The Kidmore Gumstump: LAYOUT NOW SOLD
In the late 1950’s, Chuck Yungworth, living in northern Pennyslyvania USA, designed and built a small shelf HO gauge layout called the “Gum Stump & Snowshoe Railroad”. The layout was published in Model Railroader magazine early in the 1960s and its intriguing zig-zag design made it an immediate favourite. The concept has been listed among the elite Classic Small Railroads.
With the rise in popularity of good small layout designs in recent years (and the co-incidental reduced amount of free space in modern homes), Chuck’s original plan has been re-discovered and modern versions constructed.
The Kidmore Gumstump measures just 48” by 12” yet affords an effective 12’ run by using Chuck’s zig-zag design. I have increased operating potential by increasing the right-hand yard design from the original three sidings to five. Additionally a passing loop has been added to “Anglicise” the layout. All operations are carried out in full view, there is no fiddle yard.
With the rise in popularity of good small layout designs in recent years (and the co-incidental reduced amount of free space in modern homes), Chuck’s original plan has been re-discovered and modern versions constructed.
The Kidmore Gumstump measures just 48” by 12” yet affords an effective 12’ run by using Chuck’s zig-zag design. I have increased operating potential by increasing the right-hand yard design from the original three sidings to five. Additionally a passing loop has been added to “Anglicise” the layout. All operations are carried out in full view, there is no fiddle yard.
The Kidmore Gumstump was published in the Feb / March 2010 edition of The Journal of The N Gauge Society.
Exhibitions Attended / Booked:
- April 2010: Berkshire Area Group N Gauge Society
- Sept 2010: Earley (Reading)
- Oct 2010: Didcot MRC
- Jan 2011: Marlow & Maidenhead MRC
- May 2011: Lodden Vale MRC
- May 2011: Witney (Oxford MRC)
- Jan 2012: Bentley Model Railway Group, Calne
- Apr 2013: Fareham ROTARAIL
- May 2013: South West Herts MRC.
- Feb 2015: Newbury MRC