Steve_Cornford
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- Location
- Brighton, East Sussex
I am attempting to design a P4 layout based on Lymington Town, based on the track layout as it was at the end of steam, start of 3rd rail operation.
So I have imported tiles from the NLS OS 25inch County series map which gives this layout, but I also dabbled with an import of tiles from the NLS OS 125inch map , in particular the engine house. This shows the the engine house in more (accurate ) detail including the 6 pillarsof the 5 arches that are on one side of the engine house. This matches pictures of the engine shed in the Transport Library, but these pictures show the addition of a water tower at the right hand side back of the shed, and this accounts for the anomoly in shape.
The 125" map shows the track inside the shed as being straight, as do pictures, as it has an ash pit, so I am inclined to trust the 125" map in this respect.
I started by adding plain track segments in sections, using the swell function to align them over the "central" through line.
Is that the correct approach or is there a better method?
I would be grateful for any suggestions.
Enlargement of the Engine house portions.
Steve
So I have imported tiles from the NLS OS 25inch County series map which gives this layout, but I also dabbled with an import of tiles from the NLS OS 125inch map , in particular the engine house. This shows the the engine house in more (accurate ) detail including the 6 pillarsof the 5 arches that are on one side of the engine house. This matches pictures of the engine shed in the Transport Library, but these pictures show the addition of a water tower at the right hand side back of the shed, and this accounts for the anomoly in shape.
The 125" map shows the track inside the shed as being straight, as do pictures, as it has an ash pit, so I am inclined to trust the 125" map in this respect.
I started by adding plain track segments in sections, using the swell function to align them over the "central" through line.
Is that the correct approach or is there a better method?
I would be grateful for any suggestions.
Enlargement of the Engine house portions.
Steve
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