Scenecraft building

[Alan Pollock]

Hi Guys,


I'm going to throw the question out their I've been looking at a few Scenecraft buildings for a 009 project but I was thinking would a main line shed be bigger than a narrow gauge shed my head says yes it is but I've got a bit of doubt in my head but other than the water tower coal shed all the other building for the layout are the same or am I way off here

Thanks
Alan

[B.Meldon]

Yes a standard gauge 00 loco shed would be a lot bigger than a narrow gauge 00 loco shed.
Perhaps something like this would be better for a 009 layout:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203748819610

[Alan Pollock]

Yes a standard gauge 00 loco shed would be a lot bigger than a narrow gauge 00 loco shed.
Perhaps something like this would be better for a 009 layout:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203748819610

Hi Brian

Thanks for the info and the link much appreciated

Thanks
Alan

[David Weber]

Yes, the shed will be oversized, the water tower will be over high with excess water capacity. Any railway buildings or structures designed to directly interact with the trains will need to be sized in proportion to them. Other buildings will be the same regardless of railway gauge, but note that if you are modelling the UK then all railway owned buildings will tend to be small and cheap by standard gauge standards. Non railway buildings depend on the area you are modelling, regardless of the type of railway.

The one exception in the UK scene would be a modern narrow gauge railway built on an old standard gauge trackbed. In that situation only, you might see narrow gauge locos sitting in a standard gauge sized shed and filling up from a standard gauge water tower.

Don't limit yourself to what it pleases the ready to plant building makers to offer, though, especially for simple things like huts. There are plenty of cheap and easy plastic (eg; Wills) and card (eg; Metcalfe) kits to try, and building a few will give you a good idea of how to scratchbuild your own!

[B.Meldon]

Just to add to the above I have used a Ratio N gauge water tower, without the N gauge ladder on my layout and even that is somewhat bigger than the locos. But it does look ok next to them:

[Alan Pollock]

Hi Guys

Thanks very much for your reply's

Thanks
Alan

[Graeme Dunbar]

The one exception in the UK scene would be a modern narrow gauge railway built on an old standard gauge trackbed. In that situation only, you might see narrow gauge locos sitting in a standard gauge sized shed and filling up from a standard gauge water tower.

There is an example near Aberdeen at the Alford Valley Railway. The engine shed is the old Alford branch carriage shed and looks rather in proportion but the station building and platform is far grander than most NG railways would warrant!

https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/12/430/

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