GORFIELD
Named after Gordon Duncan
Based loosely on a version of Caulfield Station in eastern Melbourne, Gorfield is the largest intermediate station on the Stonnington Valley Railway. Gorfield has three mainline tracks, five platforms (two full-sized, three smaller), a goods yard with multiple industries and a turntable with adjacent coaling tower. Gorfield has the tallest non-industrial building on the layout and the down end of the station sees three level crossings in quick-succession as trains pass through the busy streets.
Gorfield is the only station on the layout that has operations permanently split across two panels, with the stations mainline tracks, platforms and a portion of the yard (top of diagram) being controlled by a main panel (Gorfield 'A'), with a second panel (Gorfield 'B') controlling the majority of the goods yard (bottom of diagram) and the locomotive facilities. Gorfield 'B' signal box is a model of Ballarat 'A' signal box in Western Victoria.
Gorfield is the only station on the layout that has operations permanently split across two panels, with the stations mainline tracks, platforms and a portion of the yard (top of diagram) being controlled by a main panel (Gorfield 'A'), with a second panel (Gorfield 'B') controlling the majority of the goods yard (bottom of diagram) and the locomotive facilities. Gorfield 'B' signal box is a model of Ballarat 'A' signal box in Western Victoria.
Gorfield 'A' Panel
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Gorfield 'B' Panel
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Gorfield is also the origin of the branchline to Graeme Siding and Ebinger, with the majority of services to the branch originating and terminating here. There are two mainline junctions at the up end of Gorfield, one to the branchline and one to the yard at Stonnington.
