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.

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Stone Walling Arrived in Post

 Some stone wall arrived in the post today, but unfortunately not enough so I have had to order some more, hence more detailing this afternoon and I glued in place the new stone walling that had arrived.

Solar panels added to the roof of the Railway Inn

Single solar panel added to the roof of this thatched house on its tiled roof

Communications cabinet near the level crossing

Communications cabinet outside Harold's Larder

Communications cabinet near the offside bus shelter

Communications cabinet near the cycle rack

Coal bunker and bins glued in place at the white thatched cottage

I added the housewife hanging out her laundry assisted by her daughter and a bench

Bins glued in place behind this thatched cottage

Coal bunker and bins glued in place at this thatched cottage

Pair of bins glued in place behind this thatched house, the other pair are not glued down yet

2 passengers added to this bench on the platform

Section of stone wall from the level crossing to the front of the layout

Remainder of the stone wall that arrived today between the track and one of the thatched houses

Earth glued in the garden of this thatched cottage

Earth glued in the garden of this thatched cottage where a bare patch appeared

Trees added to these 2 gardens

 I forgot to take a photo of the piece of stone wall I glued in place between the 2 cottages, hence why the tree trunk is in the photo

Keith

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