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Its more that i can play the correct busses on the layout really. Or something a bit close to reality of Oxford models has it in N gauge

Any idea what type of livery or bus?

Hello I am building a layout based on Miller's Dale. Now i am curious on what type of busses did you see in the area. Mid 60s until the 70s. There are so many liveries that i can't find the correct one

Same here, but its pretty straight forward. Especially with the many videos the make on YouTube

Don't we just loves long trains... Can't resist trying it out every time

Another day, another update. Yesterday i started working on the points in the big fiddleyard. Connecting all the servos to the megapoint controller. What a good system. Easy to install without having to read the manual twenty times before i somehow understand it. Even installing a servo under the board was not a big deal after all. So il be buying some more servo controllers so i can install more servos under the board. Today i started working on my platforms. Its still in early stages but its something i guess. I used foamboard to make a shape of the platform and surroundings. After that i will put plaster on top to give it a smooth finish but also to make it look lik tarmac. Not all the white foamboard on the right will be platform but also parking space for trucks to unload on the tracks on the right. This will make the ground almost at the same level as the tracks. Making it look like tarmac or concrete is touching the tracks.

And yes a sunday update I finally finished the tracks near my fabric. So another thing is finished. Moving me closer to start on the scenery part. I also moved in with the electronic part of this section of the layout. Not as perfectly as i imagined in my head but still it works and looks OK I have also started on making some preparations for the roads on the layout. Not sure if i want to build moving cars but its something that keeps me busy. The roads will be on the white pieces of multiplex I also worked on several bad sections of track making everything run much smoother. Next job wil be to install my megapoint stuff for the first 12 points so i can start working on scenery on above my first fiddle yard. Something i am looking forward to! I almost forgot but i have also started on putting the layout into the Itrain 5 software. So that the computer can run the layout if i just wanna watch trains pass by will enjoying some fine wine.

Yeah same here. It took some time but i finally started to enjoy it again. I sometimes work like 6 or 7 hours on the layout. So i can make some great progress. But it's also getting into the flow and then you can really make progress.

Nice to see a update again on this interesting layout. Especially when i am making it in N-gauge. Really like those smooth curves

Hello Ben Updates have being a bit slow. We had the house renovated so i was busy organizing that. Secondly i had a bit of doubt of going on with the project because of several problems on the layout. But... Today i said to myself lets try it one more time. And after like 2 hours i fixed the problem with my return loop. Fixed several bad points in the track work and now i am enjoying it again. So you can expect a update soon again. Got to work on the branchline and fix maby 1 bad railjoiner because my steamengine sometimes popped out of the track. But is send it back to rails of sheffield and they supplied a new one. Still got to plig the decoder in it again. Thanks again for your kind words. It makes me wanna push on tomorrow and don't do stupid stuff like putting the new lights on the ceiling and other boring stuff haha. Maby i will upload a vid on YouTube so i can share it here

@Robert Shrives Thanks for the information. The thing with the platforms is i don't want them to big. But like 4 really max 5 so the layout is not filled with platform. Leaving enough room to build scenery and just trains running. I was just curious if it would be a bit prototypical. I know Oban had room for 8 coaches. And i choose Oban as the main centerpiece. The other stations must blend in with the landscape. Having my 8 coach train, maby double headed if that was the case toward Oban and for the rest just short trains, just like i see in allot of pictures

Hi Ian I see what you mean with crianlarich, thah would be a interesting plan. But i do think it would be become to big for my layout. But if i am correct you mean to say that there were no trains from queen street towards Oban in the 60/70s? @Ben Alder Thanks for the links!

Hello fellow moddellers I am slowly moving onwards to a new plan for my modest hobbyroom. Now i am really getting into highland stuff. Maby because i used to visit Scotland before covid. So now i have a few questions that you maby have the answer for. 1. What was the average patform size for the small stations on the west highland railway. I do wanna remodel Rannoch and crianlarich. But it's difficult to find a good photo for it. 2, could you recommend any good books on the west highland route. I do have the oban to Callander railway but the pictures/photo's are not really that good. 3. Would you u see any dmu's in the 1960/70s? 4.what kind of rolling stock would you see? On most photo's you see outdated mk1's but surely there would be more? For the people how are also interested in my trackplan. For now this is my current stage. The red station is Oban like. The black will be crianlarich with the junction and i was thinking of building Rannoch more a bit above right in the center track. On the bottom left will be a double helix for the tracks to reach crianlarich. The station wil be about 14cm above Oban at 0 cm. So when everything is build i have 4 levels on the layout. 1 sea level, 1, level for Oban and its track. 1 level for rannoch and 1 for crianlarich Behind the Greenline there will be a modest fiddleyard with a return loop so trains can head towards Oban again. But the line from Fort William is connected to the line from queenstreet so i can always have a train run around while i manage the next train at Oban. Ideas and suggestions are always welcome

Hello Is there someone how can help me with trackplans for Fort augustus? On the Scottish website for maps and i can only find 1 map of showing a few lines of the station being build. But no actual trackplans. I am thinking of rebuilding the station. Because my current layout has several big issues and i am really feeling like i just wanna rip off the tracks and start all over on a modest concept with more emphasis on the scenery. And just watch my trains run on single lines https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.738015341059088&lat=55.95260&lon=-3.18710&layers=170&b=1

Lovely piece of concrete you got there N gauge is a really nice scale, even if you have more room. But also a modest space can give plenty of options for N

I am looking for maroon versions and blue grey. But mostly the blue grey ones. Thanks everyone for the information. I will only buy the Chinese versions. Are the minitrx coaches of the blue and grey kinda good?

Hello I am fairly new with British modeltrains. Now I would like to buy more mk1 coaches but i seen them in different boxes. Now what i know is that the current ones are of good quality but what about the older ones? The ones without the big yellow line on the boxes. New mk1 coaches are pretty expensive and i am considering buying some older ones if they don't look out of place with the new ones. Sadly i don't live in the UK so popping down to the local modelshop is not really a option to compare them. Any help would be appreciated with sharing your thoughts and opinions on the subject

Yes i am still alive. Finally a update on my layout. I had a bit of doubt of my current house so construction was stopped for some time. After finding out that house prices in the low lands of Holland are freaking crazy at the moment. I decided to discard the expensive idea of moving and instead invest in my current home this coming months. So after that time consuming adventure it was time to get into the layout again. That also took some time to see the light again but the train is rolling again. All mainline tracks have being layed and wired up to the occupancy decoders for automatic control if wanted. Here will be the 2 bridges of Millers Dale and a fictional Bridge for the branchline. The idea is to have 2 waterfalls behind each other under the bridges. The small piece of wood to the left will be the moterway and will have some buildings in the future. The branchline is slowly growing but still needs work. A small terminus station is being prepared in the mind. Probably 1 platform and some fishing stuff for my fishwagons. But i need tracks for that first. And with a small budget at the moment that is not going to happen really soon. The small terminus will be here, next to the branchline. Still need to make the boards for it but it will follow the curves of the layout with at the end a lighthouse. The mine at Miller's dale is also finished. It will need allot of weathering but it already a nice building. Tracks has also being layed down this week. Still need to do the wiring below the baseboards. But we got plenty of time for that. Next project will be to design a modest depot that can handle a steamer and diesel. Probably want a 2 track engine shed, i already have the inspection pits for it. But thinking out a track plan is Giving me a headache already. It all have to fit after this point, but if someone has a idea i am open to it. Its the right hand point facing down towards the wire striper

Let me just wipe of the dust of my topic It's being awhile but i have being busy laying down tracks. All hidden tracks on the mainline have being layed down. 90% of the branchline is finished. Still need to work out the branchline station but that's secondary to getting a train running on the mainline. Today has all being about wiring the layout. Connecting all the tracks towards the occupation decoder. Not sure how you call it in the UK. But its needed for automatic control of the the layout. Already more than 200m of wires has being soldered on the tracks. But let's go back a bit before the wiring and let me show you how i progressed the last weeks. So here is most of the wood work done. Pretty happy with that because carpeting is bot really my thing. So after the woodwork it was time for more interesting projects... Here we have the helixen in position. 1 is now fully operational and tested. The small one is still being build atm. Something of a budget is slowing progress on that. After helixen were finished sort of i layed all the tracks on the lower hidden section. And we end this update with a teaser for next time..

So today another update on the layout. We have being working hard on the frame again. As photo's show more than a thousand words... If have already cut out the timber to form the bridges at Miller's Dale. A third bridge has being added for the branchline. If everything is going to plan. I can start laying track this week for the hidden parts of the layout so i can place the table top for Miller's dale

So Thursday was the great day, after a cup of coffee we embarked on a new journey. After a good day's work my brother and i produced the first part of the table. Today we will add more details for the tracks and make a start on the table tops that will b3 at 3 different heights. So lots to do, but there is a good start. Now i really wanna lay down some tracks this week. I also got my self some trackbed from dcc concepts. I need to figure put how to place it correctly. Normally i use cork but this is way more beautiful in the end

Thank you Alister_g I do really like scenery, trees and little rivers. That makes the location a great spot for me. There is plent5of room to make it a lush and green world with trains fitted in the landscape.

Hello Some may know as the guy from Alloa in N gauge. First let me say i am not a native English guy so forgive my grammar if it's wrong. A few months ago we had a bit of bad luck with the roof of our house. This was to do with the big snow storm here. So we opted to move and it was decided that Alloa station would cease to exist. But after watching a few other houses we luckily decided to stay in our current house. So i had a layout in the attic that was already being stripped down at several points and my partner felt bad for me. So i opted fot the garage for my layout so it would be much easier for me to build and maintain it without banging my head all the time against the roof. This idea was accepted and immediately started ordering building materials for the grand project. The neighbor looked a bit scared when the big lorry pulled up in front of our house. With 2 pallets of building materials we started working on the garage. Within a few day we installed the new walls, added isolation and we flattened the floor for a new floor. After the flooring we added wallpaper and a laminate floor so it would become a fully functional room in engineering livery. I didn't plan it to become like this livery, i just liked to colours but it looks good. So what to do with my newly acquired man-cave. Build a bar or a railway off course, many sleepless night of ideas for my modest traim room. 4.60m by 2.60m was a good space for several ideas, but not for alloa wich would look to compressed in the space. So we tried different Scottish stations, even some GWR ones. But eventually i got pulled into Miller's dale, the 2 iconic bridges would become the centerpiece of station. First i had a concept of having the 2 bridges in a curve in the corner of the layout but after a day or 2 i started hearing voices. Is that really a good idea?, will it look alright?, did I lock my car? So another sleepless night but the next morning after some coffee i started seeing things clear. This lead to a morning of planning in anyrails to reach my current stage of idea. A slightly different Miller's dale. There are 2 fictional town near Miller's dale that where popular with day people from the big city's. With the rise of tourism it was decided a railway was needed to fulfill the higher demand of transport in the region. There were several options but it was decided the lines would start at Miller's dale because the express trains already stopped there. With the reconstruction of the station in 1905 the 2 branch lines where added into the infrastructure. Adding 2 junctions, 1. Miller's dale north junction pointing towards Buxton 2. Millers dale South junction pointing towards London. With the expansion of the station a depot was needed to provide engines for the branchlines. Sending engines fron Buxton would be to costly and interfere to much on the busy line. So a small depot is being planned for refueling and small repairs. With the growth of the Railways, so did Miller's dale. A hotel was build for the weary traveler and several extra houses for the man of the iron road. But the place remanded small compared to the railway station. With the beeching axe the people fear for their station but the tourists and the station quarry with its new upgraded factory kept the Railways save for now. This is the layout in it's current stage of development, still need to add the depot to the right point that's sticking out of the mainline. I am considering to make the single branchline in front of the station entering a tunnel a bit sooner so i can build a village above it. The second picture is the hidden track with the 2 helixes and fiddle yards, yes the helix will work fine. The have being tested allot on my old layout. Some facts of my layout. 1.DCC with digikeijs dr5000 for now 2. N gauge 3. Automatic control with Itrain 5 4. Manual possible with touchscreen monitor 5. Era 6, but maby even bit of 7. 6. 458cm by 263cm big If everything is going according to plan, we will start construction of the table next week. I still got to do allot of research of what kind of rolling stock and engine i can use. I don't want a exact replica but it is nice to drive correctly formed trains Until next update

Looks really promising. You make those scale scenes building so good!

I really like this station layout. Lovely to see what you can achieve in the proper scale Now that i am rebuilding the garage into a trainroom i am going to use aviomore as the main Centerpoint of my layout with some small adjustments.