From when my Parents gave me my first train set for a Christmas present as a child, I have had an interest in model railways. I originally started in "OO" gauge, but have also built in "N" and "O" gauge. The last layout I built was my exhibition layout "Holmehurst" which was in "O" gauge, and I exhibited it around the country. Photos of it can be seen by following this link.

I inherited some "OO9" rolling stock from my late father, including a loco I built from a white metal kit for him, and ever since living on our working narrowboat Hadar I have been thinking about building a "OO9" layout.

For those who do not know, "OO9" is "OO" scale, which is 4mm to 1ft, but the track and rolling stock are narrow gauge, equivalent to 2ft gauge in real life. Modelling-wise this means that I can used standard "OO" scale buildings, people, scenery etc. of which there is a far greater range of ready built items and kits to choose from, but it has the advantage that the reduced size of the track and rolling stock means that curves can be tighter than for standard gauge, without losing a realistic look within a restricted layout size.

I had thought about building a layout in our garden alongside our mooring at the Saltisford Canal Centre, but after much thought decided that this would not be practical. However I built a small layout (now dismantled) which sat on the shelf above the display cabinet, in our saloon, which houses my "O" gauge rolling stock. Having finished it, my wife Jo suggested that when we stop selling coal I could build a layout in the hold. As we stopped selling coal at the end of 2016.

I have now built the layout. This is now a full record of the building of this layout and any new additions along the way.

Please feel free to leave comments, I am always interested in suggestions or questions.

Monday, 27 August 2018

Lock Landing

this morning I had fully intended to be a “navvie” to dig out the canal above the lock. However, I suddenly realised that I had not constructed the lock landing area above the lock!

For those who do not know about canals, a lock landing is a section of some form of wall where boats can tie up temporarily to be able to leave it there and to go to the lock to prepare it to go into it.

This is the now constructed lock landing.

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Hadar patiently waiting on the lock landing for the 2 working boats to exit the lock.

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Keith.

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  1. KevinTOO27 August 2018 at 23:39

    Very life-like and topical Keith, I guess it's modeled on the L&L then as it's a wide lock and a water free canal.... LOL

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    1. Keith Lodge28 August 2018 at 19:54

      Wrong, definitely not L&L, wrong type of lock gate, it is a Grand Union style lock.

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