Commission: Operation Avalanche…
It has in more recent times become a ritual to post a layout plan on a Saturday - and so today, although this is also a commission, which should be a Monday, I’m using it today! This scheme is driven by memories of trains in north Kent and of snow, a blending of first and second hand experience, married to a limited space, a shelf in my customers study. Modelling trains of the South and East in OO gauge isn’t straight forward, the majority of services really need a minimum of a 4 car EMU which is a space eater… so we looked at N, but the lack of anything suitable for the period sadly made this a non-starter… Back in OO I suggested we loose one of the fiddle sticks and make a terminus - but if an intermediate station - as if the snow has blocked the line beyond so the service is operating using the cross over, to return from whence it came. Operation may be limited but we do gain a useful 40-50cm to the scenic area and a better balance in on and off stage… Snow covers a station, in...
