A Visit to Tunnel Close Clive Burchell My interest in trains has been a life long hobby. I was born into trains as my dad had an OO garden railway called "DAVENTRY GARDEN RAILWAY" which he started in 1969. Dad had trains running every month with the layout open to the public and I became the operator of the controls with him. I had a N gauge layout in my bedroom which would occupy my time. This was sold when I moved out. My Dad passed away in May 2015, so I decided to build another N gauge layout in his memory. I started construction in August of that year with a 7ft. by 4ft. board, which was stored under our double bed but it soon became apparent that this was not going to be satisfactory so I decided to build a 10ft. x 12ft. shed in our back garden. This soon became my Railway Hobby Room.
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My New Layout
My layout is constructed on 10mm plywood with 50mm x 50mm supports underneath. I have kept to direct current (DC) as this is what I had when I was younger and I know how to wire this up. Tracklaying When I started to lay the track, I had a rough idea of what I wanted but never had a track plan to follow. The track is Peco code 80 flexitrack and mostly medium radius points. I was undecided whether to use Peco underlay but when I realised how expensive it would be I then thought about using cork as a base for the track. I asked the question on a Facebook group and was told there was no point using underlay or cork as it would lift the track higher and make no difference to quietening the sound, so I decided to just put the track straight onto the plywood, drilling holes in the sleepers and pin the track down. Eventually I would glue and ballast but not until I was completely happy with the laying and positioning of the track.
Great Western Star Summer 2021
