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Royston & District
Model Railway Club
18 Sept 1
The layout is based on a fictitious town in Wisconsin USA. The era is flexible but is usually set in the 1980's.
Rock Ridge is now a terminus, but the line originally continued onwards. Passenger service is provided by Metra, the commuter rail system for the Chicago region.
The town has a variety of industries including a wood yard and metal salvage company.
Freight trains arrive from time to time, and service the industries. Switching (shunting) of cars (wagons) is usually performed by a loco based at Rock Ridge.
Structures are either "Kit-
The layout is made up of four baseboards which occupy an area of 16' x 2' and is normally operated from the front and rear by a minimum of two people.
Loco operation is by DCC and most are sound fitted. The track is Peco code 83, suitably weathered.
The points are operated using servos (commonly used in radio controlled cars and aircraft) via a small programmable micro controller. The low-
Back scenes have been created by editing images of the Wisconsin area.
The layout is still unfinished; the yard area beyond the silos is being worked on, amongst other items.
Notes for Exhibition Managers:
Size: 16ft by 2ft. Layout viewable from the front.
Operators: A minimum of 2 operators, access to front of layout as well as rear is required (may require a barrier or row of chairs).
Expenses: Petrol for 2 cars.
Value: £5000
Other requirements: Two small tables (2ft square, or similar) for stock.
You can find a contact form to enquire about this layout, just click/tap on the page selection box at the top of this page, choose “Contact Page” from the list of site pages, then click/tap “Go”. [Please mark the message “For the attention of Barry “].
Rock Ridge HO (3.5mm scale 16.5mm gauge)
