North British Railway Station (typical)

The North British Railway used a fairly standard design across many of its smaller stations. Some built in wood and some with brick and with variations in layout. The “typical” design was captured in a drawing by J. Bruce Murray which inspired this kit. The size and layout of the station and shelter is based on North East Fife stations (Luthrie & Kilmany) on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway where plans were obtained from the National Records of Scotland. These stations did not have a canopy. The design has added options based on further information from the North British Railway Study Group which adds a canopy and also adds the side screens similar to North Queensferry Station.

The kit comprises of:

• A Basic Station without canopy
• An option to add the canopy
• A further option to add side screens to the canopy
• The shelter

This bespoke 2xA4 laser cut 3mm plywood sheet (1xA4 of 0.8m ply) model has been designed in 1/76 scale to capture this attractive station and shelter.

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.