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The Vision
The Vision
As many of you may know it is planned that Dib's Yard layout is just one module in a hopefully long line of modules (pun intended). The plan is to have a series of scenic modules all linked with non-scenic joining or "fiddle yard" modules for exhibition purposes. The concept is that trains will travel from module to module bringing materials to one module and taking materials to another. Each module will allow for shunting operations to break and make the trains ready for their departure to another module. As each module would be designed for exhibition use this would allow an operator at each module to shunt his or her module, and then send a complete train off to another module.
The future plan would also be to take this further and publish a set of standards so that railway modellers around the UK could all build modules to the set standards, knowing that when connected to another modeller's boards that trains would be able to run seamlessly from board to board. This is already something done to great success in the 009 society and I believe also in HO scale and N scale in the USA.
The Shed
The Shed
As well as the modules being able to be taken to exhibitions, the dream is to have the modules in a shed once we reach our "final home" - providing the garden is big enough. for the plan to come to fruition, the minimum size of shed will be 3600mm x 2400mm internal dimensions. Any thing larger will be a luxury and allow a more audacious plan.
The shed will have fixed corner scenic modules ( most likely tunnels ), two removable sections for a door and for future expansion, space allowing, and for two pairs of removable scenic 1200mm modules on either side of the shed.
As the modules will need to be able to be easily removed for taking to exhibitions a "slide-in, slide-out" system will need to be developed. this will also have the benefit that various combinations of modules can be set up within the shed to give lots of operating potential.
Standards
Standards
The would be specific standards
Baseboard Alignment Standards
Baseboard Alignment Standards
Track Standards
Track Standards
Track would be code 100 at the module ends, but could be code 83 or 75 for the modules themselves.
Power Transmission Standards
Power Transmission Standards
Baseboard Alignment Standards
Baseboard Alignment Standards
Power Transmission Standards
Power Transmission Standards
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