PEASEVERN YARD

When I mentioned to some modelling friends, back in late 2019, that I was thinking to switch to O gauge and I wanted to build a layout that had a scenic length of less than 5ft, it was fair to say I was met with some puzzled faces and a fair few questions. While ‘Peasevern Yard’ is my first O gauge layout, the seeds of my move to O gauge were sown back in the early 1990s, when I was completely mesmerised by the sheer size and presence of an O gauge Class 37 I saw at a local show. As a mere 12-year-old at the time, building such a beast was way out of my league in terms of skill and cost, so I continued to plough my OO gauge furrow for the next 30 years; fast forward to 2019, switching to O gauge was now much more feasible with a fine array of kits and ready to-run items to choose from.

My next decision was what type of layout I would build, although in reality, this was quite an easy decision. I favour small shunting layouts that I can enjoy equally over a two-day exhibition or set up for a few hours for use at home, so it was only natural that my first O gauge layout would