Heydale was for a long time the clubs large "N" Gauge
layout. It attended several exhibitions both those run by the club and
other societies. It had it's last outing at our first Annual Exhibition
in Holy Cross College where it was offered for sale. It was subsequently
sold as a result of being seen on display at this Exhibition.
The layout had many features with a very nice optical effect that made
it look as though the track climbed uphill afer it left the large
station area. In fact the main line was perfectly level and it was just
the Branch Line that ran down hill but to the eye the main line climbed
up. This looked quite impressive with a long heavy train leaving the
station with no sign of the loco slipping.
Also used on this layout were the led signals that opperated by magnets
under a train passing over them. This system is being used on our latest
"N" gauge but modified so that they are operated by light
which does away with the need for the magnets.
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