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THE SCALEFOUR SOCIETY 18.83 LAYOUT CHALLENGE |
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THE SCALEFOUR SOCIETY 18.83 LAYOUT CHALLENGE |
Hayne Street London EC Entered by Richard Schmidt
Inspiration: The real Hayne Street is a short, unremarkable road which leads from Long Lane into Charterhouse Square. On the surface, it looks normal enough, but beneath it lurk the entrances to the underground railway station and stock yard beneath London’s Smithfield Market.
Description: The layout plan is one drawn by Iain Rice and published as part of an article entitled "Intensely Urban" exhorting modellers to attempt an urban landscape in a small area. The lower part of the design is a small locomotive depot somewhere in that network of cut and covered lines which criss-crossed London. The depot serves something off-stage but engines have to return for water (not drawn on the plan, but possible) and coal from the coal stage. There is an enginemen’s bothy and a pub on the corner for stronger refreshment (after booking-off, of course). Above it are lines leading into a warehouse on the drawing. There is a cold store in Smithfield which might be more appropriate for the location. There is also a through single line leading off elsewhere. This would be suitable for goods trains and the occasional workman’s train. Operation might be two way. The arrangements should give some scope for shunting operations as well.
Period – pre First World War. This would mean that most of the street traffic would be horse drawn, and I can use a couple of GW Metro tank kits which I have in store.
Practicalities: The original design was for a layout to hang on wall-mounted shelving. I propose to put legs under the main spar which supports the base, and to use some form of cassette system to store locomotives and stock. Ideally there should be a proscenium to guide the viewers’ attention to the main stage, rather than to the wings. Operation of the layout would be done from front of house or backstage.
