Ballachulish Railway Station

Ballachulish Station was a terminus on the Callander and Oban Railway (post 1923 in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway). The station was opened in 1903 to a design in the renowned “Glasgow Style”. The branch was closed in 1966 by the British Railways Board but the building still exists and was renovated in the 1990s as a Medical Centre.

The Station comes in 2 options: The main station building (4 A4 sheets) and the main station plus station extension (6  A4 sheets). The station extension can only be used with the main station building and should be assembled with the station.

The base size of this model when assembled  is approx  230 x 173 mm  and 206 x 103 for the extension (to help with layout designs).

Photo of completed and painted model courtesy of Bill Strachan,  and the Ballachulish Quarry Centre where you can see the model made.

The building requires glue. Choose a glue that allows at least a minute before setting to allow adjustments to be made during the build. Always test the build before using glue.

For finishing, we recommend first priming the surface, then painting with any acrylic or model paint of your choice. The material is etched, so any engraved detail such as brickwork or roof tiles will be visible after painting.

Important information about railway scaling: 

All kits are designed in OO Gauge on 3mm plywood, so there are a few considerations to be made when scaling the digital files to other Gauges. The instructions provided will be the OO version as the build order is the same at different scales.

O Gauge Orders: When scaling to O gauge, there are manual modifications that may need to be made when assembling the kit. This is due to the thickness of the plywood when scaling the kit from the OO gauge material of 3mm to the O gauge 5.25mm material that would be needed. As this thickness of ply does not exist, we undersize the material to the closest thickness we have of 4mm plywood and recommend dry fitting the build first so that any joints that need to be sanded for a flush finish can be noted.

N Gauge Orders: Scaling to N gauge works well and has no extra modifications needed due to material thickness. Some parts will be very fine, so take care when removing them from the frame. If some window pieces are particularly fine, they can be reinforced by soaking them in glue before assembly.

TT Gauge Orders: Scaling to TT requires slightly more modifications of the designs before cutting, so please contact us if you’re interested in a kit, and we can provide you a quote at info@popupdesigns.co.uk.

Any other questions, tips or enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact us via our email address or contact form. 

This kit is designed by Iain Ross and sold by PopUp Designs with his permission.