Padfracombe
This is James's layout based largely on the track plan of Ilfracombe, but set at sea level as I wanted a dockside, like at Padstow.
The video shows you the inside of the shed and the garden railway so far. The layout has the trackwork largely complete, some buildings in place, but no real scenic work carried out yet. The garden railway section has reached a stage where trains can be run, but much more work is needed.
My own layout has been thought about for a few years and has changed location a few times as well. Always being an ex LSWR location, I have dithered between Plymouth Friary, Lydford, Padstow and Ilfracombe.
In the end, I considered what I wanted from a layout. It had to be a reasonably busy location with significant freight, as I’m primarily interested in wagons and their loads.
I also make models of planes and military vehicles. I looked at various potential locations near army bases, or fighter bases, but couldn’t find anywhere which had everything I wanted.
Eventually I decided that a freelance location would be the solution, so looked for existing places I could use parts of. Padstow had the dock and the 70’ turntable for the Bulleid Pacifics. Ilfracombe had the extensive sidings, so perhaps an invented place with elements of the two would do. The layout name was suggested by a fellow club member.
