The New Shed

Things have finally settled down after moving and I am getting quotes for a new shed (aka Train Room).

WIth site constraints the best I am going to do is 4m wide by 10m long.  This will fit Wills st length ways, but it looks like I might be taking a metre or so off the width.

The plans for the shed include full insulation and plywood internal walls.

Cheers

Chris

Moving House

Well, it had to happen.

A train set has led to a house move. The good news is that it has room for a pretty big shed out the back, although it may be a little narrow.

Give me 6 weeks and I'll post another update!

Cheers

On the MOVE

Wednesday night saw the big move of Wills St layout from the AMRA club rooms at Glen Iris.

With the generous help of the AMRA members to load the truck, the task was completed within an hour or so. Thanks heaps guys!!

Lyons Transport are now moving it up to Mittagong where it will be stored for a while, until a place can be found to put it up.

I'm considering putting up the end sections of the street/track running area as this would make a good short term shunting layout in my shed.

Below is a photo of the layout and every other tiny bit belonging to the layout, loaded into the back of the truck.

Time for the Layout to Move

A tentative date has been set to load and move the layout.

Hopefully it will be next Wednesday night.

No luck looking for a house at this stage, so I might see about assembling the end shunting section in the garage/shed.

Cheers

Almost time to Transport

Lyons Transport have been out to see the layout and withany luck we will be moving it at the end of October.

We are still house hunting!!

New Layout - Wills St

Welcome to the first entry of my Model Train Blog. Many viewers would know my Blogging from 'Rollingstock News' - www.wagonfreak.blogspot.com

I didn't think I would be writing about a layout so soon (especially considering I have no room for one), but an opportunity came up on Ebay a few weeks back to purchase a well know HO scale layout - Wills St (owned by AMRA Vic Branch).

I saw this layout operating at Caulfield this year and was quite impressed with the design and quality, although I didn't think I would ever own it. I have included a few shots I took at Caulfield.

A new chapter of Wills St starts here. During October the plan is to move the layout to NSW and story it at a suitable location for at least a few months while a shed is built or we move house. Once up, the layout will be wired for DCC, and renamed 'Nathans Point'. The goal is to have everything up and running by mid 2011, with operating sessions following soon after.

Nathans Point is derived from my son's name, and Stevens Point, which is a major yard on the former Wisconsin Central (WC). Obviously the layout will be based on the WC in the mid 1990s.

The plan is to regularly update the Blog when various milestones are reached. It might be a bit quiet while the layout is in storage!! I'll try and put up some kit building or weathering Blogs.

Anyway, sit back and enjoy my life changing purchase!



The EBAY screen shot from 27th Sept 2010.


Track Diagram


Staging Yard - Photo from AMRA.

(Photo from AMRA)

Enjoy