Pine Valley Loco Shed
A great view of the Pine Valley Loco shed and yard
Pine Valley Loco Shed
A great view of the Pine Valley Loco shed and yard
Introduction
Once upon a time many, many years ago, a railway was built and fun was had by the builders.
This became very valuable for the future. Very little planning went into the initial design and
major mistakes were made in many critical areas. One morning the management of the railway actually woke up
and realised that their errors in design were in fact crippling the railway's true potential.
Trains ran from no-where in particular to no-where in particular, making operations almost non existent.
They subsequently decided that a major overhaul was required.
Valley River Bridge
A lonely angler below the scratch build bridge
Improvements
It was then that Pine Valley was born. Large areas of track work were re-laid to allow new industries to be
developed around the existing rollingstock, allowing for purposeful operations.
Demand for raw materials became so great that a second branch line was built. Other areas of track
were removed for the development of the commercial hub of the railway. Cardboard buildings made way for
award winning scratch built and kit built buildings. Newer and more modern locos also started to
make an appearance. Old semaphore signals made way for new working coloured light signals on the double main line.
Departure
Steam Loco about to depart from the Mountain halt
"Under construction"
Pine Valley is constantly under construction, as many areas need more work. Areas and ideas get reworked
to make them more visually appealing in the eye of the beholder. Pine Valley Railways will always
be "simply the best, better than all the rest."
"Under Contruction"
Some houses nearing completion on the building site
The Wood yard next to the sawmill
The log loader are quite busy
Layout Stats
Name: Pine Valley Railways
Scale: HO
Size: 7m x 3.6m
Proto type / Freelance: Freelance SAR / Spoornet style.
Time Period: Yesterday, today and not tomorrow.
Analogue: Block sections
Locos: Steam, Diesel and Electric
Photographs: Mike & Niel