gwrkev

Thanks for the information; unfortunately I struggle to find time to do much modelling, let alone make a day trip to Edinburgh! I'm working from the plans for Carr Bridge in the March 1976 RM and it's not turning out too bad, will post some pictures when it's complete. Have you posted any pictures of your own project yet - it sounds very interesting. Kevin

Many thanks all for the further replies and some useful links. I managed to get a copy of the March '76 RM on eBay for a reasonable sum, and the plans for Carr Bridge should do the trick. I will need to reduce the building a little in length but the drawings give me all the important dimensions and the photos show some useful detail. Hoping to start construction over the holiday so will post progress reports shortly! Kevin

Introducing my third attempt in N gauge...a fictional branch off the Kyle line to Gairloch. The original idea came from Iain Rice's 'Light Railway Layout Designs' while the track plan is based on the suggestion for 'Roshven' in 'Modelling the British Rail Era' by Steve Flint, et al. I've been wanting to model this subject for years but don't have the space in my usual modelling scale of 4mm EM, so the introduction of the Bachmann '24' and Dapol '26' in N was all the incentive I needed. Modelling time is limited so progress is slow (the photos represent about 3 months work so far) but I will hopefully be able to post the occasional update! Kevin P1060621 by GWRKev, on Flickr P1060627 by GWRKev, on Flickr

Thanks all for the suggestions. I saved all my precious MORILL's and I forgot that Simon Souza had a series of articles in there. Most were about building HR wagons in plastic card but there are useful drawings of Kinloss signal box (looks an easier prospect to model in 2mm than Helmsdale!) and the standard weighbridge hut. However, I've found copies of March and April 1976 RM's on eBay so will be keeping an eye on them and it seems my county library has a copy of the OPC book on LMS architecture so I'll request a loan of that if the Ebay bidding gets silly. Kevin

I'm building a small layout in 'N' gauge depicting an imaginary branch off the Kyle Line to Gairloch in the 1970's. Does anyone know where I can find drawings or decent photos of a Highland Railway 'batten and board' station building? I found plans for a signal box (Helmsdale) in an old Railway Modeller but all I've got for the station building is some pics of Steve Flint's 'Kyle of Tongue' from a few years back. I can probably guess some of the dimensions from those but I can't clearly see the platform elevation under the awning. Thanks!