LOCTERN QUAY

I like the charm of narrow gauge railways, and I’ve been modelling in OO9 since my teens. I like micro-layouts, which is just as well given I have little space for larger projects. It seems I am also a sucker for a layout building challenge, having entered those run by the EXPO Narrow Gauge show several times in the past. I enjoy that the constraints on space and timescale require some ingenuity if a satisfying result is to be achieved. ‘Loctern Quay’ came about because of a OO9 Society challenge to use two small baseboard kits from Norfolk Heath Works, one of which has a sector plate. Although this dictated the small size, I wanted operational interest without having shunting moves go off-scene, within an attractive and believable