LITTLEWOOD, British N Gauge Model Railway

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15 жыл бұрын

This is footage taken of our Modern Image 'N' Gauge Model Railway 'Littlewood' at a Model Railway Exhibition near Wolverhampton. The layout was exhibited all around the UK between 1996 and 2007, attending over 50 shows.
The track plan comprises a double track mainline which passes through three levels; on the middle level it is joined by two slow lines, making a quadruple section. The lower level mainline is equipped with overhead catenary for electric services. A disused branch line from the upper level has been taken over by a preservation society, who are in the process of restoring it for steam and diesel operation. The station has been renovated for use as a base for passenger services and locomotive restoration and a limited shuttle service is operating over part of the line.
The movement of trains is fully automated using magnets, reed switches and relays. The layout was sold in 2007 and is now in private ownership. Please note that the website listed at the end of the video has moved to new location at www.thegoodsyard.co.uk/littlewood

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@BRU11ROAD 15 жыл бұрын

i've Seen this lyout AND IT IS brilliant credit goes to all who built this layout

@gtaftw2 14 жыл бұрын

This has always been one of my favourite layouts but i havn't seen it in years. Good to see it again.

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. The layout took 2500 hours to build over a 7 year period.

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. The loco is a Class 14 Diesel Hydraulic. The body is a resin moulding by Parkwood Models and the chassis is by Minitrix.

@DENPTrains 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Crackin' layout, and i've seen what you lot can do with making layouts, love your model railway shop! Friendly staff too.

@rmdeas 15 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the kind comments, and no, the layout is not DCC. Train movements are controlled using reed switches and relays operated by small magnets on each train. You can actually see a couple of reed switches between the tracks during the 'behind the scenes' footage which starts approx 5min 20sec into the video.

@railandmodel 13 жыл бұрын

Got to see this layout once, as well as in the model press. Very impressive & one of my favs'. Glad you've uploaded this, good stuff :-)

@rmdeas 12 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the kind comments. No, the new owner does not exhibit the layout, it is almost impossible to extract the baseboards from the room in his converted loft. We did exhibit LITTLEWOOD at Hull in November 2001 and at Bridlington in May 2005.

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your kind comments. Yes, you can get a decent 'N' gauge model railway on a 2' 6" x 6' 2" baseboard. Bachmann (Farish) currently produce an A4 loco, also second hand Minitrix ones can usually be found on eBay (or similar auction sites)

@nscalefun 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!!! Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

@mezzomanUK 14 жыл бұрын

Utterly superb! Stunning layout of course but also beautifully filmed

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

The layout is 2ft 10ins (863mm) wide. Tracks over the baseboard joints are connected using small diameter brass tubes soldered to the outside of each rail on each side of the joint. On assembly, small diameter brass bars are then inserted through the tubes, this both aligns the track and creates a good electrical contact.

@karelfromholland 13 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best videos I have seen !!!

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments and no, it's not a club layout.

@spongatejunction 7 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favourite layout

@elleryparsons5766 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely Done layouts.

@simpsons4567 15 жыл бұрын

Nice layout love the detail. Good video.

@Bruno.Trains 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Layout!!

@karelfromholland 14 жыл бұрын

You did a great job filming this !!!

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

The 'Thomas the Tank' loco was made, by myself, from a Farish, General Purpose Tank locomotive with the face from a child's 'Thomas' toy glued to the smoke box door.

@medwaymodelrailway7129 3 жыл бұрын

Great video."thumbs up from me".Hope there more

@barriecaveman 15 жыл бұрын

Excellent video of an amazing layout, N gauge is the way to go.

@TimmsyTFG 10 жыл бұрын

amazing love modern image!

@MrJak48 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your reply Richard. Jack

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

The Eurostar is the full 20 vehicle set as used on Channel Tunnel services. In model form, it measures almost 8 feet long.

@cyborgbadger1015 5 жыл бұрын

That would be pretty big in O gauge.

@aplinewalker 9 жыл бұрын

Great job lads outstanding work,,,,,

@crubba 14 жыл бұрын

@rmdeas thanks. again, this is an AMAZING layout!

@rmdeas 11 жыл бұрын

The overhead catenary system used on the low level track section is built using etched brass components manufactured by Wrightscale. From memory, I think they were based in Fife, Scotland, but I don't know if they are still trading.

@rmdeas 10 жыл бұрын

As littlewood was designed to be portable, the most important factor in the materials used was weight. The hillsides were formed from polystyrene ceiling tiles cut to form the contours, the resulting structure were covered in a layer of paper-mache and painted green. Most of the surface texture is by Woodland Scenics as this is resistant to fade.

@ZacariasIracheta 14 жыл бұрын

Very nice, congratulations

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

The dead end track represents the end of the Preserved railway. At some time in the past the junction was removed leaving the preservationists with a truncated track. In common with many preserved lines, operations start slowly with a limited service, as time and finances permit, the line could be extended in the opposite direction. Additionally, the junction could be re-instated to provide a mainline rail connection at this location.

@crubba 14 жыл бұрын

fantastic!

@rmdeas 12 жыл бұрын

Thomas is running on the preserved railway, a site that be seen at many heritage lines all over the UK.

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

The level crossing barriers are operated by a home made drive unit consisting of a combined motor gearbox unit and a system of links and bell cranks. If I were making it again, I think I would use memory wire.

@DeityDragon42 13 жыл бұрын

This is great! I want this scale but I can never find them in the shops. It's always the bigger Hornby ones that take up too much room.

@newcastlerabbit 10 жыл бұрын

great layout

@brutformen 14 жыл бұрын

@rmdeas great video, i've been inspired to make a new model railway!!

@newcastlerabbit 13 жыл бұрын

magic layout.

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

Yes, the fiddle yard is approx 12 inches wide.

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

The face was from a child's rubber toy, it was just about the right size for the front of the Farish General Purpose Tank locomotive from which Thomas was made.

@rmdeas 12 жыл бұрын

Yes, relays and point motors.

@Irish982 15 жыл бұрын

Lovely layout a credit to you guys. Hard to believe it is n gauge. Some great effects....love the car in the show room excellent. I may have missed it but is it DCC? It is hard to work out. Outstanding worth watching.

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

Hi, the level crossing mechanism is one I made myself and as such is not available to purchase. The level crossing itself is made from PECO components.

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert Unfortunately, we sold the layout a couple of years ago, so we won't be doing any more shows with it.

@timbo50000 14 жыл бұрын

Does the 2ft 10in wide include the fiddle yard as well ?

@rmdeas 11 жыл бұрын

From memory, I think most of the vehicles were PD Marsh but I'm not sure about the BR maintenance vehicles.

@rmdeas 12 жыл бұрын

The system is my own design, it uses magnets on the trains and reed switches in the track which operate the point motors via relays. A full detailed description of the fiddle yards is included in my website on Littlewood. The website address is at the end of the video, or just search for 'Littlewood - deas.net' in Google.

@timbo50000 14 жыл бұрын

Super layout..how wide is the layout please..and just to ask how do go across the board joints as this is were i'm having the most problems with my layout...many thanks for showing this.

@rmdeas 14 жыл бұрын

The road over-bridge is made up of components from various sources, the retaining walls are PECO I am not sure about the girders themselves, they could be from a Knightwing PN011 Plate Over bridge kit, but I can't be certain.

@ronrouleau 14 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@bertsendobry9354 11 жыл бұрын

Gutes Video !

@jordimikado 14 жыл бұрын

VERY NICE VIDEO!!! .o)

@waldenhouse 14 жыл бұрын

I could watch this all day long! - Are you bringing it to Hull this year, Richard? Robert.

@NathanealStephens 11 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool, the detail on the bridge is spectacular. Is it made entirely from kits or are parts of it scratch built?

@NewSouthEaston 14 жыл бұрын

A great layout. The catenary is very good, and the automatic crossing is superb! I'd hate to think about the amount of time wiring you've used!!!

@lakenheath23 11 жыл бұрын

Where did/do you purchase the road vehicles? I'm particularly interested in the yellow British Rail van (near the level crossing). Thanks!

@RC4LIF3 13 жыл бұрын

Very nice indeed, are the level crossing barries operated by rc servo's?

@4001firstdiesel 10 жыл бұрын

I am looking to start a small British N Scale layout. What sort of materials did you use to make the scenery?

@Rocketboy1950 11 жыл бұрын

At about 2:15 : love the little tank loco with a few cars travelling at a speed of about ( scaled up ) 60mph into a dead end.......I know an idiot that tried that in Melbourne with an EMU. He took a couple of cars out the end. Fortunately the steel overhead stanchion that he cut in half stopped him from going any further.

@rmdeas 15 жыл бұрын

The layout is 24ft long, built on three 8ft long baseboards

@MrJak48 11 жыл бұрын

Great layout.Can you tell me which catenary system you used.Thanks

@crubba 14 жыл бұрын

this is a great layout. im looking to do something in n gauge in the future. by the way, whats the point in the train at 2:12? it just runs to a dead end!

@JonnyBhoy 12 жыл бұрын

im guessing but the ticking noise in the fiddle yard is the noise of relays? and your fiddle yards bigger than my layout.

@BobFarnell 14 жыл бұрын

Simply Love it my friends are also jealous

@RDJPlumbing 14 жыл бұрын

That the best n gauge layout I have ever seen. Is it a club layout?

@GalltachOptima 12 жыл бұрын

nice layout would love to do n scale but little fingers at home so have to stick to oo

@a4mallardie 14 жыл бұрын

superb loyout

@martyn518 14 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! Absolutely brilliant!!! How much can i buy it for? lol

@Jakimovich 11 жыл бұрын

how long would it take to build a set like that?

@ianturner2229 9 жыл бұрын

I would VERY ,much like a copy of the track plans for Littlewood if that is possible ? It seems to very much my idea of the model railway I would like to build, as I love full length train running, and this design allows that, plus the fiddle yard give a great breadth of trains running. Any chance of getting a copy of the track plan ?

@ccallumm1 14 жыл бұрын

is UK N gauge the same size as a japanese train in N gauge ?

@rmdeas 11 жыл бұрын

It took us around 2500 hours to build this layout.

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

Sorry, no idea, it was made over 30 years ago.

@busterthewonderdog 14 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the n gauge thomas the tank?

@elleryparsons5766 3 жыл бұрын

Dcc or Not there Still great layouts.

@rmdeas 13 жыл бұрын

The catenary is dummy and doesn't supply any power to the locomotives. If it were live, it would need to extend all around the layout and over the fiddle yards at the back, making maintenance and track cleaning almost impossible.

@jamescooling 13 жыл бұрын

very nice layout, seen it in one of the model rail magazines. this is in no way a criticism but i just dont feel you get the realism N as you do with OO