Division 1 (Queensland)

Australasian Region
National Model Railroad Association Inc

Division 1 HO Module SIG

The SIG

The Division 1 HO Module SIG is a group of nine members who decided that there was a complete lack of good quality HO Scale, Nth American prototype, layouts doing the show circuit, and after much discussion and planning, decided to do something about this lack.
    The result is the 'Carolina Pacific Lines' modular railroad, being built to display the best of our modelling skills. The scenery is based on the mid-west USA so that we can realistically run anything from Santa Fe to the B&O.

The Display Layout

It is 6.8 metres long by 2.5 metres deep. Trackwork is two separate & distinct, not parallel, mainlines running through rolling hills/prarie, and crossing a shallow river, which will be the centre piece of the scenery. There will be a rural grain siding to the left of the river, and an interchange track to the right, with the interchange line running parallel to the right bank of the river. The trackwork and scenery will be complimentary in that the track will be where the natural formations say it has to be.
    Trains will be controlled by NCE DCC with the sole purpose of keeping the trains in front of the public at all times, none of this disappearing around the back for 10 minutes.
    The layout is now under construction, with the first working bees held on 15th and 29th of May 2004. The decision to have the framework pre-cut by Trains & Track paid off with the main frame assembled in one day. The legs will be H pattern fitting into sockets under each module, with the modules clamped by over-centre furniture clamps.
    View photos from from the 2006 Toowoomba Train Show.

The Future

New members are welcome but for insurance purposes, all must be NMRA members.

SIG Reports (pdf files)

March 2007