Stopford is now sold

Stopford Central OO Gauge Layout

Built by the Stockport and District Railway Modellers Club to a very high exhibition quality standard.

This is the current club layout that we can operate and exhibit. Due to building new layouts and space restrictions it has been decided by the members that Stopford should be sold.

The layout is in 8 sections which for portability and storage are paired up to make it quite compact for it's size. It is 28 feet long when fully assembled. The baseboards rest on trestle type legs for ease of adjustment on any type of floor. The layout would suit either permanent siting or portable (exhibition) use.

The Layout

The period modelled is post 1948 to mid 1950s and trains are run representative of the Pre and Post BR liveries of the LMS, the LNER and the Midland & Eastern Regions.

The layout, designed on a terminal to fiddle yard configuration, comprises, a 4 platform terminus station with a parcels bay and carriage siding, a 2 road locomotive shed with coaling facility and turntable, and an 8-road fiddle yard on a traverser.

It has fully operative COLOUR LIGHT SIGNALLING with electrical interlocking and arrival route indication in the form of a dot matrix THEATRE INDICATOR.

It is wired for Cab Control with "TOKEN" type switching for the transfer of control of trains to and from the Fiddle Yard. The operators panels, both Main and Loco have illuminated mimic displays showing route settings and operational sections.

Trackwork is constructed from the PECO Fine Scale Code 75 turnouts and Flexitrack, with the turnouts being operated electrically by PECO point motors with slave switches for track and position indication for the Signalling Logic.

The various buildings seen on the layout are either scratch built to drawings and photographs or built from Kits.

There are 18 sets of points all electrically operated, the turntable is fully powered both clockwise and anticlockwise and variable speed, all the colour light signals, matrix, isolating sections are working. The Loco shed has 2 light dependant resistors which with the street lamp in there tells the operator if there is a loco in the shed on a particular track - loco covers ldr, light on panel goes out.There is an ash pit and a coaling stage. The coal has a 'pin' which pops up when a wagon is at the top to prevent it rolling down the hill. All the uncouplers are B&B style, electrically operated magnets. Stopford was last exhibited at the Chapel en le Frith exhibition in 2004 where it worked fine.

More details on www.sdrm.co.uk/stopford

If you want to see it assembled, the club meets every Tuesday at 7.30pm-10pm and if you e mail me we can put it up for you to see then.

Here's the small print

Collection is essential due to the size and weight of the entire layout.

Payment required in GB pounds (sterling) either cash, cheque, Nochex or Paypal (Paypal fees must be paid on this amount, approx 5%). Collection can be arranged for anytime after funds are cleared. Payment by personal cheque or bank draft will require a minimum 7 working days to clear.
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I am offering this layout for sale on behalf of the SDRM club of which I am a member. You can e mail me with any questions. You are bidding to buy not to view. No rolling stock is included.

Please see my other auctions and if you have any questions please e mail me first. More pictures of my items on redram52.com click here pick n mix if you like
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Thanks for looking and good luck.

This item is located in Stockport. Near to Jct 1 of the M60.