Raising the ground level around the station.

As part of the model station scratch-build, the ground area surrounding the station including the street needs to raised to the platform height as it is at the real station.

0:00 Introduction
2:00 The Station Area
5:53 Platform and Ground Level Height
9:09 Raised Level Method
11:55 Template Marked Out
14:18 Raised Sections Cut
15:27 Raised Level Construction
20:27 New Station Area Level
28:29 Conclusion

[colinwarrior]

Wonderful video looking forward to seeing more all the best Colin from Mossend railway oo.

[martinpattison]

I was wondering how this was going, to work out, but I get the idea now. Make the raised section first and then blend the surrounding areas into the raised section. I will continue to watch with interest. Martin. (Thailand)

[Gregory-gj]

Very interesting video Julian, really looking foward to seeing the Station Building finished. Cheers Greg

[Stanb]

re platform height, you will find the peco track spacing gauge is also sets the correct height for a 4mm platform

[Proper_Chuffed]

Fascinating, another brilliant video Julian, well done. I quite like the proximity of the supports to the edge of the platform but totally understand your reasoning for adjusting. Keep up the amazing work

[Shiplap]

lol well done for battling through the noise of the rain ☔️

[monsvillerailways]

Great Christchurch dry summer weather sound effects. 🤔
All the best for 2025 Julian.

[MRR_Shadowolf]

Very nice! Your design process for the base is brilliant!

[anfieldroadlayoutintheloft]

great work it looking great keep up the great work on the layout and have great new year thanksfor share

[andrewstevenson]

Interesting, Julian. My immediate thoughts (as you asked for thoughts) were:
1. Yes, move the station building down as you suggested, and as in the video thumbnail.
2. You can't model the whole setting of the station, so could you accept that you're not modelling the street, and accept that much of the street in front of the station building is "off scene" - that would allow you to retain the proportions of the building and canopy, and leave a bit more space at the platform edge.
3. As per 2, but could you construct a sort of lift-off lid for what I presume is your programming track, and put the road surface (and/or widened pavement) on that? That would give you more space for the platform, and disguise the programming track when it's not in use. Obviously doesn't work if what I'm assuming is a programming track isn't, and needs to stay exposed.

PS: if you hadn't mentioned the rain, I'd have guessed the noise was trains running in the background!

[arthurthorpe]

Looking good you have lots of options where you site the station building (and lots of comments) I will look forward to your decision and what you decide it's your layout.
Cheers

[grendela]

if you have an air compressor you might find a 24 swg headless pin nailer would be useful, once the pins go in they are almost invisible, but are great to hold parts while the glue sets.

[kenattwood]

i would have been tempted to widen the canopy so that it spanned the track as a semi-trainshed. The the cast iron columns would then be between the tracks and not present a clearence issue or make the platform look cluttered This arrangement was used by the LNWR and has the advantage of sheltering the passengers from the rain. Just an observation...

[StanoverModelRailway]

Hi Julian. Good and interesting video of how you have gone about raising the ground height in the station area. I think that the station building is probably best placed roughly where you had it last shown in the video, rather than near it's original position. Yeah it's probably best to move the canopy support columns back a little. I know that you are trying to make the building and canopy as accurate as possible, but sometimes you have to compromise and modify things slightly, so that they fit in with your particular layout and the space that you have available. At the end of the day though, it is your layout and your rules, so go with whatever you think best. Judging by the photos of the original station platforms, they look like they are made of some kind of stone or stone block, in imperial sizes? But I could be wrong on that, so don't take my word for it. Best wishes. Mark.

[johnwilliamcollins]

Hi . A quick suggestion . I take it the rail behind the station is your test track . Why not remove it and use the extra area to move the station building further from the platform edge . I really enjoy watching you building this layout . ❤️❤️❤️

[peterkazmierczak]

I'd put the station building towards the other end of the platform where the road widens, Julian. Leaving it in its original position makes it look too overcrowded with buildings there.

I'm not sure of the purpose of that siding by the station entrance. It cramps things somewhat, so it might be worth removing as, to me, it doesn't look right.

[Hanzo.Azmodan]

Hi Julian, I can't remember what year or era you are modeling but I noticed that you had zig zag lines either side of your pedestrian crossing, but these didn't come into being until the mid 1970s so if you are modeling the 1960s early 1970s these would not be there. Just an observation, it's a great model railway and the accurate station building is a great addition.

[sodor_dan-da-man]

Great video. With regards the canopy posts I have a railway rule book and in it there are drawings of the platform in profile..as long as the base of the posts are 6 foot (24mm in 00) from the edge of the edging stones of the platform your within the railway rules and true to prototype.

[bonniehollingsworth]

Is there any reason you couldn’t leave out the bar building and abandoned basement across the street? Then you could make the area across the street fit in with the Old Station Renovation building’s general land features.
I’ve been following Gil and Laura’s channel since the beginning and was delighted to learn of the cooperative effort with your channel.

[erniepenny]

Hiya Julian, have you checked out Oamaru railway station, still very original both as the building and the flagstones beside the rail tracks, enjoying your videos.