Modelling Bakewell Station

I looked at your site in advance of possibly buying Model Railway Journal 308. I find it inspiring to read about people's layouts and this has convinced me to buy the mag this month. I found your videos on scratch building the structures interesting and was impressed with your scratch built signal box interior. If this layout makes it onto the exhibition circuit, I look forward to seeing it. Keep modelling and thanks for the inspiration.

Hi, I'm thinking of doing an OO gauge model of Bakewell station. I have seen your videos on how to make the signal box, goods shed and tunnel. Do you have a video showing how you constructed the station building and the wall on the opposite platform. Any help would be really beneficial. Cheers Simon

Very impressed with your layout. In my youth I have visited Bakewell a number of times walking with family members stopped at the station and thought many times since those early days what an excellent subject the station and yards would make for a layout. Finally last year I decided that I would make a start planning and found the disused stations website with all the photos. That absolutely clinched it. Haven't got much further than that sad to say, demands of the business etc. but was absolutely delighte

Thanks Peter. The layout has had to have some compromises made due to available space, so the platforms are shortened compared to the prototype, so only 5 coaches long, and also on a tighter curve.

nice layout... how long are the platforms?? my railway is based on a combination of millers dale, chapel-en-le-frith and matlock spa and measired from drawings of millers dale - circa 9 coaches long.