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. One 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.

This is a full record of the building of the original layout, and having moved into a flat in Warwick and sold our narrowboat, this will now cover the building of the New Hadarford in our flat.

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

Friday, 18 September 2026

2 Thatched Houses, and Other Bits

 A good morning's work creating crazy paving paths, patio area, and timber decking patio for the last 2 buildings and all glued down in place.

Crazy paving at the front of both thatched houses

Crazy paving patio behind one of the thatched houses

Wooden decking behind the other thatched house

Creating a small section of wall between Harold's Larder shop and the adjacent thatched house

Small section of wall sprayed with primer

Whilst the painted section of wall dries I fitted a section of fence alongside Harold's Larder and the pedestrian and driveway gates for the driveway

Section of stone wall from teh gates to the level crossing

White lining down the centre of the road

Continuation of the central white lines to and across the level crossing and its cross road markings

The painted small section of wall having dried is now glued in place

Shed containing a model railway glued into the garden of the last thatched cottage

Keith

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