Shunters Yard Compact Shelf-top Exhibition Layout OO gauge GWR outline DCC controlled

[TimO]

Just having another look through your layout threads. The new GWR livery on Shunter’s yard brings it alive and ties all the buildings together. The signal box, fences and station lamp posts look great, lots of detail there.

Tim

[Irishrailwayman]

On 6/2/2021 at 11:41 PM, TimO said:

Just having another look through your layout threads. The new GWR livery on Shunter’s yard brings it alive and ties all the buildings together. The signal box, fences and station lamp posts look great, lots of detail there.

Tim

Thanks Tim, I recently replaced the insulfrog 3-way point with an electrofrog model to better allow short wheel-base locos to potter around the layoutwithout stalling. I used two Gaugemaster auto-frog circuits to change the polarities...

[Irishrailwayman]

"Shunters Yard" has been shown at six exhibitions to date and is booked to appear at the Ulster MRC Belfast Exhibition in August 2025. In preparation for this, I have added overhead lighting and more details to the layout including point rodding. Additional items of rolling stock have been added including GWR liveried passenger and Express Parcels railcars, a steam railmotor and other items. Light weathering and details have been added to the rolling stock to enhance the realism of the layout. BTW the backscene is Gaugemaster's Ross-on-Wye. A larger version of the same view was used on my O gauge "Buffers Lock" layout! A few pictures of the revamp:

[Irishrailwayman]

Ulster MRC's Belfast Exhibition hosted "Shunters Yard" for its seventh public outing. Thanks to all the organisers and attendees who stopped for a chat.

[Irishrailwayman]

Donegal Dad-Rail has kindly posted a short video on YouTube of "Shunters Yard" at the Belfast Exhibition 2025 (his camera was running low on power!):