Northern Club Layout – Brick Coast Main Line

The Northern Club Layout is a collaborative LEGO model railway display which attends many events throughout the year. Also known as the Brick Coast Main Line, the layout is constructed from scenic modules built to a set of standards by members.

Scenery

The layout is built from modules measuring approximately 1×1 or 0.5×1 metres and can vary per event. Typical scenes include a heritage railway station in the style of the Great Central Station, farmland, and LEGO interpretations of landmarks such as Stonehenge.

This 8 metre LEGO model of the Forth Bridge provides a beautiful scenic section of the northern club layout. Built from 100,000 LEGO elements by 4 club members, it features around 5,000 Technic pins, and 2,000 1×16 LEGO Technic bricks.

Our LEGO brick interpretation of Stonehenge is “Brickhenge”, where strange things happen in the centre of the stone circle!

Track plan

The track plan can vary thanks to the modular design of the scenery, but we typically run a minimum of a 5 x 6 metre display in 360 degree doughnut.

The below track plan shows a 5x4m display:

Layout requirements

Open to invitations: LEGO show and model railway exhibition managers can email lnurailway@gmail.com with requests for this display to appear at events in the UK.

Layout size	Variable. Minimum size is approximately 5 metres x 6 metres. For larger events with suitable set up periods, 10×6 metres is possible. We ask for 360 viewing where possible, with sufficient room left around each side (minimum recommend 1.5 – 2 metres).
Operators	Minimum of 4, often 6 – 8.
Layout era	Variable. We have a mix of modern image and heritage style scenic modules which are interchangeable.
Power requirements	All locomotives on this layout are battery powered. We do require access to mains power to enable us to recharge during events, to keep the trains running.
Table requirements	We do not require tables as all modules are supported on our own baseboards.