CARLYBURN![]() Carlyburn station throat THE SCENECarlyburn is an ‘OO’ gauge fictitious layout representing a fairly large terminal station on a short branch line providing passenger and freight services to destinations on either side of it, by means of a double track triangle.THE MODELThe model consists of a continuous circuit, with the branch for Carlyburn running up the centre of the well. The station is accessed from both sides by a double track triangle. Whilst the layout is fictional, most of the buildings are models of particular prototypes. The period displayed is the transition from steam to ‘green’ diesel, reflecting the stock from club members.![]() Triangle and Station CONSTRUCTIONThe four baseboards forming the branch line and station were constructed from 2.3/4” X 3/4” [70 X 19 mm] dressed pine making up and “L girder” frame, topped off with 1/2" [12 mm] chipboard covered with 3/8” [10 mm] Sundeala. These baseboards, although very rigid, were also extremely heavy; therefore it was decided to omit the chipboard from the remaining baseboards. |