This week I have finally started on what will be the biggest layout in my Trainbarn - the O gauge three-rail layout. One of the delays in starting this was a 'struggle' regarding which layout to build in the remaining available space. I had always planned to build an American Standard Gauge layout there, but for a variety of reasons this has now been put on the backburner. First of all I laid out some boards to the size of the new layout to make sure it will fit ok.
I'm using all the same techniques that I used for the previous two layouts, for building what is effectively just a huge table. Here is the first long side, built in two parts.
This layout will use currently available track made by Maldon Track from the UK, which is superb track, though not inexpensive. The locomotives and rolling stock will be mainly from ACE Trains, Darstaed and WJVintage, all basically limited editions and produced in small numbers. They are all in the style of some of the great British model train makers of times past, such as Hornby and Bassett-Lowke, and hopefully the layout will have a 'classic' feel to it.
I feel incredibly blessed to have the space available to build this huge layout and while I'm certainly enjoying this stage of building the table, I can't wait to start getting the track down and running some trains!
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