Thurso Railway Station

Thurso Station (there is a similar station at Wick) is the furthest North Station in Britain. Opened in 1874 on the Sutherland and Caithness Railway from Helmsdale. It was absorbed by the Highland Railway 10 years later as a route from Perth via Inverness. The line is still operated by Scotrail and is worth a trip today to savour the glorious scenery on route.

This bespoke 8 x A4 3mm plywood sheet (1 x 0.8m ply sheets) model and one A3 sheet,  windows in 0.8mm birch ply has been designed in 1/76 scale to represent this classic Highland Railway Station.

The kit offers the option to construct in either the “current” style (with an internal wall forming an anti-room before the platform) or “pre-80s” style with the original full length of track under shelter of the roof.

The kit also offers an option to take into account the station being built on a slope. One side of the station kit can have a 2ft extension at the lower edge whilst the other side is at platform level.

The base size is 222mm x 577mm at its biggest width, to help with the layout of your designs.

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.