Here’s what Derek says about his latest layout
Spion kop or spy on the hill was a famous battle in south africa in the 19th century and a named stand at the liverpool football stadium.
Spion kop is an existing village but never had a railway so is fictional. I have named all my layouts after nearby locations to my home.
A Derbyshire scenic feeling with a farm and a garage. A pond with fishermen and onlookers from the nearby campsite asking how many fish have been caught, or in Derbyshire slang ”ayeup yo had owt miduk”.
The layout is table mounted and supported on 18 inch legs makes this layout easy to setup and transport.
The track plan is similar to another layout I exhibited (Ardmore circular), which was very popular due to its simplicity. Featured in the railway modeller, and attended many shows such as the NEC.
Fine scale track code 55 is used to the front and code 80 to the rear that has the sidings to hold the stock.two aspect signals at each end of the layout is operated from a switch.
Powered by a 12volt ac wall mounted transformer to a 12volt dc controller gives the locos a smooth operation.
Rolling stock is from any era and area depending on the menu of the day.