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Tordene is a compact N gauge BR Western Region layout.

Owner: Patrick Herlihy

Scale/gauge: N gauge

Description: Tordene is a fictitious BR Western Region terminus to fiddle yard layout set in the late 1950s. The baseboard is built of ¼" plywood top with a 2"x1" frame and is designed to be easily portable and fit on the back seat of a small car. All the trackwork and points are Peco, with wire and tube to control the points. The buildings are a mixture of Peco, Kestrel, Bachmann and Wills. All the rolling stock is Graham Farish / Bachmann plus some Peco and Dapol.

Size of layout: 4ft long x 2ft deep

Floor area required: 4ft x 5ft (operated from the back)

Power requirements: 1 x 13 amp socket

Number of opertors: 2

Transport requirements:1 car