Updates

Here you can find all of the updates I have posted about my layouts and projects:

  • New Layout Latest
    I have added some photos to show the progress of my “new layout”. At the moment this new N Gauge layout does not have a name,…
  • What’s the point? Installing point motors and LEDs
    I am making steady progress with my latest layout and one of the first things that has been built was the twin fiddle yards at the…
  • A Bottleneck Layout – A junction layout is born
    I have been working on my latest N Gauge layout and with the initial track down, I have got to a stage where I can share…
  • New Layout Alert! Work in Progress
    I have moved house and as my last post mentions, it is bye bye loft and hello summer house! Loughtbury made the trip but I came…
  • It’s been a while – Bye Loft, Hello DCC.
    2025, new things on the horizon! Last year I moved house which meant Loughtbury had to come out of the loft and is yet to find…
  • N Gauge Festivities – Christmas @ Loughtbury
    It is that time of year again! And I have been lucky enough to get an early Xmas present for the railway. Just for the winter…
  • Time for some details
    It has been a long time since the last of the track was stuck down yet there are still so many unfinished mini projects on Loughtbury….
  • Loughtbury High Street – Building the main road above the station.
    Loughtbury station is half covered by a road bridge that goes above it. This not only hides the length of the platforms but also hides the…
  • Intercity HST – Stunning new N Gauge model
    Continuing the theme of buying models that don’t really fit with my layout, I have recently purchased the stunning Dapol Intercity 125 HST in the beautiful…
  • Thameslink Time! A love hate relationship with a 319
    Loughtbury is based somewhere in the south of England and is roughly based on rollingstock I used to see and use on a regular basis. Modelled…
  • Loughtbury Cricket Club
    Loughtbury Cricket Club Not only does a town or village need a number of train stations, sidings and pubs, it also needs a cricket club! Another…
  • New Loco Alert
    New Loco Alert As fun as it is keeping my old stock of trains running, I thought I deserved a new loco to play with. 371-465RJ…
  • Custom Rolling Stock
    While I have been building Loughtbury I have modified some locos, carriages and wagons. Some have had new decals added, repainted or stripped down and had…
  • Site Updates
    Hi all, so I have been adding some new parts to this site to help set the scene for my layout. So far this site will…
  • What to expect
    I have wanted to document my progress with my railways for a long time and I have taken many photos showing how the layout has grown…
  • Welcome – An introduction
    Over the last 2 years I have been building a model railway layout in my loft. I hope to write up something that will go into…