The model railway I am making is to a scale of 4mm and uses track to a gauge of 16.5mm (OO). There are two parts to the model 'the scenic stage' and the storage area (fiddle-yard).

Portable, the whole comprises 9 boards measuring 1000mm x 600mm; the overall dimensions being 3000 by 1800. This just fits into my 'Railway Parlour' which is a section of my garage that I have fitted out.

The track layout on the scenic stage is deliberately simple. A single circuit with a single branch comprising a run round loop and a single siding. Here I have used ExactoscaleFast-Track and Peco code 75 point-work. The 4 'on stage points' have been cleaned up but I have not re-spaced the sleepers.

However, the track layout in the storage area is more complex. Peco code 75 track and point-work has been used throughout. The yard comprises 4 loops in the main circuit and the branch has a two pairs of looped sidings. There is also a connection between the branch and the circuit which has a loop as well. In all there are 10 roads in the storage area.

As Nanslor is a new build I have opted to use DCC. Being quite a simple layout DCC will provide a quite pleasant operational environment.

Presently the main circuit and the 4 storage roads are wired in. I am testing using a Bachmann EZ CommandController which I find works very well although there is very limited control over the decoders. In due course I will probably change to a more comprehensive system. But the EZ is fine for the time being.

I will expand on the track and DCC wiring methods I have employed in future posts. My next tasks are to complete the track laying and complete the wiring of the power bus and droppers to fully power up all the boards and lines.

I've included a couple of pictures here. The first shows the model railway I built in 1996. I exhibited Wiveton on the exhibition circuit for a about 4 years. It was sold on a few years ago The second and third pictures show the early stages of Nanslor.