In the latter months of 2017 I found myself with rather a few hours to spare. I had collected a few items of model railways over the years but never got around to continuing where I left off as a kid. A chance to buy something at a bargain basement price from someone who did not really know what is was they were selling. It was a DCC controller and DCC locomotive. It was the DCC part they did not know about and to be fair, I did try to explain.
I went on the internet to learn what I could about this DCC thingy and soon I ended up with the layout featured here. It was a very steep learning curve and now I am building a layout in the spare bedroom.
During the time I have spent at home I have started the new layout, building it from the wooden frames from a double and a single bed. I stripped off all the material, screwed on lengths of wood for the legs and joined the all together. I used 6mm MDF for the tops and added load bearing supports as required. I have planned the layout to include two stations from where I was born which is Barnsley, South Yorkshire and around the date when I was born. A lot has changed in the area and now only one station remains. I have a lift-
The Lounge Layout as its best known is up for a giveaway. At the time of writing this I have just short of 200 subscribers on YouTube and when I get to 500 a draw will be made to give away the layout. News of the giveaway, the rules and conditions will appear on my channel and on this site closer to the time.
I am currently researching into as many details as possible about the old Barnsley Courthouse Station and the Barnsley Exchange Station. My Mom worked as a ‘Clippy’ (Bus Conductor) collecting fares and my dad was a bus driver, both worked at the bus station located in between the two stations. I do have access to quite a few photos from books and the internet but there are some details which still remain a mystery. I do have someone to speak to who knows someone who knows virtually everything there is to know about Barnsley’s railways.
