Norton Road
OO Gauge by
John Humphries
Norton Road is based on a
fictitious depot based in the North West U.K. The main layout measures 8'
long X 2' wide and is constructed from 4mm plywood on a 3" x 2"
structural frame. All joints are glued and screwed for rigidity. The
baseboard is completely covered in 1mm cork sheets to absorb noise. The
layout is supported on trestles and is now fully portable. The main
scenic section runs into a multiple track fiddle yard.
I have several 25kv model locos and have installed Sommerfeldt overhead
centenary to allow prototypical running of electric locos into one road
of the depot.
The layout is operated using DCC (Digital Command Control) using a Lenz
Set 01 which consists of an LV101 Power station, a LZ100 command station
and a LH100 hand held controller. I also have an additional LH90 hand
held controller. Point operation in the fiddle yard is operated by LS110
point controllers and can be switched from either controller. The supply
for the whole system is from a purpose built Lenz 16 volt transformer.
Points are powered by Peco point motors mostly fitted under the
baseboard.
Track work is standard PECO code 100 nickel silver rail laid on cork
sheet and ballasted on the main part of the layout using Wills scenic
ballast laid and glued into place using a mix of PVA adhesive water and
a drop of Fairy liquid which breaks down the surface Tension of the mix
and allows the adhesive to flow easily.
Locomotives are mostly from Heljan
and Bachmann with a few from Lima and Hornby. All locos are fitted with
Lenz decoders for running on DCC and most have working directional LED
lighting.
Buildings and trackside accessories are from PECO, Pikestaff, Cararama
cars, Knightwing and Bachmann.
John Humphries
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