Copyright © 2002-2010, Crawley Model Railway Society [Apr 10] Made with Xara Web Designer Made with Xara Web Designer ‘Groenen Creek’ ¼”:1ft Scale On30 Gauge Click image to view track plan For construction pictures  of the layout, visit  For more pictures, visit  ‘Groenen Creek’ is an On30 logging layout based on American practice during the 1940s. It is freelance in design with ideas drawn from various sources. One of our main objectives is to have fun and provide a layout that is slightly different from many others. The layout is viewable on up to 3 sides and the baseboards measure 10 feet by 8 feet. We operate the layout from all sides using DCC throttles and a master control panel in the staging area. There is a through station where the main (narrow gauge) line connects with the logging line that climbs up through the trees to the timber felling operations (off-scene).  Although the track plan is essentially an oval, we operate the layout more like an end-to-end arrangement. To the west of ‘Groenen Creek’ are the local mill, a harbour on the west coast and the cities of Redwood and Sloe Rapids; to the east are the local quarry and Upwood Falls. In addition to the services to and from these locations there are frequent trains up and down the logging lane.   Most of the rolling stock is ready-to-run (RTR) with some kit- or scratch-built examples. Many of the RTR locomotives are made by Bachmann with other examples by Broadway Limited. Some of the locos are fitted with sound decoders but not all – yet! All the buildings except one are scratch built and based on prototypes typical for the area. However we have been ‘flexible’ with the dimensions to fit them all in! All the trees are hand-made by members and there are over nn on the layout. The track on the main line is code 80 by Micro Engineering and on the logging line it is hand-laid code 73. All the turnouts are handmade by various club members and operated by Tortoise™ motors.