I've watched a hell of a lot of model railway videos on TH-cam over the years and I think I can confidently say that this is easily the most realistic and best looking one I've EVER seen. Amazing.
Absolutely delightful, and most relaxing - perhaps even therapeutic - to watch. Well-modelled, and well-filmed. I could almost feel the sunshine. I'm a Southern Region fan, 1960s to 1972, but the Great Western, and, especially, its branch lines, has a unique charm and character that cannot be ignored.
That is a BRILLIANTLY well-detailed layout ! Love all the 'weathering, grime and crap'. (Oh, hang on, aren't they a firm of solicitors ?) Such a pleasure to watch.
Absolute gem of a find! The attention to deatail on the model is superb, the narration and storyline are great. What's not to like? I loved the close ups so much detail real craftsmanship.
Just came across this today, and what a thoroughly enjoyable lunch I had watching this! In my opinion this depiction of a rural railway is much more important and educational than preserved lines as it shows how humdrum life really was in a railway 'backwater'. Your little railway is a real delight - I'm in process of building a similar type of layout - but Essex based. Thank you.
Thank you Peter. The story continues with: Three Vans for Tuckers. I hope you enjoy this and subsequent videos. We're doing no6 at the moment which is about the locoshed at Brombury. Look forward to hearing about your new model - I'm experimenting with tiny LEDS to light up Ratio signals. Best wishes, Peter
A very life like model railway which is a joy to watch and captures the good old days of a 1957 steam railway to perfection . Excellent camera work and narration with the trains running to a timetable adds more realism to the scenes , well done .
Thank you for your kind words Martin. The Watermill by Ronald Binge is a favourite of mine though I wonder if the idyllic image it evokes is actually a bit over-sentimental - I remember BR in the '50s - mucky carriages, slow, often late -running trains etc - happy days! You might enjoy the second video in the series at th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
I just love all of it. The modelling, the atmosphere and presentation. I might have been a small child at the time that this layout portrays and had I been there I would have spent all day on the platform. Beautiful. Thanks
Thanks for appreciating the intention of the layout Phil. My boyhood platform days in the '50s were at Newcastle Central - 'streaks', A3/2/1s, V2s/B1s/J27s/Q6s/j72s/V3s - need a bigger loft and a bigger wallet for that! Please have a look at the 3 follow up videos and let me know what you think. No2 is 'Three Vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'
I generally like your production. The timetable and of course the trains is a great idea. The sound effects like the birds and the bell are brilliant additions. The narration is very good and not intrusive, always a difficult balance. Thanks for producing Lowleigh.
Thanks for your encouraging comments Mike. I hope you will enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos - the next one is 'Three Vans for Tuckers'. With best wishes, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Thank you Peter. I will indeed watch other productions. My appreciation is not purely based on the modelling as good as it is but also the challenge of producing content. I have a little knowledge in this area as well so I could see the quality of your ideas within the productions.
Great video lovely music and well spoken commentary memories of past times captured in this wonderful layout ...YES THIS IS HOW LIFE ONCE WAS ......I await next video....
Thanks for your kind words Vernon. You might like the rest of the 'Lowleigh' videos. The next one is 'Three vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes, Peter
Thanks for your kind comments Jason. The story continues at: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html Best wishes for the festive season and happy modelling! Peter
Hi Peter. Absolutely superb as usual. The thing that impressed me about your layout is how everything blends in so well together, and the fine detail brings the whole scene into life. The quality of the filming really does pick up your attention to detail very well. One of the best layouts I have ever seen. Thank you for sending me the link to this video. I am up to date with your videos, and I have watched them quite a bit. Again superb. Stay safe and well. Cheers Chris.
Thanks Chris that's much appreciated. I do try to build all aspects of the model to a consistent standard (though I wish I could aspire to Pendon standards) and avoid video shots that show above the backboard. I'd be interested to know whether you think the relative absence of little people is a positive or a negative thing? There are however many things I'm not happy with so am planning something similar to Lowleigh but in EM as my next project. With best wishes, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Hi Peter. I wouldn't worry too much about the standard of Pendon. Your modelling is superb and it sets the standards bar very high indeed. As for the lack of people, I must admit that I didn't really notice at first. Personally I was drawn to detail and the overall appearance as a whole (looking at the bigger picture I think is the term) and the highly believable representation of the real thing. All this you have achieved I'm my opinion. As for the missing people, personally I think that loco crew, a couple of station staff and maybe a workman in the yard would be sufficient. At the end of the day it's a case of your layout your rules, there is always things you could add or change and I don't believe that any layout is ever really finished. Chris.
Beautiful, evocative, imaginative, wonderfully narrated. Thank you for sharing your GWR OO world with us. I felt I was shrunk down to 1/76th scale and wandering along by a beautiful west country location.
What a delightful, stunning, BRILLIANT layout and video! Everything is just perfect with beautiful music, lovely narration, great camera angles, utterly SUPERB scenery and weathering of everything and especially the tracks. Railroading in a small quaint town or village as imagined on a documentary TV show, how remarkable. British model railway TH-cam video at its very best! Instantly subscribed!Magnificent, BRAVO!!
Thank you for all those compliments Mark. It's nice to 'recreate' those 'halcyon days' but I'm old enough to remember that things weren't always like that in the '50s. Where I lived it was a constant battle with the smog and soot from nearby pits and factories, filthy locos spewing out pollution and the coaching stock none too clean - happy days! The Lowleigh story continues at: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Mike. I remember those days in the '50s but not the sleepy western branchlines. For me it was streaks and A3s etc at Newcasle Central or Jubs and Patriots if we could afford a day return to Carlisle! Happy days! Best wishes, Peter
Thank you for your kind words Brian and for appreciating the sentiments of my model. I'm old enough to remember that things weren't always as ideal as we like to imagine in the 'old days' ! Do take care in these troubled times, the only consolation is that that there's more time for railway modelling! The Lowleigh story continues in videos 2,3 and 4. With best wishes, Peter th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/65QsYv0XNuU/w-d-xo.html
@@peterharrison6230 I was lucky enough to live close to the East Coast main line, so I got to see plenty of A4s as well as the usual assortment of LNER locos and stock.
Wonderful , l commend your great efforts all round , But was we in lockdown back then, no body’s around , if you’re not careful that Beeching fellow might bite ! Again really nice 👍😎
Hi Peter, Just came across finding your wonderful 'Day at Lowleigh Station'. A fine detailed masterpiece ! And your video is most enjoyable and nicely narrated too. It's amazing how you 'captured' the peace and calm of country life in those days gone by. It's like lost paradise. For now we have the 'quantity but lost the quality'. Less was more compared to what we 'spill' nowadays. Your Railway brings back nostalgia. I've set my railway in 1955 - for similar reasons... Thanks for sharing your art work and the feelings that stimulate real life ! Greetings from France & happy railroading ! Filip
Thank you for your kind words Filip and for appreciating the sentiments of my model. I'm old enough to remember that things weren't always as ideal as we like to imagine in the 'old days' ! No doubt you have come across Gordon Gravitt's 'Pempoul'? - perhaps set somewhere near you in France? Do take care in these troubled times, the only consolation is that that there's more time for railway modelling! The Lowleigh story continues in videos 2 & 3 and 4 is almost finished. With very best wishes, Peter th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/65QsYv0XNuU/w-d-xo.html
@@peterharrison6230 I'll follow along Peter. Thanks! And yes, I 've seen the 'Pempoul' layout. It received a good press. But one of my favorites is Mouldy Raspberry ' Yorkshire Dales Model railway' by Lewis. He also 'captured' a fine country mood with his art work. Keep safe & happy model railroading. Greetings, Filip
Thank you Michael. Your comments are much appreciated and encouraging. I hope you enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos. The next one is 'Three Vans for Tuckers'. Best wishes, Peter
Absolutely stunning layout, highly realistic and great to watch. You have captured the atmosphere of a rural station perfectly. All the best and thanks for sharing, Paul
Hello, good morning from France. It's a very beautiful railway, everything is very well done in detail. my eyes were wide open to the scenery. thank u very much
Praise indeed. There is an element of escapism in the model though I'm old enough to remember the railways in the '50s and not everything was quite as idyllic as we like to imagine! Do take a look at the second in the series: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
Hello Peter I have watched all your videos several times , this is just the atmosphere that I am trying to create. As a GWR fan living in Canada, this is just the kind of content I love to see. Well done! Cheers from Canada Bob
Thanks Bob, apologies for late response. I have found Stephen Williams' 3 books on 'Great Western Branchline Modelling' very useful though his standards are a bit above mine and I've switched to EM for my next layout. I'm sure you are already aware of the Pendon Museum - it's worth visiting their website. All the very best in Canada, Peter
Excellent vid, and great memories of the railways, and the music once used for the iconic Wind in the willows on the Jackanory series on BBC1.My great grandparents house backed on to Grimsby Town Station. And when I went to visit I would sit on a chest of draws and watch the trains go by, We then had the east coast line running all the way to London and I watched mesmerized at the size of some. I once saw the Britannia in all it's glory. Then we where BEECHINGERIZED...ARGGGG. That stupid man, couldn't see the future, only his own. How many would bring back hanging just for him. I hope wherever he is he's sitting on a platform waiting for a train that never comes. ho ho ho.
Very nice indeed. The only improvement I can suggest, is to hear the block bells from the signal cabin. On a summer's day, with the windows open, you would hear them all across the station......
Thank you so much Gary for your kind and encouraging comments. I hope you enjoy the following videos in the Lowleigh series. The next one is 'Three vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes. Peter
Thanks, Peter. I have subscribed and I am working my way through, with great pleasure. As a folk musician myself, I found the 18th Century pocket-books an unexpected delight!
Wow this is pure beautiful give such a nice relaxing feel to it. I live in little village now but id love it to feel so beautiful as this one does. Who ever made this railway is a true artist. Im not into trains as such but love the past and the miniature world. I know the little black car is a Ford popular as my grandad still had one in 1970s and as kids we'd tease him about his rubbish car. We were so naughty lol.
Yes I know what you mean David. My own 'railway' background back in the '50s couldn't be more different - J27s and Q6s with an occasional V3 tank on a parcels all thrashing through Howdon on Tyneside with the acrid smell from the neighbouring gas works competing with the steam and smoke. Happy days! Best wishes, Peter The Lowleigh story continues at: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Christopher. I was a permanent fixture on the end of the platform at Newcastle Central in 1957 - jam sarnies, Tizer - happy days! Best wishes, Peter
Thank you so much for your kind comments and I hope you will have a look at the 2nd and 3rd videos from Lowleigh - the story continues! Best wishes and stay safe, Peter
Not sure if you still follow the comments, however, just to say what a remarkable job! From the small details, story lines, commentary and even the gardens. Wonderful! Would love to see you make a few more though 😊. But, only if you have time. Thanks again for helping me unwind
Thank you Rich - that's so encouraging. We've nearly finished the latest 'Lowleigh' video which hopefully we'll publish before the end of the year. With best wishes and season's greetings, Peter
Well done Peter It might be a few years now since you uploaded this little gem. But that is the beauty of TH-cam its there for discovery and pleasure by many. With a lot of views (52 K + at this moment) . On it goes on its time travel. I do hope you also take please from spreading so much joy. Thank you! Mike
Thanks for your kind words Mike. It is encouraging to receive so many views and positive comments. Have you watched the subsequent 'Lowleigh' videos? - I'd be interested to hear your views. We,ve nearly finished our latest video of a day at Brombury locoshed. In truth nothing much happens but I've enjoyed making the model! Best wishes, Peter
Thanks for your kind words Steve - much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the other videos of Lowleigh. We're making no6 at the moment which features the locoshed at Brombury. All the best, Peter
Thanks Martin. Good to hear your views on the track. I switched to cork ballast on my latest layout but it makes little difference to the sound level and worse it bleached to a very unrealistic light brown colour in the hot sun in July in our loft. Now fixed blinds to the windows and am painting all the ballast - not a lot of fun! Hope you enjoy the other 4 Lowleigh videos. All the best, Peter
Thanks for the kind words Peter. You might like the rest of the 'Lowleigh' videos. The next one is 'Three vand for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes, Peter
Thanks for your kind comments. Please have a look at the 3 follow up videos and let me know what you think. No2 is 'Three Vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'
If I had a boat, this layout would most certainly float it. It has what so many others lack....atmosphere. Prototypical operation and convincing surroundings...what more could one want ?
Interesting to note the only figures are loco crew i have not seen this before clever photography as trains arrive overcomes this the layout really is a Gem best wishes Laurence
Simply wonderful. Utterly convincing and evocative, both in the modelling and its translation to film. If I could make one suggestion it would be now to replace the signal solenoids with programmed servos, to give that more hesitant and realistic operation.
Thanks for your kind words and the tip Rick. As it happens I'm controlling turnouts, signals and crossing gates on my new layout with a Megapoints controller and relays. It took a bit of getting my head around but nice not to have that solenoid snap! I hope you enjoy the other Lowleigh videos. Best wishes, Peter
Thanks for your kind words Frank. You are right, there are few people about. Tuckers employees are notorious for their many tea breaks and I'm afraid the Good Doctor has his eyes on the Brombury branch. There's an hourly bus service right from the centre of Lowleigh village into Kidderminster. There is a decent turn out when the diesel service is introduced in 'Day of the Diesel'. Best wishes, Peter
Thanks for your kind words Owen. Apart from the loop exit behind the camera there's a 'still' at 2.57 which shows most of the layout which measures 10'x8'. The story continues at: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely excellent, and just how I remember the countryside (in my case Cheshire) as a youngster. In the entire video, the only thing that attracted my eye was the slightly-too-modern font on the 'Tuckers' sign. Well done ... I was 'transported'. 😊
Thanks Chris - kind words - must look into the Tuckers sign - at least it will be correct in video 35 when the station building is replaced by a bus shelter and Manchester-style trams serve the branch. The lane over the bridge by the station has been widened and a 3-lane motorway crosses the tracks. Or the station has been converted into a private dwelling and a Sustrans cycleway runs through the platforms! It's a good day for Tuckers in video 2 - business is booming, no less than 3 vans of stock is delivered. The original Tuckers was in the yard at Ashburton - the buildings are still in use which was good to see but Tuckers itself has moved out of town. Best wishes, Peter th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
@@peterharrison6230 What a horrible thought. Or even the entire railway lifted by 1970 and now just a cutting full of scrawny trees. 😢 Maybe the 'Tuckers' sign would look good as a weathered 'ghost sign' painted white-on-black directly onto the brickwork.
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging comment. I hope you enjoy the following videos in the Lowleigh series. The next one is 'Three vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes. Peter
G`day Peter, What a super layout with great attention to detail. Love your timetable running. I notice up the top here that there are 16 dislikes........what`s wrong with these people ?.....are they emboldened by the anonymity of the internet or are they just jealous......I think the latter. Your doing a great job here.....keep up the good work. Cheers Gormo
Thanks Gormo. Your comments are much appreciated. I don't take it too seriously if people don't like the layout - you can't please everyone. Maybe I'll build something next with quadruple track mainline, 2'radius curves, trains running at 150mph minimum and Deltics double heading with Henry Oakley. Actually now I've written that it sounds like fun! The Lowleigh story continues at: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html All the best, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Good to hear Peter, I am much the same..........if people don`t like what I`m doing.....too bad.....I don`t lose any sleep over it. Keep up the good work and stay safe Cheers Gormo
Thank you so much for your comment. I don't have a plan but the complete layout, except for one turnout into the loop behind the camera, can be viewed on the still 2mins and 57seconds into the video, Best wishes Peter
It makes my blood boil to see 13 thumbs down for this video. Really???! Have they no appreciation for the time and effort that was put into this? Do they really dislike everything about it? Or have the disliked it because of one or two things that don't meet their approval and therefore disregarded all the other great things about it? They should be grateful that people go to the trouble of producing videos like this for our enjoyment and education. If people are so petty to dislike something and give no indication why they dislike it, its a wonder that anyone produces anything at all for our entertainment. Come on people, get a life! A dislike for some aspects of a video is no reason the give the whole thing a dislike. If you don't like something, please at least make a comment using positive criticism so that the creator can learn and improve. They at least deserve that for their efforts.
Thanks Bob but water and a duck's back springs to mind! So many people associate a 'model railway' with trains flying everywhere round impossibly sharp bends. That's fine, good luck to them! Meanwhile happy modelling and all the best for 2021. The Lowleigh story continues at: th-cam.com/video/emiQISmcjXU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Martin but I can't claim all the credit- Barry Norman's 'Landscape Modelling' is my 'bible' and two principles - 1 keep the camera angle below the backscene so clutter and mess is never seen and 2 avoid corners so the backscene curves (this also avoids any temptation to model annoying 'cameo' scenes' beloved of the modelling press. Hope you enjoy the rest of the 'Lowleigh' videos. Best wishes, Peter
That boy that could be standing on the platform with his Mum waiting for the next train , with his saved pocket money to buy a Hornby DoblO Banana van for 7/6 pence could be me ! Thanks for the great workmen’s ship and video 👍😎
Thanks Ken. I remember those days - 3/3 for a 12 inch straight and 10/6 for a turnout - big money in the '50s. Bit beyond my pocket money - birthdays and Christmas if you were lucky! All the best, Peter
I've watched a hell of a lot of model railway videos on TH-cam over the years and I think I can confidently say that this is easily the most realistic and best looking one I've EVER seen. Amazing.
Thank you for your kind words. The story continues at:
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Best wishes
Peter
Absolutely delightful, and most relaxing - perhaps even therapeutic - to watch.
Well-modelled, and well-filmed. I could almost feel the sunshine.
I'm a Southern Region fan, 1960s to 1972, but the Great Western, and, especially, its branch lines, has a unique charm and character that cannot be ignored.
Thanks for the encouraging comments. Pleased you enjoyed the video. The story continues with 'Three Vans for Tuckers'. All the best, Peter
Absolutely charming, you've captured the scene perfectly. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for your encouraging comments. I hope you enjoy the 5 subsequent 'Lowleigh' videos. Best wishes, Peter
Thanks, Peter for the upload of this video, you have certainly captured the atmosphere of a country railway station of the 1950s.
Thank you so much Phil. Best wishes,
Peter
That is a BRILLIANTLY well-detailed layout ! Love all the 'weathering, grime and crap'. (Oh, hang on, aren't they a firm of solicitors ?) Such a pleasure to watch.
Thanks for all your kind words GJ. The story continues at:
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Absolute gem of a find! The attention to deatail on the model is superb, the narration and storyline are great. What's not to like? I loved the close ups so much detail real craftsmanship.
Thanks Anthony. Your comments are much appreciated. The story continues at
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Just came across this today, and what a thoroughly enjoyable lunch I had watching this! In my opinion this depiction of a rural railway is much more important and educational than preserved lines as it shows how humdrum life really was in a railway 'backwater'. Your little railway is a real delight - I'm in process of building a similar type of layout - but Essex based. Thank you.
Thank you Peter. The story continues with:
Three Vans for Tuckers.
I hope you enjoy this and subsequent videos. We're doing no6 at the moment which is about the locoshed at Brombury. Look forward to hearing about your new model - I'm experimenting with tiny LEDS to light up Ratio signals. Best wishes, Peter
A very life like model railway which is a joy to watch and captures the good old days of a 1957 steam railway to perfection . Excellent camera work and narration with the trains running to a timetable adds more realism to the scenes , well done .
The Watermill, a beautiful piece of music, perfect match to a beautiful model and presentation.
Thank you for your kind words Martin. The Watermill by Ronald Binge is a favourite of mine though I wonder if the idyllic image it evokes is actually a bit over-sentimental - I remember BR in the '50s - mucky carriages, slow, often late -running trains etc - happy days! You might enjoy the second video in the series at
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Simply wonderful and what makes it so is the colouring....absolutely spot on.
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. Best wishes, Peter
I just love all of it. The modelling, the atmosphere and presentation. I might have been a small child at the time that this layout portrays and had I been there I would have spent all day on the platform. Beautiful. Thanks
Thanks for appreciating the intention of the layout Phil. My boyhood platform days in the '50s were at Newcastle Central - 'streaks', A3/2/1s, V2s/B1s/J27s/Q6s/j72s/V3s - need a bigger loft and a bigger wallet for that! Please have a look at the 3 follow up videos and let me know what you think. No2 is 'Three Vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'
I generally like your production. The timetable and of course the trains is a great idea. The sound effects like the birds and the bell are brilliant additions. The narration is very good and not intrusive, always a difficult balance. Thanks for producing Lowleigh.
Thanks for your encouraging comments Mike. I hope you will enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos - the next one is 'Three Vans for Tuckers'. With best wishes, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Thank you Peter. I will indeed watch other productions.
My appreciation is not purely based on the modelling as good as it is but also the challenge of producing content. I have a little knowledge in this area as well so I could see the quality of your ideas within the productions.
Great video lovely music and well spoken commentary memories of past times captured in this wonderful layout ...YES THIS IS HOW LIFE ONCE WAS ......I await next video....
Superb model and brilliantly constructed running sequence and video, along with a lovely storyline so well narrated. Many congratulations to you both.
Thanks for your kind words Vernon. You might like the rest of the 'Lowleigh' videos. The next one is 'Three vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes, Peter
What a joy to see a high quality layout operated as the prototype, this is true railway modelling at it's most convincing. Congratulations.
I love watching these as they remind me of such a idlic time.thank you.
Thank you Ken, it's good to know you enjoy our videos. Best wishes, Peter
Beautiful layout, beautifully shot video. Railway modelling at its best!
Thanks for your kind comments Jason. The story continues at:
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Best wishes for the festive season and happy modelling!
Peter
Hi Peter. Absolutely superb as usual. The thing that impressed me about your layout is how everything blends in so well together, and the fine detail brings the whole scene into life. The quality of the filming really does pick up your attention to detail very well. One of the best layouts I have ever seen. Thank you for sending me the link to this video. I am up to date with your videos, and I have watched them quite a bit. Again superb. Stay safe and well. Cheers Chris.
Thanks Chris that's much appreciated. I do try to build all aspects of the model to a consistent standard (though I wish I could aspire to Pendon standards) and avoid video shots that show above the backboard. I'd be interested to know whether you think the relative absence of little people is a positive or a negative thing? There are however many things I'm not happy with so am planning something similar to Lowleigh but in EM as my next project.
With best wishes, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Hi Peter. I wouldn't worry too much about the standard of Pendon. Your modelling is superb and it sets the standards bar very high indeed. As for the lack of people, I must admit that I didn't really notice at first. Personally I was drawn to detail and the overall appearance as a whole (looking at the bigger picture I think is the term) and the highly believable representation of the real thing. All this you have achieved I'm my opinion. As for the missing people, personally I think that loco crew, a couple of station staff and maybe a workman in the yard would be sufficient. At the end of the day it's a case of your layout your rules, there is always things you could add or change and I don't believe that any layout is ever really finished. Chris.
Beautiful, evocative, imaginative, wonderfully narrated. Thank you for sharing your GWR OO world with us. I felt I was shrunk down to 1/76th scale and wandering along by a beautiful west country location.
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. I hope you will enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos on my channel. Best wishes, Peter
Thank you, yes, I already have.
I watch this film so often. It’s absolutely beautiful. It’s my perfect dream to live here. Just love it.
Thank you. Best wishes, Peter
What a delightful, stunning, BRILLIANT layout and video! Everything is just perfect with beautiful music, lovely narration, great camera angles, utterly SUPERB scenery and weathering of everything and especially the tracks. Railroading in a small quaint town or village as imagined on a documentary TV show, how remarkable. British model railway TH-cam video at its very best! Instantly subscribed!Magnificent, BRAVO!!
Thank you for all those compliments Mark. It's nice to 'recreate' those 'halcyon days' but I'm old enough to remember that things weren't always like that in the '50s. Where I lived it was a constant battle with the smog and soot from nearby pits and factories, filthy locos spewing out pollution and the coaching stock none too clean - happy days! The Lowleigh story continues at:
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You're most welcome and thanks for your response and link, that's greatly appreciated indeed. Be well and be safe!
I absolutely love your layout videos with narration. Superb detail that makes a small diorama come to life.
Thanks for your kind words Steven. Pleased to hear you enjoy the videos. Best wishes, Peter
Loved this...I was taken back in time to my spotting days of the 1950's...just brilliant
Thank you Mike. I remember those days in the '50s but not the sleepy western branchlines. For me it was streaks and A3s etc at Newcasle Central or Jubs and Patriots if we could afford a day return to Carlisle! Happy days! Best wishes, Peter
I was 12 in 1957 and this layout, the video and commentary all take me back there. Simply spot on all round.
Thank you for your kind words Brian and for appreciating the sentiments of my model. I'm old enough to remember that things weren't always as ideal as we like to imagine in the 'old days' ! Do take care in these troubled times, the only consolation is that that there's more time for railway modelling! The Lowleigh story continues in videos 2,3 and 4. With best wishes, Peter
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@@peterharrison6230 I was lucky enough to live close to the East Coast main line, so I got to see plenty of A4s as well as the usual assortment of LNER locos and stock.
Wonderful , l commend your great efforts all round , But was we in lockdown back then, no body’s around , if you’re not careful that Beeching fellow might bite ! Again really nice 👍😎
Hi Peter, Just came across finding your wonderful 'Day at Lowleigh Station'. A fine detailed masterpiece ! And your video is most enjoyable and nicely narrated too. It's amazing how you 'captured' the peace and calm of country life in those days gone by. It's like lost paradise. For now we have the 'quantity but lost the quality'. Less was more compared to what we 'spill' nowadays. Your Railway brings back nostalgia. I've set my railway in 1955 - for similar reasons... Thanks for sharing your art work and the feelings that stimulate real life ! Greetings from France & happy railroading ! Filip
Thank you for your kind words Filip and for appreciating the sentiments of my model. I'm old enough to remember that things weren't always as ideal as we like to imagine in the 'old days' ! No doubt you have come across Gordon Gravitt's 'Pempoul'? - perhaps set somewhere near you in France? Do take care in these troubled times, the only consolation is that that there's more time for railway modelling! The Lowleigh story continues in videos 2 & 3 and 4 is almost finished. With very best wishes, Peter
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@@peterharrison6230 I'll follow along Peter. Thanks! And yes, I 've seen the 'Pempoul' layout. It received a good press. But one of my favorites is Mouldy Raspberry ' Yorkshire Dales Model railway' by Lewis. He also 'captured' a fine country mood with his art work. Keep safe & happy model railroading. Greetings, Filip
I absolutely love your layout videos..
Thank you so much. Season's greetings, Peter
Lovely way to watch trains.
Fantastic quality modeling and presentation.
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Thank you, a lovely and charming film with wonderful modelling and superb operation x
Thank you Michael. Your comments are much appreciated and encouraging. I hope you enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos. The next one is 'Three Vans for Tuckers'. Best wishes, Peter
Such a lovely layout with fantastic scenery and so much attention to detail. Thoroughly enjoyed watching 👍
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Absolutely stunning layout, highly realistic and great to watch. You have captured the atmosphere of a rural station perfectly. All the best and thanks for sharing, Paul
Thank you for your kind words, Peter
Hello, good morning from France. It's a very beautiful railway, everything is very well done in detail. my eyes were wide open to the scenery. thank u very much
Thank you so much. I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video. Best wishes, Peter
I am awed by the effort, time, and dedication that I see.
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Oliver Postgate would be proud of this it reminds me of his style of storytelling! Fantastic.....A place I would love to visit....If only.....
Praise indeed. There is an element of escapism in the model though I'm old enough to remember the railways in the '50s and not everything was quite as idyllic as we like to imagine! Do take a look at the second in the series:
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Hello Peter
I have watched all your videos several times , this is just the atmosphere that I am trying to create.
As a GWR fan living in Canada, this is just the kind of content I love to see. Well done!
Cheers from Canada
Bob
Thanks Bob, apologies for late response. I have found Stephen Williams' 3 books on 'Great Western Branchline Modelling' very useful though his standards are a bit above mine and I've switched to EM for my next layout. I'm sure you are already aware of the Pendon Museum - it's worth visiting their website. All the very best in Canada, Peter
Great operation and superb modelling- really enjoyed this. 👍
Thank you for your kind words Len. The story continues at
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Excellent vid, and great memories of the railways, and the music once used for the iconic Wind in the willows on the Jackanory series on BBC1.My great grandparents house backed on to Grimsby Town Station. And when I went to visit I would sit on a chest of draws and watch the trains go by, We then had the east coast line running all the way to London and I watched mesmerized at the size of some. I once saw the Britannia in all it's glory. Then we where BEECHINGERIZED...ARGGGG. That stupid man, couldn't see the future, only his own. How many would bring back hanging just for him. I hope wherever he is he's sitting on a platform waiting for a train that never comes. ho ho ho.
Thanks for your kind words Kenneth. Pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. Best wishes, Peter
Very nice indeed.
The only improvement I can suggest, is to hear the block bells from the signal cabin. On a summer's day, with the windows open, you would hear them all across the station......
Thanks John - good point - will investigate for future videos but not the next one - it's Sunday and the 'box is switched out! Best wishes, Peter
Absolutely lovely. A wonderful layout, fluent operation and immaculately filmed and edited.
Thank you so much Gary for your kind and encouraging comments. I hope you enjoy the following videos in the Lowleigh series. The next one is 'Three vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes. Peter
Thanks, Peter. I have subscribed and I am working my way through, with great pleasure. As a folk musician myself, I found the 18th Century pocket-books an unexpected delight!
Thanks Gary, good to hear from you. All the best, Peter
the music scenery is all awesome, the work put in is excellent
Thanks you so much for your encouraging words. I hope you enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos on my channel. Best wishes, Peter
Wow this is pure beautiful give such a nice relaxing feel to it. I live in little village now but id love it to feel so beautiful as this one does. Who ever made this railway is a true artist. Im not into trains as such but love the past and the miniature world. I know the little black car is a Ford popular as my grandad still had one in 1970s and as kids we'd tease him about his rubbish car. We were so naughty lol.
Thanks for watching Christine, so pleased you enjoyed the video. Best wishes, Peter
Stunning, I wish I lived there. What a amazing build.
Yes I know what you mean David. My own 'railway' background back in the '50s couldn't be more different - J27s and Q6s with an occasional V3 tank on a parcels all thrashing through Howdon on Tyneside with the acrid smell from the neighbouring gas works competing with the steam and smoke. Happy days!
Best wishes, Peter
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One of the best model railways I've seen, lovely narration
Thanks for your kind words Bob. The story continues in 5 subsequent videos beginning with 'Three Vans for Tuckers'. Best wishes, Peter
Super layout, love it. Great commentary, too! Well done both of you... Eric
That's kind Eric. I hope you enjoy the rest of the Lowleigh videos on my channel. Best wishes, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 I'm sure that I will...
P.s love yer s&w couplings- well subtle!Well done sir!
Kind words thanks Mikey. Thank you and all the best, Peter
Wow.
Great layout.
Nicely modelled 👍
Thanks for your encouraging comments. Best wishes, Peter
Beautifully constructed, top quality!
Thank you for your kind words Fred, I hope you enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos. Best wishes, Peter
I watch this, and the other Lowleigh videos over and over. Stunning!
Thank you so much David. Very pleased to hear you are enjoying our videos. Best wishes, Peter
August '57?
I was four months old.
This is charming and so well-done. Thank you for uploading.
Subbed.
Thank you Christopher. I was a permanent fixture on the end of the platform at Newcastle Central in 1957 - jam sarnies, Tizer - happy days! Best wishes, Peter
Watched from start to finish. Amazing what can be done with just two Locomotives
Thanks for your encouraging comments. Best wishes, Peter
Beautiful modelscenery and real amazing presentation thumbs up!
Thank you for your kind words Thomas - there are 3 more videos in the series. Here's no2, Best wishes, Peter
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A most enjoyable watch. Something different from the rest. Congratulations on a wonderful video.
Thank you so much for your kind comments and I hope you will have a look at the 2nd and 3rd videos from Lowleigh - the story continues! Best wishes and stay safe, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Morning Peter I fully intend to watch your back catalogue
Not sure if you still follow the comments, however, just to say what a remarkable job! From the small details, story lines, commentary and even the gardens. Wonderful! Would love to see you make a few more though 😊. But, only if you have time. Thanks again for helping me unwind
Thank you Rich - that's so encouraging. We've nearly finished the latest 'Lowleigh' video which hopefully we'll publish before the end of the year. With best wishes and season's greetings, Peter
Beautiful work and details,,😊
Thank you so much Frankkie
Beautiful,just beautiful.
Well done Peter
It might be a few years now since you uploaded this little gem. But that is the beauty of TH-cam its there for discovery and pleasure by many. With a lot of views (52 K + at this moment) . On it goes on its time travel. I do hope you also take please from spreading so much joy.
Thank you!
Mike
Thanks for your kind words Mike. It is encouraging to receive so many views and positive comments. Have you watched the subsequent 'Lowleigh' videos? - I'd be interested to hear your views. We,ve nearly finished our latest video of a day at Brombury locoshed. In truth nothing much happens but I've enjoyed making the model! Best wishes, Peter
@@peterharrison6230 Hello Peter, will check out the videos as well , cheers Mike
So nostalgic and atmospheric. Makes you want to spend time there.
A wonderful video.
Regards…… Steve
Thanks for your kind words Steve - much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the other videos of Lowleigh. We're making no6 at the moment which features the locoshed at Brombury. All the best, Peter
Superb colour choices for all aspects of this railway. The track looks just right. Rusty rails and chairs, rainwashed ballast and bleached sleepers
Thanks Martin. Good to hear your views on the track. I switched to cork ballast on my latest layout but it makes little difference to the sound level and worse it bleached to a very unrealistic light brown colour in the hot sun in July in our loft. Now fixed blinds to the windows and am painting all the ballast - not a lot of fun! Hope you enjoy the other 4 Lowleigh videos. All the best, Peter
Well done this layout looks so realistic
Wow, what a cracking layout. Brilliant.
Thanks for the kind words Peter. You might like the rest of the 'Lowleigh' videos. The next one is 'Three vand for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes, Peter
This is an awesome layout and great collection you have.
Thanks for your kind comments. Please have a look at the 3 follow up videos and let me know what you think. No2 is 'Three Vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'
If I had a boat, this layout would most certainly float it. It has what so many others lack....atmosphere. Prototypical operation and convincing surroundings...what more could one want ?
Thanks Robert, it's nice to be appreciated. I hope you enjoy the other Lowleigh stories on my channel. Best wishes, Peter
Beautiful rustic scene
(The Watermill was by Ronald Binge...)
Thank you
Interesting to note the only figures are loco crew i have not seen this before clever photography as trains arrive overcomes this the layout really is a Gem best wishes Laurence
Brilliant, captivating, you should be proud of your modelling and filming great stuff 👍😎
Thanks Ken, sorry it's taken so long to reply. I'd be interested to read what you think of videos 2, 3 and 4.
Charming video - superb layout.
Thank you for your kind comments. Best wishes, Peter
I never get fed up of watching this beautiful atmospheric model railway. Can anyone tell me if it has appeared in a magazine?
Thanks Phil
Such a fantastically well put together video.
Id not seen your channel before so I have now subscribed so I don't miss any future video uploads.
Thanks for your kind words James
Nice to see a steam layout of this quality on youtube. Subscribed
Simply wonderful. Utterly convincing and evocative, both in the modelling and its translation to film. If I could make one suggestion it would be now to replace the signal solenoids with programmed servos, to give that more hesitant and realistic operation.
Thanks for your kind words and the tip Rick. As it happens I'm controlling turnouts, signals and crossing gates on my new layout with a Megapoints controller and relays. It took a bit of getting my head around but nice not to have that solenoid snap! I hope you enjoy the other Lowleigh videos. Best wishes, Peter
What a lovely and artistically real model layout. Although, as seen in this beautiful video, the population seems to be extremely small!
Thanks for your kind words Frank. You are right, there are few people about. Tuckers employees are notorious for their many tea breaks and I'm afraid the Good Doctor has his eyes on the Brombury branch. There's an hourly bus service right from the centre of Lowleigh village into Kidderminster. There is a decent turn out when the diesel service is introduced in 'Day of the Diesel'. Best wishes, Peter
a lovely detailed layout and a brilliant video,well done
Great tosee trains run scale speed,lovely layout ☺
Thanks for your encouraging comments Bob. Best wishes, Peter
Nice fine detail and very well made video.Its showcase standard and the commentary sounds very professional too
Thank you for your kind words Peter. Sorry it's taken so long to reply. The story continues in videos 2, 3 and 4!.
Looking at the superb level of detail on this layout, I assumed it was O gauge. It's a wonderfully atmospheric rural branch line in summertime.
Thanks James, sorry it's taken so long to reply. I'd be interested to read what you think of videos 2, 3 and 4.
With best wishes to all for 2023 and happy modelling!
I’ve been watching loads of your videos recently and they are just superb.
Thank you, very pleased to hear you are enjoyng the videos. Best wishes, Peter
What a real pleasure to see. Quite delightful!!
Thanks Raymond. Have you looked at the sequels? Best wishes,
Peter
super presentation enjoyed it well done laurence
Very best wishes for Christmas and 2022 to all. Happy modelling!
Be great to get a complete overview shot of such a great model. (Or maybe there is one later, I am only half way through).
Thanks for your kind words Owen. Apart from the loop exit behind the camera there's a 'still' at 2.57 which shows most of the layout which measures 10'x8'. The story continues at:
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Superb.... Excellent job Sir
Thanks for your kind words. All the best, Peter
Absolutely excellent, and just how I remember the countryside (in my case Cheshire) as a youngster. In the entire video, the only thing that attracted my eye was the slightly-too-modern font on the 'Tuckers' sign. Well done ... I was 'transported'. 😊
Thanks Chris - kind words - must look into the Tuckers sign - at least it will be correct in video 35 when the station building is replaced by a bus shelter and Manchester-style trams serve the branch. The lane over the bridge by the station has been widened and a 3-lane motorway crosses the tracks. Or the station has been converted into a private dwelling and a Sustrans cycleway runs through the platforms! It's a good day for Tuckers in video 2 - business is booming, no less than 3 vans of stock is delivered. The original Tuckers was in the yard at Ashburton - the buildings are still in use which was good to see but Tuckers itself has moved out of town. Best wishes, Peter
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@@peterharrison6230 What a horrible thought. Or even the entire railway lifted by 1970 and now just a cutting full of scrawny trees. 😢 Maybe the 'Tuckers' sign would look good as a weathered 'ghost sign' painted white-on-black directly onto the brickwork.
Like the 2-6-2, they were prevalent where I lived in the Wirral - this is a superb layour and the commentary wonderful...
Thanks David, there's much more of the Prairie on our latest video - Brombury Loco:
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Best wishes, Peter
All this gw and not a toad in sight! Superb !
I was surprised myself when I watched the video again! Good spot! Toads back in favour in the subsequent videos. Peter
Excellent layout!
Thank you
The attention to detail is amazing. Very realistic. 👏👏
Thanks for your kind words Martyn. I hope you enjoy the other 'Lowleigh' videos. Best wishes
Peter
Stunningly evocative!
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging comment. I hope you enjoy the following videos in the Lowleigh series. The next one is 'Three vans for Tuckers of Lowleigh'. Best wishes. Peter
Very well done!
what a joy to watch....................Tony
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what a nice surprise getting a reply....many thanks Tony
I’m the “Fabulous 208” ditto Brockwell Lane ! Quality, subbed👍
Thank you John. You might enjoy the second video in the series at
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G`day Peter,
What a super layout with great attention to detail. Love your timetable running.
I notice up the top here that there are 16 dislikes........what`s wrong with these people ?.....are they emboldened by the anonymity of the internet or are they just jealous......I think the latter.
Your doing a great job here.....keep up the good work.
Cheers Gormo
Thanks Gormo. Your comments are much appreciated. I don't take it too seriously if people don't like the layout - you can't please everyone. Maybe I'll build something next with quadruple track mainline, 2'radius curves, trains running at 150mph minimum and Deltics double heading with Henry Oakley. Actually now I've written that it sounds like fun! The Lowleigh story continues at:
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@@peterharrison6230 Good to hear Peter,
I am much the same..........if people don`t like what I`m doing.....too bad.....I don`t lose any sleep over it.
Keep up the good work and stay safe
Cheers Gormo
Fantastic layout. Would love to see a track plan.
Thank you so much for your comment. I don't have a plan but the complete layout, except for one turnout into the loop behind the camera, can be viewed on the still 2mins and 57seconds into the video, Best wishes
Peter
It makes my blood boil to see 13 thumbs down for this video. Really???! Have they no appreciation for the time and effort that was put into this? Do they really dislike everything about it? Or have the disliked it because of one or two things that don't meet their approval and therefore disregarded all the other great things about it? They should be grateful that people go to the trouble of producing videos like this for our enjoyment and education. If people are so petty to dislike something and give no indication why they dislike it, its a wonder that anyone produces anything at all for our entertainment. Come on people, get a life! A dislike for some aspects of a video is no reason the give the whole thing a dislike. If you don't like something, please at least make a comment using positive criticism so that the creator can learn and improve. They at least deserve that for their efforts.
Thanks Bob but water and a duck's back springs to mind! So many people associate a 'model railway' with trains flying everywhere round impossibly sharp bends. That's fine, good luck to them! Meanwhile happy modelling and all the best for 2021. The Lowleigh story continues at:
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Superbe. Bravo à vous.
The scenics on this railway may very well be the best I've ever seen. Especially with the stills its not clear if its a model or the real site.
Thanks Martin but I can't claim all the credit- Barry Norman's 'Landscape Modelling' is my 'bible' and two principles - 1 keep the camera angle below the backscene so clutter and mess is never seen and 2 avoid corners so the backscene curves (this also avoids any temptation to model annoying 'cameo' scenes' beloved of the modelling press. Hope you enjoy the rest of the 'Lowleigh' videos. Best wishes, Peter
Thank you all for your comments. With very best wishes for 2021 and happy modelling!, Peter
What music did you use? It sounds incredible!
The music is 'The Watermill' by Ronald Binge. Thanks for your enquiry. Best wishes, Peter
That boy that could be standing on the platform with his Mum waiting for the next train , with his saved pocket money to buy a Hornby DoblO Banana van for 7/6 pence could be me !
Thanks for the great workmen’s ship and video 👍😎
Thanks Ken. I remember those days - 3/3 for a 12 inch straight and 10/6 for a turnout - big money in the '50s. Bit beyond my pocket money - birthdays and Christmas if you were lucky! All the best, Peter
AMAZING , above and beyond belive !!!!!
Thanks for your kind words Scott. I hope you enjoy the other 4 'Lowleigh' videos on my chanel. Best wishes, Peter