Mega layouts seem to be becoming popular. So much for the doom monsters who say the hobby is dying. This is just fabulous guys. Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧
I was a fireman at eastfield traction depot 1974 my uncle Jim Matthew was a mainline driver I can still remember the depot in the winter nights there was always a massive plume of diesel fumes hanging over the depot from all the engines running as they were never shut down in the winter as we could not get them started especially the class 37s
This is the most stunning layout and this depot is the reason why I got into trains, grew up watching the sprinters go past from my grans tower block window Eastfield closed at the time and I got to see it reopened as it is today. This is my favourite depot.
Hi. I was a fitter there before they enclosed the fuel bay. One winter nightshift (around 1985ish) the fueller's boots froze to the ground! There should be a couple of scrap Claytons right at the back. They lay there for many years. Superb.
I was a fireman with BR at eastfield 1974 my uncle was a mainline driver Jim Matthew I remember the guy who was the fueler his hands were red raw with the diesel
Now if that size layout WAS N Gauge it would have been even better but then I am an N gauge man always will be .But I appreciate all scales and this layout is amazing it looks so natural ,well done to everyone involved 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍
Wow.. I've known this depo all through my teenage years .. Looks amazing 👍 I've always known the sidings at the back to have all the scrapped engines and a row of 8's.. You've probably got the scale right but I don't remember the siding being so far apart , suppose it looks different when your standing in the depo ? For me there always has to be a couple of 20's whistling away somewhere 😅
And they say model railways are dead 😆. Wow, what a brilliant effort. I love the amount of dead space between the roads in the TMD area. Less is certainly more. Do you ever consider automation for at least some of the mainline running?
Was there Saturday - good layout, but very little movement and kids lost interest quickly due to this. However was good at showing off stock. Wasn’t the best layout there that was the Renfrewshire Club layout, kids loved that.
To many freight passing although just watching passengers can be boring. Not likely to see a nuclear flask train with a single class 20 on it and certainly not running nose first. Running nose first would require a secondman and a brakevan for the guard. Also the hst is the wrong way round, first class should be at the other end. If your going to spend so much attention to detail, get the train running right.
