Hi John and thanks for the comment and I guess I’m further forward of being 100% completed on 50% of the work than being 100% completed on 10% of the remaining work! I’m a half filled glass person rather than a half empty glass person like your pal ! 😂😂. Cheers. ……….Graham

That’s very kind of you to say Fraser and thank you. Hopefully once I have completed the ground work and added in the added in the details then it should look even better but I’m pleased with it so far. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Hi Jim and many thanks for the comment and yes, that yard will give me a few hours of fun shunting things around plus it’s a good area for storage too! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Thank you very much my friend, really appreciate you great comment - thank you sir! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………….Graham

Thank you very much Marc for that very kind comment and I’m pleased that you enjoyed the video, it’s greatly appreciated sir. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………….Graham

Thank you my friend and much appreciated too. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Kev and you are quite right, it might be small but it does give me everything that I want - and it all works now as it should! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Aw, bless you Malcolm, thank you very much sir! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

No need to apologise Bill, it’s just great to get a comment from you sir. The yard is small because of the limited space but it does serve its purpose for what I need so that’s the important thing. So from one old bloke to another, many thanks for the comment once again. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………. Graham

Thank you my friend for the very kind comment, it’s greatly appreciated. 👍🏻. Cheers. ……….. Graham

Thank you Graham and yes, the eye is healing up nicely. The yard has come along very nicely too, at least it’s all working as it should now so I can now crack on ad start doing the ground work and adding the details. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………….Graham

Grazie mille per il gentile commento e sì, l'occhio sta guarendo molto bene. Grazie. 👍🏻. ………..Graham

Hi Rob and thanks for the comment and yes, it does become a little tedious at times but I would rather that than do it all and then find I’m spending more time trying to trace a fault after it’s finished. But I guess we all have our different methods but like you, I have done the No testing method before and it didn’t end well. 😂. Cheers. ……….Graham

Thank you my friend and I’m pleased that you liked the demo, I have to admit, it does operate so smoothly - love it! Cheers. …………Graham

Many thanks for the comment Anthony, this is how I tend to work, plan it out then do it - with minor adjustments here and there of course! 😂. It all works as it should now so that’s a good sign for me to carry on forward and finish this area off. 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Thank you my friend, it looks a bit busy at the moment but that’s only because I wanted to populate all the tracks just for the video to show the extent of what could be stored. In reality I think there would be less on there eventually but it all works now so that’s great news!👍🏻. Hopefully this has given you some inspiration to get your turntable on the layout and working too! 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Albrecht and many thanks for the comment, I was careful in calling it a heritage yard because as you said, it does open up a lot more choice for me to have on it rather than a dedicated regional/era yard. Also I’m pleased that you like it so far, I’m thrilled that it works so well and I think it suits my layout too . Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Stephen and thank you so much for the comment my friend and I hope that your wife will soon be back to normal once again and bossing you about. Take care my friend. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Martin and thanks for the comment, I’m pleased with the way this has turned out, it’s not huge but it does serve its job for what I want. I have now plans for the ground cover so I shall be working on that soon. 👍🏻. Cheers. ……….. Graham

Thank you John for the very kind comment mate, really appreciate that. Yes, I’m feeling a lot better than I was a couple of weeks and importantly, I can see great again which is why I am now hard at work doing this heritage yard, and I’m so pleased with the way it’s come on too. So all good at the moment mate! 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Many thanks for the comment John and I’m pleased that you enjoyed the video. 👍🏻. Cheers. ……..Graham

Hi mate and thanks for the comment, yes it does look busy in this video but the yard won’t normally have this many locos in it which why it probably looks a bit busier than it normally would. I think by the time it’s finished then you will see quite a difference. Cheers. …………Graham

Wow, thank you Mathew for that wonderful comment my friend, it’s truly appreciated! 👍🏻. I would never call myself a master modeller when I see all these other modellers around me showing their wonderful work they have created but thank you anyway, that’s a really kind thing to say. Yes, the eye is healing up very nicely now thank you, still not 100% yet but very close to it, once all the stitches have dissolved then it will be perfect. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Hi John and thank you for the kind comment. I had a few family issues last year - and the year before - so that put me back on a lot of things but hopefully I can make up for lost time this year. As I said in the video, I’m itching to get back out there and start working on the Gentry once again, I’ve got a lot of work to do on it yet but the main thing I want to do is get the engine running after I rebuilt it - that should be fun! 😂😂. Cheers. ……….Graham

Thank you Michael for the kind comment, I think the ground work might be a bit tricky with what I have in mind but I want to give it a go just to see what results I get - we shall see! 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Blimey Richard, thank you for such a lovely comment - thank you! 👍🏻. I’m very pleased with it so far especially that it all seems to work now as it should. Yes, the eye is so much better now than it was a couple of weeks ago which is obviously a big relief for me. 👍🏻. Cheers. ……….. Graham

Hi Steve and thank you for the comment mate. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………….Graham

Many thanks Hylt and you are correct, Alastair is a great guy and a pleasure to deal with, I always found him very helpful and also willing to answer any questions. Hopefully once I have many of the chores I have lined up for me then I can get back to detailing the yard. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Thank you very much Onno and as always, your comment is greatly appreciated sir! 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Hi Dave and exactly mate, I didn’t want a massive yard in there, just enough to show a small heritage yard which is what I think I have accomplished - so far! 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Many thanks Andy, yes I have been busy but hopefully I have broken the back of most of the hard work, I can now start properly enjoying myself concentrating on the ground cover and scenics, adding yard lamps etc. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

That’s really bad David, is it always as bad as that or just an exception? People moan about Royal Mail over here but I have always found them to be top notch and I’ve never had a problem with them, in fact I always ask if folk can post stuff to me by Royal Mail as I trust them. 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

​@@GrahamFoulston Graham, this example myaybe rare, but I approached one of my Masonic brothers who also happens to work at the mail exchange and his reaction was "Didn't you see Men in Black 2?' Mail sorters are all aliens, or act like them at least."

Hi Dave and thanks for the comment, they eye as healed up remarkably quickly to what I thought it would so that’s great. I’m very pleased with the way the yard has turned out so far, obviously more to do on it yet but the main bulk of the work is completed now, I just need to finish off the Scenics for it now plus the ground cover. 👍🏻. Cheers. ……….. Graham

Hi Martin and thank you for the kind comment, a lot of work getting it to this stage but we’ll worth it when I see it working as well as it does, more to do yet but enjoyable work which is the main thing. 👍🏻. Cheers. ……….. Graham

Hi David and I’m pleased that you enjoyed this video. I don’t normally run or show so many of the green diesels on the layout but I just wanted to show the stock levels that could be accomplished in that yard although in reality there won’t be as many as that on there normally - probably half that amount. Wow, a 6 road engine shed is large, that will look very impressive once built! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ……….Graham

Wow, thank you Ronnie and I’m really pleased that you like it so far, I have to admit that it’s great seeing it work as it should having spent most of the week on it! 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Many thanks Deano for the very kind comment my friend, it’s greatly appreciated too! 👍🏻. That Class 24 is such a beautiful loco in so many ways, love it! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Many thanks Clive, I’ve got a few things to source before I start on the next stage but I’m pleased with it so far, also pleased with the way the eye is healing up too. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………Graham

Thank you my friend and greatly appreciated as always! 👍🏻. Cheers. …………. Graham

Thank you very much Euan, yes the eye is healing up very nicely now thank you and I’m pleased that you like the work so far on the yard, obviously more work to do on it yet but I think I broken the back of it now. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Hi Tim and many thanks for the kind comment and yes, it’s nice to see it fully functioning as it should - that’s a big relief! 👍🏻. Cheers. ………Graham

Excellent mate and I’m glad you like it so far, yes the 24 sounds just awesome. 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Harry and thank you, I’m pleased with the way this has turned out so far and thank you once again for sending me that decoder too. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

No worries also I'm looking forward to seeing the fiddle yard being rebuilt

@@H_chapman17. That’s a little way off yet Harry, my next job after this will be to start back on the canal and finish where I left off! 👍🏻

Many thanks David, really appreciate that! 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Thank you my friend and much appreciated too. Cheers. ………..Graham

Hi Marc and thank you and I’m pleased that I can make you chuckle too. I think I must try harder though as I didn’t slag off anyone on this video which is unusual for me! 😂😂. Cheers. ………….Graham

Thank you my friend and much appreciated! 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Thank you very much George, much appreciated too. 👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Warren and thank you sir, yes the eye is healing up very nicely now thank you, as regards the yard lights then I will be fitting them but not yet, I want to do the ground cover first so I’m not trying to work around them, once the ground work is done then I can fit the lamps and other details like people, scrap etc. When I pop my clogs then the layout will be broken up, if I know I’m going then I will hopefully be able to do it so as not to leave it for Hazel to sort out, but hopefully that won’t be for a little while yet. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. ………Graham

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Hi Alex and thank you for the comment, it’s a shame that your turntable is in bits - is anything broken or just in bits - if just in bits then that could be put back together again and got going again. I don’t know who I would use now to be honest if I had to go to a different manufacturer, I have been spoilt by the ADM version. It might be worth contacting Alistair just to see if he can repair it for you although I do know he has no spare parts but he still might be able to put it back together again - just a thought. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers. …………Graham

Thank you for taking the trouble to reply. A good idea; I may follow it up since the turntable was so good and a replacement of that quality may be difficult to find.

@@alexmorgan2296 I’m glad about that Alex, I haven’t found anything yet to closely resemble the quality and precision of this turntable yet, plus of the quiet running and realist movement it has. 👍🏻👍🏻

Hi Steve and thank you. I don’t know the name of the stepper motor or anything also to be honest, it all came complete as a unit, including the Peco turntable itself, but there is large PCB underneath which controls the brains of it plus a whole load of mechanical parts too. It has a tolerance of 0.4mm so it can stop anywhere within that tolerance making it very easy to align track no matter where it’s positioned. Sorry I can’t be of more help. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Chris and thanks for the comment. The turntable is powered by the main bus from the track and lighting at the moment but I will be running a separate feed for that but just for testing purposes then it has served it’s purpose, so that will be resolved as soon as I put in its own feed. Hope that helps. Cheers. …………Graham

Hi Richard and thanks for the comment and yes, I’m still wanting to put in the helix, I’m hoping that this will be done sometime this year if I can. Cheers. …………Graham

Thank you my friend for the kind comment and the length of that one side is 16 feet and the depth is 3 feet. I was originally going to have another track on that elevated section but decided to go for a street scene instead which I’m pleased I did now. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………. Graham

Thank you Graham for the feedback on the space dimension. I have a similar length room to work with, however my problem is the available depth to where I wanted to place my main line tracks with station and small classification yard. Having to make do with a small 16x16’ space with entry doors and closet access presents a good challenge. Your layout is a true inspiration as to what can be accomplished in limited space. Your layout is rich in every aspect, from buildings, details to the nice flow of track work. I’ll have to keep cracking on until I’ve found that comfortable compromise of form and function. Look forward of more videos from you! Cheers from Long Island, NY.

@@rommel152 Well I think that is part of the fun, trying to establish the best possible layout for form and function without making any compromises yet still being practical. I spent quite a while measuring up for arm reach, height of boards etc before doing anything and it paid off. This layout works perfectly for me and my height but it was designed that way from the outset. Good luck in your new build my friend but most importantly - enjoy it! 👍🏻👍🏻

Hi Graham, taking another look at this video and finding there is always something new to be found and learned. I was amazed to see that your space is very similar to my train room yet you are able to pack so much varied interest into the space. In particular I noticed that you city scape scene, you make use of shallow relief structures. That really frees up valuable space, something I need to learn. I see now and something that a layout designer was trying to tell me is that I need to consider cutting a lot of my kits in half, if not more to gain the precious space needed if I wanted to include other elements. I love your elevated station with the elevator and stairs going down to a lower level. You mostly see that with much larger, grand railroad name kits. Love that you created the perfect sized station to suit a small town that allowed for the elevator and stairs. That whole raised street level adds so much interest. The evolution of your layout is inspiring, keep up the great job!

Thank you my friend for the kind comment, it’s greatly appreciated. 👍🏻. My local model shop in Peterborough is Trains4U, their website address is www.trains4u.com and if you click on that then that will give you the post code for directions and contact details should you wish to phone them. They are a great model shop with very helpful staff, they have their own test layout where anything you buy will be tested on there so both you and they know that it works ok before you get home. They have a huge and mouthwatering selection of new and used secondhand locomotives and rolling stock from various manufacturers so you should be well catered for. I hope that is of some help to you. 👍🏻. Cheers. ………..Graham

Thank you Graham, that is great, I'll give them a visit later in the year.

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Hi Jim, to be honest I can’t remember where I got this from but I think it’s from the Oxford series of vehicles but not 100% sure on that, it was quite few years ago I got that. Sorry I can’t be of more help to you but you could always have a look on their website if you haven’t already. Cheers. ……….Graham

Hi Steve, the rolling stock would normally be uncoupled in one of the lanes to the left of the sheds, they would never be that long so as not to be able to fit. Once uncoupled the the loco is then free to go to the turntable and then to a shed or another siding. A lot which you see in the video would not normally be there so wouldn’t be as busy, I only showed them like that for the video so as to give a sense of what could be stored. Hope that helps. Cheers. ……….. Graham

@@GrahamFoulston thanks Graham… keep up the good work .. looking forward to the next video 👍

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