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My 'O' Gauge Layout Is Stuck On A Ship...So I'm Building This #modelrailway #railway #train #ogauge

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🚂 My O Gauge Layout Is Stuck On A Ship... So I'm Building This! | Pugsley Yard Begins

With my larger 'O' gauge layouts Newton Grove 19F and NOTLOB, currently somewhere between the UK and Australia aboard a container ship, I still wanted a project to get stuck into.

So welcome to Pugsley Yard.

This is a brand-new 4ft x 1ft 'O' gauge micro layout that aims to prove you don't need a huge room, a huge budget, or a huge layout to enjoy 'O' gauge modelling.

In this first episode, I:

✅ How and Why you CAN afford 'O' gauge
✅ Explain the concept behind Pugsley Yard
✅ Design the track plan
✅ Discuss the operational possibilities
✅ Lay the track onto the baseboard

The aim is to create a compact layout that's fun to operate, visually interesting and packed with atmosphere.

The big question now is...

What should Pugsley Yard actually be?

A coal merchant?
A goods depot?
An industrial shunting yard?
A small locomotive servicing point?
A scrapyard?
Something completely different?

I'd love your ideas in the comments below as the story and setting of the layout are still very much evolving.

This project will take us from an empty baseboard to a fully scenic micro layout and hopefully prove that anyone can find room for 'O' gauge.

00:00 Introduction
01:18 I Don't Have the Budget for O Gauge
02:38 The Ellis Clark O Gauge Pug
04:57 Designing Pugsley Yard
13:13 Getting the Track Ready
15:42 Wiring
21:08 The Results So Far
22:54 I Want Your Suggestions

20 Comments

@LeverFrame 3 months ago

Flux, but also if you use a small file to scuff up the back of the track where you will be soldering to will help. This will remove any oxidation or other dirt that might not be noticeable, but stops the solder from adhering. The roughness will also give the solder something to grip onto.

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 3 months ago

Great vlog nice work thanks for sharing

@CCTMitch196 3 months ago

Great work Jonathan, very much looking forward to this .

@gwrdriver16 3 months ago

I'd love to see a canal wharf scene, Cheers Jonathan, all the best,Rich

@ModelRailwaysofIanHolmes 3 months ago

If you’re going to have a cassette system on the layout you could have considered removing the point work entirely and relied on the cassette to align with all tracks. This could make for longer sidings. Or if you’re happy with the siding length then you could make the baseboard shorter and deeper. My own Clyde House Farm Sidings is 30” long and goes from 11” deep at one end to 20” deep at the other.

@bryanallen5785 3 months ago

Hi Jonathan, nice to see you filling time until all your stuff catches up. Still at the gathering stage with my venture. Looking forward to the next episode. Have fun, Bryan.

@mattshaw5539 3 months ago

This all looks very exciting!

@Clare55008 3 months ago

Goods depot plus some vans, Jobdone! Take care

@guywilliamson4074 3 months ago

Hi matey, quick tip. Use a file to rough up the underside of the rail. This helps the solder stick to the metal and provides a stronger weld for the droppers.

@michaelwhiles5282 3 months ago

Good morning from a complete newcomer to the Senior Gauge....

@redbus36 3 months ago

Morning Jonathan. Love O gauge and am amassing a few bits of rolling stock for a future layout. Living on the continent does not make for an easy modelling life though, getting UK loco spares and some scenic items can be quite a challenge (thanks to Brexit)!

@JohnRich1415 3 months ago

Good video Jonathan, after tinning the wire and rail I always use flux which helps the solder run to make a good strong joint very quickly, after which just clean the joint to remove any excess flux.

@johnrycroft3906 3 months ago

Hi Johnathon. Great video. Yep, you make mistakes so we don’t have to. Talking about the Pugh, thought about adding a steam generator?

@KennethRankin-r2z 3 months ago

Hello Jonathan. My next idea is for a water softening plant. There is lots of information online about their operation. The plants used lime and soda ash to treat the hard water along with sand to filter the treated water. After treatment the sand and deposits were pressed and all water removed. The remaining deposit was then removed in the form of a solid biscuit.
The top track is track A, middle track B, bottom track C.
Sequence of operation: The engine shunts full wagons of lime and soda ash onto track B. The sand deposits are removed from track C. Equipment used by the plant and the engine are stored on track A.

@34136TS 3 months ago

Maybe a droplet of flux onto the rail before tinning it and then soldering the wire to it would help.

@samstergti9812 3 months ago

Great inspiration Jonathan,
Pop over here one day, I'll teach you how to solder in 20 minutes 😎

@34136TS 3 months ago (edited)

Potential for a simple traverser across the far end... or simpler drive on-lift out stock cassettes. For the layout's context an excuse to add height is always a good thing; a wagon hoist from above, coal drops at the front? A wagon turntable to create a simple run-round for operational flexibility? So many choices! With the Pugs inbound then docks/warehouses - inlaid track disguises gauge distances, without the sleepers the spaces between look larger than they really are.

@H_chapman17 3 months ago

Morning Jonathan, thanks for the update and good luck with the move. How about a canal wharf as Lancashire was famous for canals.

H

@darasLocomotiveShed 3 months ago

Im just about to start on a 5 by 1 layout.

@marcsmodelrailways 3 months ago

Pugsley Yard - Gomez Addams would approve!
O gauge is not my scene but for you to show a small layout being built in as little space as possible does explain to people that you don't need a spare room to model in O gauge. Great idea plus it keeps you busy until everything else arrives home