Smith City Railroad

N Gauge by
Brian Galpin

This is the Smith City Railroad [2006]   It is an N gauge layout that I designed & built for a friend [He did the scenery & detailing] The painted backdrop is by Murray Campbell...[Our local tame artist, here in Nelson. New Zealand].  It is just DC controlled, all turnouts are fitted with Peco point motors operated by the probe & stud method.

It has a double tracked main line with several hidden staging tracks, these are fitted with infra-red detectors which  light L E D's on the three operator control panels when a staging track is occupied.

There is plenty of shunting to do, both in the yard & at several industries, so all the locos & rolling stock are fitted with Microtrains automatic couplers. There are two turntables, electrically driven & operated by switches on the panels. 

The layout was built in a room measuring 10'-2" x 7'-6" & is in three sections, bolted together so it can be dismantled for moving.

Many thanks to Brian for sending us these pictures.

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