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'Kendorf.' 

A z gauge layout by Ken Jones

 The layout is 123 cm x 50 cm and features the fictitious small German town of Kendorf somewhere in the mountains, famous for it’s small chapel, now a tourist site, and the Martyr’s cross on top of the cliff.

 The railway enters the town with its typical German one platform for local trains from single-track tunnels from inside the mountains. Special trains include a long beer train and the City Bahn express, as well as local and other services. Steam and diesel locomotives can be seen on the layout.

 There is room at the station for through trains to pass in either direction or to hold them on the appropriate loop. All the points in the station area are electrically operated. 

Notice the beer garden popular with tourists and town folk, the 2 people meeting behind the shop, and the people on bicycles. The buildings are lit with grain of wheat bulbs.

 The track work is Marklin, as is all the rolling stock, and the layout is controlled by one  Marklin, controller.

 The buildings are Faller and Kibri. The radio mast is from Blair Line in the USA. Other accessories are from  Marklin, and Noch.  The streetlights and yard lights are Viesmann. The spot light for the Martyr’s cross is from Brawa.

 The vehicles are  Marklin, and Noch. The people are from Preiser.

 The fiddle yard at the back contains loops and storage sidings. I might include working colour light signals at sometime in the future.

 The whole layout is no more than the size of a large draw in an old dressing table. It was completed in 2004 

  © Ken Jones 2005

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