The Keighley and Worth Valley and North Yorkshire Moors railways were part of the inspiration for LEWIS BUCKNELL’S superb ‘OO’ gauge loft layout. We visited this brilliant 32ft long model to discover how it all goes together to create an 80ft running line. Photography, Mike Wild.
THREE YEARS AGO, I moved to a new house located right next to a heritage railway. Seeing trains pass beyond the garden fence reminded me that hidden away in storage somewhere, was an old track-mat style train set I built as a kid. After digging it out, dusting it down and redoing some of the scenery, I posted a video of it on YouTube and then, shortly after, moved abroad to Canada to study for a year. Upon moving back, I decided to embark upon a much larger and more ambitious project in the loft.
Over the past two years, I have been documenting my progress on this layout on YouTube. It has changed and developed considerably since its inception as my skills and knowledge have improved. It was initially a 32ft end-to-end layout in an ‘L’ shape with a station at either end; two subsequent extensions have resulted in a full 80ft circuit round the whole loft.
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