In-Side Layout Construction

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Railway construction started on the 2nd to last week of December 2006, the builders finished up the shed in the morning & I had one wall lined that night & trains were running the next day! I decided to have the Railway elevated about 8 inches to clear the bottom plate of the shed when exiting outside, also to hide all the wiring required. The base board is off cuts from the wall lining, being only 10mm it needed ribs to surport it, an extra bonus  with the elevation is the sound it creates when the train enters the shed!!

Above Left; Looking to the East Tunnel Portal, Above Middle; looking toward the West (Hole yet to be cut) on both shots you can see the baseboard construction very basic but sturdy. Above Right; Eastern tunnel portal, I decided to use a slide just behind the portal with a peg & hole method to hold it up when operating. The Western portal is of the same method, we recently decided to add another loop on this section mainly as a storage siding & a 'Put On & Take Off' siding for when visitors come to run.

Above 4 Pictures; From start to finish, extra base board being put in place to take the loop, Getting the exact measurement before the cut was made for the new turnout, Turnout in & half the loop laid, Loop completed with the Garrett on the ore train for a try out. I used manual turnouts as a safety measure in mind, if you change a turnout manually you remember it longer that you have done so & when we run 2 train operation we don't want any head ons or nose to tails!!