BCDR Donaghadee Layout

[Patrick Davey]

Today I had the great pleasure of viewing the stunning new Donaghadee layout in OO gauge by Gordon Hunt - it is currently on display in the town and is very much worth a visit by anyone within reach!  So good to see another BCDR layout, and finished to such a high standard!  And a special word of thanks to Gordon for his very warm welcome!  I heartily congratulate him on this magnificent achievement - a wonderful project.  

Enjoy the photos!

[jhb171achill]

I love the fact that the station there was acually a much older "re-purposed" house - not a common thing on railways anywhere, not just in Ireland. Soller in Majorca is the only other one such that springs to mind.

[Mike 84C]

Fantastic! love to see it in the flesh so to speak!

[LARNE CABIN]

Thanks for posting these photos @Patrick Davey, and many congratulations to Gordon Hunt on such an outstanding layout. The detail is magnificent!  It is great to see another real location modelled and especially another real location in Norn Ireland. There are so many areas of interest and such attention to detail. Very, very impressive.

[Galteemore]

Wonderful model. Special place in my family / c 1948 my dad was set on the footplate of a loco here. Although about 4, that assault on the senses of fire and steam and hot oil remained a firm impression. And that was that - a lifetime of obsession passed on to me! 

[StevieB]

A lovely piece of work.

Stephen

[airfixfan]

Where is it on display in Dinaghadee?

[Galteemore]

Yes please for location - my dad wants to see it too! 

[Patrick Davey]

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[Patrick Davey]

Further details in the Facebook event above folks, Gordon is very very welcoming and he loves to hear stories of people who knew the real railway so that would be amazing GM!

Some video clips coming……

[Patrick Davey]

[Tullygrainey]

I saw this layout in Donaghadee* yesterday. Really inspiring stuff! The accuracy and attention to detail are brilliant. Thanks for the chat and the chance to see it Gordon

 

* Andrews Hall, opposite Shore Street Presbyterian Church, until Saturday

Edited August 18, 2022 by Tullygrainey

[DAVID WILSON]

Visited it this afternoon, what a truly magnificent detailed depiction of Donaghadee and friendly information from the modelling team.

The video is  of GN engine "Down" hauling Ulster Transport liveried coaches.

[DAVID WILSON]

Even the inside of the trainshed has the advertisements on the walls where photos from the 1940s show them to be, and the front entrance shows the way through to the platforms.

[jhb171achill]

42 minutes ago, DAVID WILSON said:

Visited it this afternoon, what a truly magnificent detailed depiction of Donaghadee and friendly information from the modelling team.

The video is  of GN engine "Down" hauling Ulster Transport liveried coaches.

That is just LIGHT YEARS beyond STUNNING!!!  The UTA period is much neglected among modellers, despite having much interesting potential content. This has it in bucketloads, complete with GNR section excursion onto BCDR metals. Nice train make up too - a BCDR 6-wheeler and two ex-GN coaches, all in an authentic UTA green. More please!

 

[DAVID WILSON]

If you zoom in on this 1940s picture on your pc you can see the ads for OXO and Players on the back wall.

[jhb171achill]

59 minutes ago, DAVID WILSON said:

If you zoom in on this 1940s picture on your pc you can see the ads for OXO and Players on the back wall.

Fantastic shot! Shows so much interesting details, e.g. BCDR signals.

[DAVID WILSON]

A MED (multi engined diesel) leaves in the Newtownards direction.  Its intermediate coach is from the steam era.  Contrasting front and rear liveries on this unit before the UTA finally settled on the rear one for all units.

[Mike 84C]

Those BCDR signals would tax my skills and cause a retreat to the profanarium. They look more spindly than any Scottish Co signals.

[Horsetan]

11 hours ago, Mike 84C said:

Those BCDR signals would tax my skills and cause a retreat to the profanarium. They look more spindly than any Scottish Co signals.

To be fair, they are probably the same as building any lattice post signal, e.g., LSWR, CR, LNER, etc., so go carefully with the soldering iron and use the minimum amount of solder that you can get away with.

Those 5ft arms are seriously long, though....

[David Holman]

Well that has, rightly, caused a stir!

Remarkable....

[Dunluce Castle]

Just to echo upon the comments of others, I went to see Gordon Hunt of Ulster Model Railway Club and his fantastic layout of Donaghadee station and surrounding area. A superb model and real delight to see in person. 

Nelson. 

[Mike 84C]

Nelson, its good to see you are still on line. I that layout comes over the Irish sea I shall make the effort to see it.

[leslie10646]

Great layout - congratulations to all concerned.

great rolling stock, by the way - MORE Provincial Wagons put to good use!
 

Greetings from Austria where I am at the moment 

[David Holman]

Love all the scenic work, buildings and so on, specifically the quayside area. Really need to adjust the colours on my own layout on this evidence!

[Steveb]

Looks superb!

I should have looked here a couple of weeks ago, I was in Donaghadee on 11th August... Two days later, I went to D&CDR.

Steve