Achievable Layout Plan 2 - Lalla North East Line

 I often drive past Lalla with my family or out on the road for work. It was not until I saw it listed in the 1957 working timetable (more on this documented at the wealth of information it provides later) that I realized is was a stop on the north east line and began to do some research.

From google street view there is little evidence of the sidings and spurs that once was. I had always found though the building immediately adjacent the crossing was possibly rail served at one stage. 

 

Digging through Libraries Tasmania led me to this document North East Line - Stations and Yards - Final ink drawings. The Final ink drawings appear to have been produced for most lines and are available though the archive search. It appears to be from the 1930's and contains all station siding and yard details of the line an includes survey notes.

Lalla appears on image 16 and 17 and consisted of a simple run around and 2 spurs on the southern end end. Approximately 600 ft long from road crossing to the curved point Lalla could make a simple shelf layout in the corner of a spare room with staging either end or a continuous loop. The plan below in OO 4mm scale is made up of  2 x 600 x 1500mm and a 400 x 1200 module but it could suitably be compressed as desired.

The concrete apple packing shed was owned by Frank Walker built in 1922. The below photo was taken during construction from the north east corner. Rail side loading doors are on the opposite side of the structure.

A much later image 1991 image by Margaret Tassell is taken from the rail side of the structure how ever tracks long since removed. 

 

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery - QVM:1997:P:2605

The Final Ink Drawing referenced above shows a small station shelter 13'1" x  8'9" located on an 140ft platform. How ever the image below shows a much shorter platform.

Libraries Tasmania Archive https://stors.tas.gov.au/PH30-1-9192

Its not clear from the limited information I have uncovered to date if other produce and freight was loaded onto wagons at Lalla. The short spur at the road crossing may have had limited access for loading.

If your after a small layout with only 4 points and 2 structures to model this would make a good candidate fitting into a corner. It may even be suitable for compression into an old style  4' x 8' layout with a diagonal view break.