Post by RichardSudrian on Apr 25, 2017 9:56:57 GMT
K, so here goes...
After a while I'm looking to try and possibly get back into Trainz, and a project I've been considering over the past couple of weeks is developing a fictional 15inch gauge railway set in the British Midlands, built over the trackbed of an old 2ft gauge railway in the late 1920s/early 1930s. The railway itself I'm thinking will be a combination of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, making it a "miniature mainline of the hills", with a few unique adjustments added to the line itself. Like the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, I'm thinking that the railway should be classed as a full-service railway, not as a simple heritage/tourist attraction line, with a miniature express service as well as standard passenger services. Now, I'm thinking the railway should have about 7-8 stations on its mainline, with possibly a small branchline of about 2-3 stations on it,and about 15 locomotives up to this point; 6 main passenger steam engines, 2 goods engines, 3 diesel engines, 2 small shunters and 2 mixed traffic engines. In regards to locomotive basis, I'm thinking of several OC designs combining different design traits from different locomotives, e.g. combining and LNER Gresley A3 design with that of the LMS Hughes Crab design. I'm also looking at what types of services this railway could provide to the towns it reaches as well as the passenger services, e.g. mines, breweries, dairies, etc, wondering which ones could be most practical with a 15inch gauge railway. With these in mind, I will also need to work out what sorts of goods stock will be required for these different services, as well as what sorts of carriages would be needed for the passenger services.
Now, so far in regards to the type of locomotives I'm considering designing for the line, here is a basic list of what I have:
Now, for Locomotive No. 6, I'm wondering about making it an articulated locomotive, however I cannot decide which to form a basis from between A. a Garratt, B. a Kitson Meyer, C. a Mallet or D. a Golwe. Which of these ideas would be more practical on a 15inch gauge railway that runs with engines 1/3 the scale of standard gauge British engines?
Also, I'm looking for potential names for each of the stations, if anyone has any ideas for British station-sounding names, I'm open to suggestions. For the mainline stations, here's a list of each of the stops:
So, if anyone has any ideas in regards to other locomotive basis/services the line can provide/town names/carriage types/wagon types that can be used on this line, then feel free to post them here!
After a while I'm looking to try and possibly get back into Trainz, and a project I've been considering over the past couple of weeks is developing a fictional 15inch gauge railway set in the British Midlands, built over the trackbed of an old 2ft gauge railway in the late 1920s/early 1930s. The railway itself I'm thinking will be a combination of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, making it a "miniature mainline of the hills", with a few unique adjustments added to the line itself. Like the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, I'm thinking that the railway should be classed as a full-service railway, not as a simple heritage/tourist attraction line, with a miniature express service as well as standard passenger services. Now, I'm thinking the railway should have about 7-8 stations on its mainline, with possibly a small branchline of about 2-3 stations on it,and about 15 locomotives up to this point; 6 main passenger steam engines, 2 goods engines, 3 diesel engines, 2 small shunters and 2 mixed traffic engines. In regards to locomotive basis, I'm thinking of several OC designs combining different design traits from different locomotives, e.g. combining and LNER Gresley A3 design with that of the LMS Hughes Crab design. I'm also looking at what types of services this railway could provide to the towns it reaches as well as the passenger services, e.g. mines, breweries, dairies, etc, wondering which ones could be most practical with a 15inch gauge railway. With these in mind, I will also need to work out what sorts of goods stock will be required for these different services, as well as what sorts of carriages would be needed for the passenger services.
Now, so far in regards to the type of locomotives I'm considering designing for the line, here is a basic list of what I have:
- Locomotive No. 1= 4-6-2 "Solomon" Based on LMS Hughes Crab + LNER Gresley A3 Built by Davey, Paxman & Co. (Main Passenger Engine) (Entered Service in 1929)
- Locomotive No. 2= 4-6-2 "Shepard" Based on LMS Hughes Crab + LNER Gresley A3 Built by Davey, Paxman & Co. (Main Passenger Engine) (Entered Service in 1929)
- Locomotive No. 3= 4-6-2 "Clarke" Based on LMS Hughes Crab + LNER Gresley A3 Built by Davey, Paxman & Co. (Main Passenger Engine) (Entered Service in 1930)
- Locomotive No. 4= 2-8-2 "Maxwell" Based on LMS Staner 8F + LNER Peppercorn A1 Built by Davey, Paxman & Co. (Goods Engine) (Entered Service in 1931)
- Locomotive No. 5= 0-6-2 "Bean" (Basis still to be decided) Built by Davey, Paxman & Co. (Shunter) (Entered Service in 1930)
- Locomotive No. 6= (Wheel Arrangement still to be decided) "Springburn" (Basis still to be decided) Built by North British Locomotive Company (Goods Engine) (Entered Service in 1936)
- Locomotive No. 7= 2-10-0 "Mandalay" Based on WD Austerity 2-10-0 Built by North British Locomotive Company (Mixed Goods Engine) (Entered Service in 1942)
- Locomotive No. 8= 4-6-2 "Bullet" Based on Southern BoB + LNER Gresley A4 Built by Davey, Paxman & Co.(Main Passenger Engine) (Entered Service in 1949)
- Locomotive No. 9= 2-6-2 "Horatio" Based on LMS Ivatt 2MT + LNER J50 Built by Davey, Paxman & Co. (Mixed Goods Engine) (Entered Service in 1956)
- Locomotive No. 10= 0-6-2 "Scrappy" (Basis still to be decided) Built by Hunslet Engine Company (Shunter/Diesel) (Entered Service 1957)
- Locomotive No. 11= Bo-Bo "Tiberius" Based on BR Class 20 + BR Class 37 Built by Hunslet Engine Company (Diesel Engine) (Entered Service in 1967)
- Locomotive No. 12= Bo-Bo "Julius" Based on BR Class 20 + BR Class 37 Built by Hunslet Engine Company (Diesel Engine) (Entered Service in 1972)
- Locomotive No. 13= Bo-Bo "Drusus" Based on BR Class 20 + BR Class 37 Built by Hunslet Engine Company (Diesel Engine) (Entered Service in 1972)
- Locomotive No. 14= 4-6-2 "Major Sherwood" Based on Southern BoB +LNER Gresley A4 Built in Yetsworth Engine Works (Main Passenger Engine) (Entered Service in 1996)
- Locomotive No. 15= 4-6-2 "Alan Pegler" Based on LMS Princess Royal + LNER Gresley A3 Built in Yetsworth Engine Works (Main Passenger Engine) (Entered Service in 2015)
Now, for Locomotive No. 6, I'm wondering about making it an articulated locomotive, however I cannot decide which to form a basis from between A. a Garratt, B. a Kitson Meyer, C. a Mallet or D. a Golwe. Which of these ideas would be more practical on a 15inch gauge railway that runs with engines 1/3 the scale of standard gauge British engines?
Also, I'm looking for potential names for each of the stations, if anyone has any ideas for British station-sounding names, I'm open to suggestions. For the mainline stations, here's a list of each of the stops:
- 1. "Yetsworth" The main terminus, where the miniature railway meets the standard gauge railway. This will contain the engine sheds, carriage sheds, engine works (added in 1953), and the main transfer yards between standard gauge and 15inch gauge lines. There will also be a sort of bunker which can be used to transfer coal, sandstone and/or limestone from the miniature railway's hoppers to the open wagons of the larger railway.
- 2. Village station a few miles out of the town where the main terminus is located.
- 3. Country station located near a town on the edge of a lake. As well as a lakeside beach, there are also a series of caves for tourists to explore. On the far side of the town is a brewery which sits alongside the railway. The old narrow gauge railway used to take and deliver goods for this brewery, and when the new miniature railway was constructed, they regained the contract to help the brewery maintain its operations.
- 4. A station located in a town centre, not far from the local town market and travels alongside a large castle.
- 5. Another station located on the outskirts of a town in the hillside, this one with a junction and a turntable (added in 1961) serving a miniature branchline travelling across the trackbed of a branch from the old 2ft gauge railway. This leads to two more towns, with a sandstone mine located at the top station. Also located in this town is a dairy which uses the railway to transfer its produce to the mainline for shipping across the rest of the country.
- 6. Another country station, this time located near a waterfall with a river leading towards a town located a quarter a mile from the railway. Also located here is a flour mill with a small yard with a platform for transferring goods to the railway.
- 7. This station is located in a mining town with a coal mine half a mile outside of the town. The railway doesn't just transport coal for the mine, but also uses a percentage of the coal produced to power its fleet of steam engines.
- 8. "Locksford" The second terminus. The station is located in the middle of a town with a canal, which used to receive goods from the old railway before it closed down. The station also has a small engine shed and carriage shed for whenever early morning trains to start from both ends of the line. One of the main features in this town is a cathedral.
So, if anyone has any ideas in regards to other locomotive basis/services the line can provide/town names/carriage types/wagon types that can be used on this line, then feel free to post them here!