. The platforms can hold 4-coach hauled sets, with stabling for up to 6 coaches on the servicing roads and 16 locos around the depot. A timetable has been drawn up using the 1993 ScotRail timetable, based on hourly services from Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh. Services are dominated by class 150/2, 156 and 158 Sprinters, although the occasional heritage DMU or loco-hauled sets do appear. The latter are formed of class 37s and Mk2s, as used by ScotRail during the period to augment capacity. Sprinter arrivals and departures are therefore interspersed with the occasional loco-hauled working, with remaining paths taken up by empty stock, trip workings and light engine movements. The layout is DCC operated with all motive power sound-fitted, bringing a further dimension to operations. A variety of contemporary locomotives, DMUs and rolling stock from the 1993 period are included in the fleet, mostly based on upgraded and detailed proprietary models.

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Devilla Colliery

OO Gauge Modern Image Layout

Basic details

A ‘OO’ gauge end to end DCC layout, overall 27’ long and 3 ‘ . The length include 2 x 6’ sector plate fiddle yards. One at either end. Layout is self contained, self-lit and self supporting. DCC operation requires one 13A socket and an operating space of 4’ behind the layout. Access to the rear without going under the layout is also necessary

Guide description

The premise is a small colliery, which is nearing the end of its productive life. These places were common until the last miners strike in Scotland. Time is ticking here and closure is surely not far away. The layout has a superb set of working winding headgear built by Roland Turner and a ‘working’ chimney on the winding house. The line is a branch somewhere on the Fife, Clackmannan border where a secondary line that escaped Beeching (due to coal workings on the line) provides low level local passenger and trip working whilst the coal traffic takes precedent. We can run any period from late 1970s to late 1980s and have fleets to suit any of these periods. The fleet is largely super detailed RTR stock but also includes a selection of the late Andy Elliott’s superb kit built DMUs. From an all vac braked 16t minerals fleet, all the way through to MGR hoppers. The workings arrive and are shunted into the exchange sidings. From here the colliery shunter, be it an 08 diesel electric, or one of the last steam J94 Austerity Pugs left in service comes down and picks up empties and takes them up to the working loading screens. Once the entire train is loaded and reformed it departs for local steel works or power stations. The process then repeats itself and is a hands free magnetically controlled shunting process.

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Elliott Bridge

OO Gauge Modern Image Layout

Basic details

The layout is 28 feet long and 14 feet wide. The well in centre is 22 feet by 6 feet Self supporting An additional 2 feet for barriers across front and to the sides where possible A single or twin 13A socket is required for power A continuous run of two main lines and a branch with extensive 27 road fiddle yard to the rear

Guide description

Elliott Bridge is a fictional location somewhere along the old Midland Railway route up the English Pennines. We aim to have scale length and accurate trains running on what is a secondary Cross Country double track mainline and at a lower level a branch line which is fed by an off scene limestone quarry. The branch also sees local DMU traffic and feeder freights for the distribution warehouse, which is front right of the layout. The entire layout is centred around Elliott Bridge itself which crosses a river in the middle foreground. The reduced passenger traffic on the branch means that a rationalised bi-directional halt is all that remains of a formerly two track station. There are several cameos to keep the audience’s attention including working crossing gates in centre front, a working arc welder on the track crew and a ‘Dalek’ speed restriction on the fast mainline. We can portray any period from Mid 1980s blue diesel right up until current times.

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“HARVIESTOUN with GLEN OCHIL”

“O” GAUGE EXHIBIT

Basic details

Overall layout size is 26’ 0” long x 16’0” wide (8.00 metres x 5.00 metres)

Please refer to the layout plan and note the “handing” of this layout

An additional 2’ 0” (0.60 metres) is required as necessary to accommodate barriers, which are available if so required.

Operators are positioned within the footprint of the layout. No extra floor space is required.

A single 220/240 volt x 13 amp power supply is necessary. Display lighting is provided along with the layout.

The layout is horse shoe shaped and is right handed when viewed from the front which section is approximately 18’ 0” (5.50 metres) long and leads at the right hand end into the curved viaduct section which projects a further 8’ 0” (2.50 metres) x 16’ 0” (5.00 metres) wide. A shorter scenic board 6’ 0” long (1.80 metres) and a 12’ 0” long (3.70 metres) fiddle yard complete the opposite side. Viewing is welcome on all three sides. Actual area of the layout excluding the operating well is approx 52’ 0” sq ft (14.00 square metres”

Guide description

As a result of the continuing interest in 7mm to 1ft “O” Gauge railway models and the increasing skill levels of it’s members, Stirling and Clackmannan District MRC made the decision to extend its existing, much admired layout “Harviestoun” .

The basic idea for the extension arose from a desire to further the illusion of trains actually arriving from or travelling to a more distant part of the UK rail network. Additionally, members wished to create a major engineering structure, which would also serve as an eye catching viewpoint for the variety of stock running on the layout.

The result is now displayed in the shape of “Harviestoun” with “Glen Ochil Viaduct”. Whilst the layout overall remains representative of the Hillfoots area of Forth Valley, those visitors acquainted with Scotland’s major railway structures shall have no difficulty in identifying the inspiration behind this new viaduct.

The layout depicts this part of Scotland’s railway in the period around the mid sixties when rail still served such rural parts of the country. The variety of rolling stock and steam/diesel motive power is typical of this period.

You are invited to linger a while by the line side and enjoy the trains running by, whether to simply watch or to photograph, we trust you derive as much pleasure from the presentation as our members.