The British Columbia Railway – Squamish Subdivision is modelled from prototype railway practices and geography during the late 70’s. Inspiration for the 3 level bench work design came from MR’s guide to Shelf Layouts by Lain Rice. Several signature scenes have been recreated that offer a resemblance to the prototype railway. The layout has 8 bridges, 2 tunnels, and is constructed on 3 levels of shelf style bench work. However a lot of compression meant much was omitted, like most other model railways. Hand-laid track and staging at both ends of the layout facilitate operations. There are plenty of LED’s incorporated into the layout which provide switch position indication, and scenery lighting for possible night time operations.
The Prototype
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• Prototype:
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• Interchange:
Prototypical
British Columbia Railway
British Columbia – North Van to Lillooet
1979
CN – Lynn Creek
The Layout
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Burnaby
HO
15′ x 14′
Digitrax DCC
Basement stairs via basement door
? on 3 levels
? Staging at both ends
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75%
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? Hand laid
Operations
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5:1
3 hours
5
Timetable and Train Order
Car Cards & Waybills
Cordless phones
Dispatcher, 2 Train crews, 2 Yard crews
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? Relaxed
