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Julian Best
Registrace 1. 12. 2013
The 1889 proposal to build the West Highland Line into Fort William included a short branch from Spean Bridge to a loch-side pier on Loch Lochy. However it was never built due to the Highland Railway having concerns about the line being extended to Inverness. Therefore this 7mm O scale layout is a “what might have been” but is closely based on the style of the West Highland Line.
The original Loch Lochy layout was built by Ian Futers and was featured in the March 2006 Railway Modeller.
I acquired the original layout but over the years it has been rebuilt and extended such that the only remaining original building built by Ian is the fish processing factory.
The line is set in the late 1970s to early 80s era of BR blue. Steamer services call at the pier for through trips to Inverness and the fishing industry is still using the processing factory. I run passenger services to Fort William, Spean Bridge and Glasgow, plus a variety of freight traffic including timber and alumina.
The original Loch Lochy layout was built by Ian Futers and was featured in the March 2006 Railway Modeller.
I acquired the original layout but over the years it has been rebuilt and extended such that the only remaining original building built by Ian is the fish processing factory.
The line is set in the late 1970s to early 80s era of BR blue. Steamer services call at the pier for through trips to Inverness and the fishing industry is still using the processing factory. I run passenger services to Fort William, Spean Bridge and Glasgow, plus a variety of freight traffic including timber and alumina.
Pete Besant's Layout
An interview with Pete Besant and footage of his layout for the Gauge O Guild Virtual Show 2023.
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Oil siding gates
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A demonstration of the servo controlled gates on Loch Lochy.
Dave's Train Set
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An interview with Dave Lowery and footage of his layout for the Gauge O Guild Virtual Show 2023.
Class 37 with ultrasonic smoke
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Class 37 on Loch Lochy with dual experimental water based atomisers controlled by an on board arduino nano.
Snow Ploughs on the West Highland Line
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It's that time of year again - two Class 37s leave Loch Lochy to do some clearing of drifts on Rannoch Moor. These are JLTRT Class 37s with Peter Clark smoke units, Paul Chetter sound and Dual Earth Mover 2 speakers. The ploughs are from PRMRP.
Block Instruments & Auto Ken
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Implementation of block instruments, tokens, announcements and Auto Ken on Loch Lochy.
Heljan Class 26 with water based smoke
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Instead of using an oil-based smoke generator this Heljan O gauge locomotive uses one of the cheap ultrasonic water atomisers that are readily available. The main advantages are - Low power consumption compared to an oil device No heating element Only uses water so no oil based emissions Small size No fan One of the problems though was how to control the “smoke” output. The atomiser has an osci...
Class 27 enters the oil siding
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A short video taken a few years ago showing a class 27 entering the oil siding. What's unique about this is that it all happens completely automatically using TrainController. TrainController detects the gates are closed and drives the 27 up to them. It then opens the gates and, once it has detected they are open, moves the 27 into the siding.
Train Announcements
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The train announcements system is driven from the timetable. Audio files are stitched together 'on the fly' to generate appropriate announcements as determined by the timetable. Individual audio files are times, stations and words and phrases to make up appropriate sentences. There are currently just under 200 files and 3 different voices offer a choice of announcer. Delayed or cancelled trains...
Loch Lochy - Gauge O Guild Virtual Show March 2021
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Passenger trains depart and arrive on the West Highland Line whilst various freight trains are fitted within the timetable.
The oil tanks arrive
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Class 37 150 brings a short rake of tankers to Loch Lochy. On arrival it reverses into the oil siding. The fuel will be used for boats at the pier. This is a 7mm scale model of a railway that was almost built on the west coast of Scotland.
Parcels vans depart Loch Lochy
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08 718 shunts some parcel stock to release 27 027 and allow it to run around. The short train of parcels vans is then moved back into the station before departing for the south via Fort William.
Ambergate - Richard Chadborn's Garden Railway Part 2
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A classic garden railway that's been in existence for nearly 50 years. This clip was taken at a running session on 6th July 2019. Derby to Ambergate.
Ambergate - Richard Chadborn's Garden Railway Part 1
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A classic garden railway that's been in existence for nearly 50 years. This clip was taken at a running session on 6th July 2019. Derby to Ambergate.
For some strange reason I was expecting cats. 😅
hi where did u get the gbrf wagons from
Dave builds them for himself but they can be bought ready built from him. Website is www.modernwagons.co.uk
O 10/10
Watched a couple of times then just noticed the overlapping gauge in the tunnel! Is there a technical term for that? 🤔 Is the track powered? And is the end a large turntable...I think I see storage tracks...
I'll have to ask Richard about the overlapping track. The track is powered and there is also stud contact for the older stock which has skates on the underside. The end is a long train turntable which has perspex sides. The whole turntable is removable to allow cars down the drive.
This looks amazing! Can I ask how you hook up the Arduino to the sound chip, or does it run independently of the sound chip? I have just bought some atomisers and would love to give this a go! Best wishes, Phil.
I've just connected spare function outputs from the DCC chip to the Arduino inputs. It's on my list of things to do to look at using the Arduino to decode the DCC for the loco address and then it could control the "smoke" automatically depending upon acceleration etc.
@@JulianBest thanks so much Julian I shall give that a go when the ultrasonic units arrive from Amazon. Looks so impressive on your locos-best diesel smoke effect I've seen.
@@JulianBest PS - apologies I should have asked this in my earlier reply - I assume you are controlling the smoke manually by toggling the function on and off to activate/deactivate via the Arduino Nano? Sorry if I'm being dim here! Thanks, Phil.
@@philporter680 Yes, you are correct, at the moment it's manual.
That’s fantastic please post your progress as you progress. Just started in Ogauge but going down the green diesel era
Can you make it blacker and smell like exhaust????? No but seriously that is impressive, very nice shot that.
i was going to ask if it smelt of exhaust too.
Thanks, I've not tried making it blacker but I suspect any impurities in the water could clog up the microscopic holes in the membrane that produce the mist.
What a guy, and what a layout and concept! Please keep us up-to-date on progress with this!!
Nicely said,,thanks for sharing,,😊
Very realistic looking layout
Man has passion.
This is not about people teaching you things that you do not know, it is about you wanting to learn. For 30 years kids in UK are interested in nothing that would benefit another, therefore nobody learns anything.
7:48 it looks like 3 Cybermen marching down the street!
That's really good, excellent job.
Superb layout and love the backstory mate now subbed 👌
Superb stuff. Maybe use some contacts and get a Class 310/AM10 in RTR? Look good under those wires.
Very enjoyable, thanks.
Wow, that rake of Network rail JJA and MRA wagons look awesome, superb layout in so many ways, thanks for sharing.
Hey just found your channel and subscribed. Great layout and videos . Regards Bernie in NZ
You certainly have an impressive set up there. 👍
Having mentors is such an important part of life, and not all mentors are there in an official capacity but are older friends and colleagues who are happy to pass on their priceless knowledge.
Don’t show my son this! He’ll want smoke Superb 👍
Thanks!
Looks great and you post a diagram of the whole layout please 👍
Good idea, I'll try and include something in a future video. However what you see in the videos gives you a pretty good idea of the layout. The only part you don't see are the storage sidings which are 6 tracks in an adjacent shed.
@@JulianBest Thank you and it looks very nice 👌
Would you be able to make a tutorial on how you did this? It would be very helpful to know!
Good idea, when I fit another water based atomiser I'll document how I do it.
@@JulianBest Excellent! I’ve been hoping to learn how to do one of these ever since the concept first came about.
@@JulianBest Still planning on making that tutorial?
@@SuperRobotStudios yes, but I want to try and resolve a couple of issues that occasionally happen. For example some misters are prone to condensation which stops the effect. Why this happens with some and not others I’m not sure at the moment.
All we need now to add to the realism is some moving people 😎
Much prefer these to Heljan. If they are built well they'll be a much better model and way more reliable with Mashima motor and a good gearbox. I use the MSC gearboxes (formally Ron Chaplin) just one motor though as I only have short trains. Oh and use OO TTS chips. Great model, great sound and a lovely layout.
Thanks for your comment. The issue for me with the Heljan 37 is the motor flywheel which protrudes into the cab. Once noticed it's hard to ignore.
@@JulianBest Yes I agree its impossible to hide too. No splitting ⚙'s either with yours. Although HJ will tell you there isn't and never has been an issue
Fantastic Layout 👍
this is REALLY amazing 👍
How do you lay track in a tunnel and do track repairs in those locations that look impossible to access?
The tunnel is against the property boundary and I believe Richard has access from next door.
Great stuff!
Choo Choo: I'm a train and I approve this video!!!
Well done
What was used to generate the realistic exhaust plume and the variable pressure of the stream?
The smoke generator is from Peter Clark models. I believe it is made by MTH models in the US but doesn't appear to be currently available. You can control the amount of smoke by varying the heater temperature or the fan speed. The Zimo DCC decoder allows for this to be controlled and you can also set it to be automatically controlled depending upon factors like the loco speed and acceleration, assuming your DCC sound project supports it. Hope that helps.
Incredible.Real,model,reality...a world of happiness,the colour blue is 💯 the yellow gold
Nature knows best.Old English
Great stuff but how do you keep the hedges so.neat and tidy?
With a lot of love by the look of it. Awesome!
What radioactive source do you use?
Nice railway and very good trackwork...thanks for sharing
Love the builid-up of algae on the bridges/tunnel portals and 'retaining walls'. And the topary! That privet looks almost like rolling hills.
Lovely layout, but the track has some continuity issues, judging by the erratic locomotion.
Smokes actually pretty good
Very nice , but only one engine, what if it breaks down,, the Naughty people can steal the Nuke Waste. Love the sound of a Chopper/20 👍🐢
O guage?
Yes
that's what I call realistic really neat that
A long time since I saw a stud contact layout running super cool
Stud contact? If that is what it sounds like, then perhaps that is the reason for the somewhat errratic locomotion.
@@Deebz270 Yes its' stud contact. Some parts of the track are 50 years old although Richard has been replacing some sections.
Your layout captures the prototype perfectly.
what motors did you use, and 1 or 2 motors thanks just about to start building my one Andy
It has two Slaters GB14 gearboxes which have mashima 1833 motors. I don't think they still sell that model but they do have a newer equivalent.
thanks @@JulianBest
Love the interior lighting & detail.
Love the exhaust.