Fort William Station

In 1894 the West Highland Railway opened Fort William Station as a terminus of the line running from Glasgow (actually from Craigendoran). Situated beside Loch Linnhe sea loch it served the local steamer pier as well as the town. The building is notable for its crenellated tower and “lunette” window over the majestic entrance.

Unfortunately, the station was decommissioned and demolished in 1975 replaced by a new station to the East (away from the lochside). Now only a dual carriageway road exists at the site.

This bespoke 3 x A3 laser cut 3mm plywood sheet model (windows in 2 sheets of 0.8mm ply) has been designed (in 1/76.2 scale) to capture the look of this distinctive station.

The base size (to help with model layouts) is approx 208 x282mm without canopy in  OO gauge.   (N gauge 104 x141 approx.)

You can see 2 photos of an almost finished station layout by Phil Kirk, big thanks to him.  Photos of the station with canopy in the gallery section, with O versions too.

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.