Banavie Pier WHR before the grouping

[Dunalastair]

At the Royston show at the weekend, I was struck by the absence of pre-grouping models. On another thread, I have been describing my much simplified 3D print representations of the original WHR rolling stock - bogies and saloons. I also built a simple diorama depicting a compressed version of Banavie Pier station, where boat trains from Fort William met steamers on the Caledonian Canal from Inverness. This was the original terminus of the line past Inverlochy Castle before the Mallaig extension was built.

 

The two views below show the diorama with a WH bogie / WH saloon in the platform. Extra luggage / goods capacity is provided by the four wheel full brake on the elevated siding.

 

 

 

This has been an interesting build of a little-recorded prototype (by comparison with the rest of the WHR / Mallaig Extension), but now I face the perennial question of where to put the result.