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Glenfinnan

Status:
Available For Exhibition
Size:
13.300m x 4.300m (43' 8" x 14' 1")
Operators:
3 plus 2 for rotation/ setting up etc.
Transport:
Van (transit size) plus one car for extra operators
Updated:
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Contact:

This layout is an ‘O’ Gauge scale model of Glenfinnan Station mainly set in the 1970s to 1980s blue diesel era with class 27s and 37s featuring as the main motive power alongside occasional appearances of other classes and the regular Fort William- Mallaig steam service. Earlier steam is sometimes run as a ‘through the ages’ sequence Starting in the late ‘50s.


While the real station sees a very limited train service, the layout is operated to a frequent schedule with faithful recreations of the train service in the period modelled and many passing moves at the station. As the sequence progresses, we move from the late 1950s to 1987. It is semaphore signalled with signals operated by a lever frame based on the one in Glenfinnan signal box.

Key Parameters:
• The scenic section is 24’ long with 10 feet of turntable fiddle yards on each end 
making a total length of 41’ and depth of 14’ (to allow the turntables to swivel). An extra 2 foot is required for access.
• 5-6 operators (3-4 operating plus 2 for rotation etc)
• Insurance value of £25,000 including stock
• Layout based in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon
• Transports in 1 transit sized van for the layout and one car for the remaining 
operators
• Set up on previous day – c.2 hours
• No lighting so good hall lighting required
The layout is DCC operated with all locos sound fitted. I have an RMWeb thread for the 
layout, which gives more details
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/173956-glenfinnan-station-in-o-gauge

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