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BONDALE - LEOTON
Leoton as originally designed with a runround loop, engine siding and feed to Mrs. Anderson’s Yorkshire
Pudding factory.
The first town in Bondale. The
main industry used to be the
woollen mill, but with the ever
cheapening imports, the mill
closed in the 1980's. Mrs
Anderson has taken over the
mill for the production of her
well known and excellent
Yorkshire Puddings and Scotch
Eggs.
The factory has dedicated access running into it
from the bay platforms. The construction of
Bonham has altered very slightly from the plan
above in that the siding now replaces the short
spur. This was done for operational reasons. The
Warehouse (left) is part of the Metcalfe Models
range, and is being augmented by the Gate House
and Factory / Loading Bay units.
The factory is so successful that Mrs. Anderson
has bought a small shunting locomotive which
will be driven by her friend Leo who is undergoing
training at the moment. This is augmented by a
fleet of Ex LNER 12T Refrigerated Fish Trucks
(Parkside Dundas kits) to transport the eggs for
the Yorkshire Puddings and Scotch eggs in, and
the produce away.
Depending on the era run, the station will be served by V3 (2-6-2 tank) powered 2 coach and
Derby 2 coach DMUs, or even Class 158s. These will alternatively stop in the bay platform or run
through to Bonton.
Because of the access to the Bay, and to leave the main line clear, all freight will enter and
depart in the direction of York, even if it going to or coming from further up the line in the
Bonton direction.
27000 Electra waiting the next turn of duty in platform 4 of Bonham station. This is a Triang model dating back to the
1960's. The Overhead Line equipment is by Märklin and is capable of being operational.
The track in this station is mainly Peco Streamline 100 with 2 pairs of motorised Roco large
radius points. All Peco points are Electrofrog, except for the double slip, and are motorised with
Peco point motors. With DCC Control having been installed there are now no dedicated
controllers for the station. Points control is currentlyby non locking (On) Off (On) switches, but
will be converted to DCC Concepts DCD-ADS-8sx decoders. At the moment there is a panel for
accessory control mounted under York Station.
I also dug dug out my Märklin overhead
masts and wires. While not British (or
Swiss) prototype, I wanted to see whether
they were useable. The masts mainly have
lights on top so can illuminate the station.
Out of view, I designed and built my own
catenary. This is for use in the non-scenic
parts of the layout and was made from
Brass tubing and old peco rail soldered to
the tubing. It can be seen in use in the
section on York station.
The first day of testing the overhead catenary at Leoton.
Bearing in mind that the masts and wires were over 30
years old, and hadn’t been used for nearly 20, I didn’t
have too many problems getting them to supply the
power.
Leoton Revised. Notice the extra sidings and lengths. The Yorkshire pudding factory now has its own loco,
so it doesn’t tie up one of the “Main Line” locos when shunting.
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