Layout History

As a little diversion from my more "serious" modelling, I always fancied putting together a small pizza style layout. With an upcoming exhibition debut for my North Winterton layout, I was worried that a small shunting might not be enough to provide enough entertainment to the paying public, so decided a pizza layout to provide additional variety might be a good idea. A few weeks later and Evisnoe Falls, built to 009 scale, was the result.

Layout Description

The layout is constructed on a pair of 14" cake boards, with scenery built up from balsa wood, polystyrene blocks and lightweight filler. The tunnel mouth and overbridge bounding the hidden area were constructed from suitable plasticard sheets. The halt building and cafe are standard Wills kits, the cafe tables are from Metcalfe Models. The circle of track is 35-year old Eggerbahn, from my first 009 train set!  A simple circuit from Heathcote Electronics halts the trains for a few seconds out of sight behind the backscene to alleviate the tail-chasing effect of such a small circle of track.

Layout Specification

Exhibition Details:-

This layout is intended to accompany exhibition appearances by one of my other layouts.

Layout Size - 14" Diameter. Operating space approx 4' deep required behind or in front of layout, depending on operating configuration.

Operated from front or rear, viewed from front

Scale 4mm/ft, 009 Scale

No. of Operators - 1

Programme Description - Evisnoe Falls represents a small local beauty spot, served by a halt on the Wolderness Light Railway. A small cafe caters for the needs of visitors to the falls. 

Exhibitions Attended:-

Bala Model Railway Show - May 2019

Little BYG Show, Borth-y-Gest - August 2022

Machynlleth Corris Railway Show - August 2022