COLNRADE

FEATURED IN THE NOVEMBER 2009 ISSUE OF 'CONTINENTAL MODELLER'.

WINNER OF THE BERNARD RICHMOND MEMORIAL PLAQUE, YORK 2010.

Set in northern Germany around 1962, this layout uses the Lenz range of track, loco's & stock and is fully digital. The layout represents a small station on an imaginary branch line that connects Wildeshausen and Barnstorf.  These are both real places as is Colnrade but the real Colnrade ls little more than a village. In my imagination the opening of the railway transformed it so that it became the prosperous town that is seen on the backscene. All the places pictured on the backscene are from within ten miles or so of the real Colnrade, even the river which is the Hunte.  I chose 1962 as a convenient overlap between the steam & diesel eras as steam was phased out on secondary lines rather earlier than on some main routes.

To give a reason for the intensive goods service I have created an agricultural machinery works; the factory is on the backscene but there is a loading bank on the layout with a variety of period tractors. A KOF diesel shunter is always to be seen in the station, shunting the wagons that are dropped off by the through trains.

The layout can be operated from either end and from front or back so it is very flexible, the only limiting factor is the length of the traversers. The semaphore signals and the points are worked digitally from the hand held controller

In addition to the Lenz diesel loco's some variety is added by a Kiss Modellbahn Class 44 2-10-0 and Class 64 2-6-2T, and a Br89 0-6-0T by Gebouer.  All the loco's have sound and lights.

FOR INFORMATION ON THE LENZ RANGE OF 0 GAUGE MODELS GO TO www.aandh-models.co.uk

LAYOUT SIZE 27' x 2'   FLOOR SPACE REQUIRED 30' x 7' MINIMUM.  2 OPERATORS, TRANSPORT IS BY HIRE VAN.

Ignore the size on the plan, because the traversers have been lengthened the layout now measures 27' x 2'. We operate from the front so barriers are essencial and we ask that these be provided if possible. If necessary, however,  we can bring our own. Colnrade needs a MINIMUM floor space of 30' x 7' .

(DIGITAL SMOKE ADDED)

THE INSPIRATION......