Canute Road Quay is a dock / quayside layout located somewhere around the Canute Road area within Southampton Docks operated primarily by the Southern Railway between 1946 to 1949. Occasionally it can be operated in different eras such as early or late British Railways periods.
The trackplan is based on the ‘Timesaver’ shunting puzzle incorporating a short run around loop and kickback sidings. A small 1ft fiddle yard utilising short cassettes allows for an additional length of the main headshunt and a quick change of rolling stock. The other two shorter sidings / headshunts will be just about able to hold either 2 or 3 off box vans or an SR Bogie Van B and a small shunting loco such the USA Tank or Adams B4.
The very front edge of the layout has been modelled as a dockside wall and the siding at the top right-hand corner includes a small loco shed albeit single road and in semi low relief, being a sub shed of, and a similar look to the one actually at Southampton Docks. For simplicity, the buildings are mixture of modified Ready-to-Plonk resin low relief type warehouses as the backdrop at the left hand rear, the two front buildings are LCut Creative laser cut acting as scenic breaks
Trackwork is a mixture of open sleepered and inset track as seen around such docks / quays to give some variety to the surfaces.
Layout summary
Owner: Graham ‘Muz’ Muspratt
Scale: 4mm
Gauge: 00
Setting: Southern Railway
Era: 1946 to 1949
Website
Find out more about the layout on the Canute Road Quay webpage
Layout plan
