New Layout Build - Track Laying

[@hellooohowareudoing]

Nearly an hour of Everard Junction! Fantastic.

[@DeanPark]

Yes its been a while. And a nice mention of my channel at the end! Top stuff! Dave

[@hellooohowareudoing]

Your channel is great too, have been subscribed for a while

[@jonwilliams40]

This is model railway porn. Richard, you are a genius, your attention to detail, respacing the sleepers, cutting the track to scale 60’ lengths, banking the curves, whatever next. Stuff you’ve forgotten is more than I’ll ever know about model railways. I don’t care if I have to wait another two months for your next video if it’s going to be as good as this one. The trains running at the end, as I said, model railway porn. If it looks this good now, what’s it going to look like when there’s a bit of gravel and static grass thrown at it? Thanks for sharing Rich.

[@jazzman1626]

Jon Great comment! I couldn’t put it better myself.

[@o_zkoyt7526]

mine is crap

[@OwenFromOhio]

I can only imagine how this accomplishment makes you feel. To have the wherewithal to demolish your previous excellent layout and literally begin at your train rooms walls and reconstruct everything, with all the lessons learned is to be commended. Your skills and passion are in full view now and I look forward to watching you adding the terrain and buildings. I wonder what new tricks you have in mind for all the steps to come. I'd just like to say Congratulations from a wildly impressed viewer in Columbus, Ohio USA.

[@poppabob69]

It's always a pleasure to see one of your videos, Richard, as well as the progress you've made on the new layout. With the quality of your content, please don't worry about how time elapses between videos. They are well worth any wait. Thank you for posting.

[@DeanPark]

Have you clicked on my layout link at the end of the video....some aspects are very similar to Richards. ;-) I would welcome any feedback from my videos.

[@poppabob69]

I hadn't, but I will. Thanks.

[@DeanPark]

Hi, thanks! Enjoy...if you do sub, and share lots of my videos. I am trying to put more content on to cater for what people want ;-) Cheers. Dave

[@poppabob69]

As it happens, I HAVE seen a great many of your videos. It's been a bit though, so I didn't connect your name here to Dean Park Station at first. Your caravan (we call them trailers..lol) park stands out in my mind, but those certainly aren't the only ones I've watched. I don't do any sharing, I'm not in any social media except Google+. I quit Facebook a couple of years ago because their CEO is such a dick. But I still enjoy the content, seeing the creative process, even though I have neither the room nor money for a layout of my own. You've brought your layout a long way and I will continue to watch. Have a great day..! Bob

[@jamesmarris4291]

Fan'bloody'tastic, love seeing the coal hoppers you spent so much time on weathering and bespoking the couplings. You really are a master.

[@francis1247]

Richard, beside the fact that you did a tremendous amount of work since you're last video I imagine as you said in the video the pleasure of earring the noise of the train running again and "what a collection", I think that you also excel in making you're video's & the music. Thank you.

[@jamesmcneil2472]

Actually sounds like a railway. You have nailed that clickety clack sound with the 60 foot lengths. Impressed that such a small detail can do so much to enhance the layout. Fantastic idea.

[@GalgormHall]

Your level of patience is a credit to you, the results of which speak for themselves in the track laying. The new Bullhead track is quite a feature too. This new layout is going to be a feast to enjoy. Thanks for sharing. Paul

[@darrelldeltic807]

Marvellous ! Everard Junction has woken and come back to life , great update, thanks for sharing, cheers Dazza

[@annjohnston5031]

Although I’ve watched this video a number of times I’ve only noticed at 42.27 the number of sleepers that you have cut, is that part of your efforts to portray the track as you did in the demo..! Magic piece of craftsmanship Regards

[@irvsstella]

Great to see some stock rolling! As always, another seamless performance, good tips, and explanations through out. These vids are fantastic and have given me inspiration to create my own layout with your guidance, DON'T STOP!!!

[@bloodmarine77]

Fantastic modelling once again Richard, well done mate. I really miss the hobby but unfortunately i just don't have the time, money or space for a new layout plus i sold most of what i had at Glebe Road Junction. Can't wait for the next update to see how it all unfolds. All the best buddy Terry

[@DeanPark]

agree! My Dean Park layout (link at the end of richards video) owes a lot to Terry at Glebe road. It was amazing (probably the best on youtube). I am sure he will rise again when time etc permits. He's too good a modeller! Dave

[@bloodmarine77]

Thanks Dave that means a lot to me. Maybe one day in the future i may come back. Terry

[@TheAudiostud]

Hello Terry How you doing fella ? I just hope where ever you are & what ever your doing life is treating you & your family well I stopped modelling at the age of 39! Now aged 60 We have finally reached a stage where I can start again! So never say never Glebe Road Junction is a layout watched on regular basis by others, it is a very inspirational layout & you should very proud of that!

[@trevorhird3790]

Glebe Road Junction - a référence layout, great use of colour - looks amazing regularly re watch the vids. Thanks

[@westwruxshire5042]

You'd better, Tel!

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Excellent work again. Thanks again for taking the time to produce a video of a very extensive job on your hobby while working on life as well. We appreciate everything you do and quite excellently produced.

[@1949David]

You are a great worker on your setup, so much time taken in the details, and the finished work looks great. Your hard work brings so much pleasure to us viewers.

[@siraujus101]

Thanks for sharing all the different steps you take. I enjoy watching the way you lay out the line and it is very impressive how much work you put in the look and feel of a working railway. the final bit showing all the motion and angles as you run the track is amazing and how well the backdrop looks with the trains in the foreground will give you hours of pleasure for every min. of hard work. truly AMAZING to watch.

[@jaxmar88]

Brilliant, you have proved that a lot of patience and attention to detail really pays dividends, thanks for sharing.

[@davidcurtis5398]

Glad to see you back. I really like your placement of the feeder wires. I don't like to see all of the wire and globs of solder on a lot of layouts. I don't have to worry about this as I don't have any feeder wires on my layout. I also don't glue the switches completely down ever. I glue the very ends of the switch where they go into the following track and then glue the track. This makes it easy to salvage switches and make changes. When I have the track setup final, the balesting will keep the track in place.When I am fitting the track, I use "T" pins to get the track straight. These are on one side of the track only and all I have to do after placing the glue is to push the track back to the pins and it will be straight.They are between the "sleepers" (we call them ties) and against the track.The layout at the 49:35 point looks very great!!! Glad to see some freight trains on the layout. Most of the layouts (on your side of the pond) just have passenger trains. The freight trains are refreshing...Your videos are never to long...

[@davegower6919]

Excellent work there Richard. The track work your doing is well worth the effort, a pain in the butt to do but well worth it. I'm one of those twats who will use totally hand made track so will have to thread all the chairs on the rail as well. On a slight negative, where you join the concrete sleepers to the wooden sleepers at point work I noticed you cut down the concrete sleepers to fit. In reality they would have used wooden ones as wood is easier to cut than concrete. Also when you want to create the 60' panels, rather than cutting all the way through the rail just cut half way. Once you've added the fishplates they will look the same but you won't have to worry about soldering to electrify the joint. Anyway great to see trains running again and really looking forwards to the next update. Well done.

[@neilsmith8110]

Absolutely brilliant, your best ‘how to’ so far. First time I have seen anyone make point adjustments, the new power droppers will obviously totally disappear once the ballast is installed and the super elevation look superb. Thanks Richard, excellent work very well presented.

[@theladbrown9117]

Can't believe people don't like watching you build a brilliant layout,

[@StyreneMikesModelShop]

Amazing! Fantastic! Well worth the wait Richard. Everard Junction is back and better than ever! Thanks for all the great information. I'll look forward to the next installment.............................. Cheers! Mike

[@williamkelley7654]

Thank you for taking the time to do all the video work while building the new layout, truly impressive skills!

[@davidsmith3502]

So good to see Everard Junction & Richard back online, it’s been a pleasure to watch this latest update. Keep up the great work!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi Richard hope your ok 👍🏻 Well worth waiting for. Your hard work and perseverance has paid off on another great update. Thanks for an hour of Everard junction 😊 Better than anything on tv lol 😆 Stevie

[@baconsoda]

I really enjoyed this. I had a couple of big mugs of tea and just sat back and had a great time watching and learning. I will probably never do this, I don't even have a track, but I love your methodical and precise approach and explanations. Thank you. Best Wishes, Brendan.

[@BearwoodWestYard]

Brilliant video with the running through of how you achieved what you’ve done. Definitely got me with the bullhead track and 60ft sections. Definitely worth the wait and as always, you’re doing an amazing piece of modelling. All the best, Jordan

[@mesnilman2327]

That running session at the end! Brilliant, all your efforts are paying off. Lovely video to Watch, and thanks

[@HenrikScheel_]

Very inspirational. Solved the question about combining wooden sleepers on points with concrete sleepers on track. And I like the way the curves are not machine curves as a track software would make them as they vary in real life. I will go for the superelevation also. As I understand your comments the concrete sleepers and their spacing is HO scale which makes it easier when you have a HO layout.

[@alanbarker0901]

Awesome... and I am going to stay up until 02:00 in the morning on a week night to watch this!

[@91series80]

Awesome. Another quality production (in terms of video and layout) from the people at Everard Junction. :-) It's also great to see someone soldering correctly for once! Keep up the great work Richard and I'm looking forward to seeing your next installment.

[@dannyholt105]

Fantastic information for us all Richard. The build looks great! Definitely worth the wait. Thanks for the details in the upload. Cheers, Dan

[@patmccarthy5093]

Fantastic video, great attention to detail and plenty tips too. Delighted to see trains running again. Well done and thanks for the upload

[@stewartnorminatorboughen]

I was like a kid with a new toy. when I see this update; and the curving of the point was really helpful cant wait for the next one.

[@snappletons7099]

You do an incredible job on your layout and editing. Only negative comment I could possibly make is how could 45K people view this and you not have 45K thumbs up? Keep up the great work.

[@Joe-sn6ir]

I was just wondering when a new video would come out. It's been a while. Now I know why! :D Keep 'em coming! They are a joy to watch.

[@paulrooke3590]

Mike Strandberg II

[@m2thef2thec]

I love your intros! I'm getting back into railway modelling after a 40 year absence. Your videos have been an inspiration. I'm really looking forward to getting started...

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

Welcome back. We missed you. Good to see your return with the usual high quality video and commentary. Looking forward to much, much more, with (hopefully) less gap between helpings.

[@DeanPark]

In between the gaps for his videos check out Dean Park. hehe! Richard and I co promote our channels. I was inspired by his original layout. His new one is looking good! Dave

[@oceanstorm9410]

I’m really starting to like where this is going. Especially with the track tie space. (or sleepers) You’ve done a fantastic job Richard. I cannot wait until this layout has scenery. I bet it’ll be mind blowing. :D

[@dmegrailways]

That looks so good. Love the fiddle yard, must be very satisfying having full length trains sitting there ready to leave

[@jamespoulton1795]

Absolutely loving the new style of videos! really looking forward to the next part! keep up your amazing model railway-ness!

[@carol.taylor3675]

Awesome,well worth the wait.The slightly tilled adds to the curver's,with the 60 ft lengths of clickety clack sounds over the rail joints,just like the real thing,The dropper wires look far neater to buzz wires this time around.Well done Richard

[@DruSteel69]

Great work on your layout. You film great shots too. I love that little tilt on the curve. You captured that really good. It’s always fun to watch your train runbys. - Drew

[@kge420]

I gave this a thumbs up for the knowledge you passed on to the viewers. Please, please drop the loud music. Silence would be better than that. Thanks and I’ll keep watching and learning.

[@EverardJunction]

The music was not supposed to be loud, something went wrong in the edit.

[@kge420]

EverardJunction No harm. Subbed and will keep up with your build. Thanks for listening to your viewers. Cheers

[@m.v.k4681]

You must be very proud of all the work you have done so far, it is developing into an excellent layout. I will keep watching with interest.

[@garylester55]

Hi Graham, it's good to see and hear you are well. thank you for taking the time to make the video, with such detailed information. About 1 minute before you drilled the dropper wire holes, I thought, now is the time to drill the holes for any track wiring, so it's hidden. It's great to see your layout is progressing well. Regards Gary

[@aidenrichards2128]

Awesome video, the tracks definitely looks a lot better, hats of to you doing it all, so worth it

[@scottoseman3244]

Looking great. The movement of locos has the lean and bank one way the other the hard work is starting to paying off . Look forward to next update All the best Richard

[@coalbridgejunction7674]

Hi Richard great modeling again and what a good trick with the adding a bit of radius to the points i will give it a go on coalbridge junction modifications Regards Martin

[@philiplogue2344]

Looking really good Richard. Could definitely see the effect of the banking and hear the ‘clickety-clack sound you were going for too. Well done!

[@Anthony.1967]

Hi Richard Nice to hear from you again well worth waiting for layout looks amazing look forward to seeing your next update brilliant

[@sjh7225]

It's been a long time coming, but well worth the wait. Richard, you have done an amazing job and we always look forward to your videos. Can't wait for the next one. Fantastic job!!

[@cuthb541]

Great work Richard and an inspiration - I can’t wait to see the landscaping and modelling section to come. Keep up the good work, fantastic. Only wish I had room to build a layout like this

[@KPTHR3]

The details such as the sleeper spacing is amazing. This layout is going to look stunning especially if you are already doing this detail and have only just started.

[@alwhiteland6229]

Superb stuff. Super-elevation (cant) , transition curves, 60' track lengths, different sleeper types, correct track spacings etc. are all things that are easily observed on the real railway yet for some reason very few modellers seem to grasp. This will no doubt be a very lifelike layout once completed and the videos are already inspiring. For years I've also wanted to build a layout using this observed approach and was contemplating having to do it in EM gauge. But having seen how effective the re-spacing of sleepers technique is, I might choose this option instead! One day...one day... Don't forget the need for an adjustment switch where continuously welded rail meets jointed track, which in real life caters for the expansion in the first 180 metres of the CWR ha-ha!

[@anthony566]

Really well done. The banking looks very good and you are completely right about the sleeper spacing it make a noticeable difference. ....

[@martinpattison4018]

You when to a lot of trouble to get everything looking so great. Sleeper spacing is nothing I had thought of before. I look forward to your next video. The banking as given me food for thought. Cheers Richard. Martin (Thailand)

[@jFrosty2842]

Thank you for sharing your videos with us! I can see you are putting a lot of hard work into your lay out...It looks really good. I am looking forward to your next video.

[@BladeRunner21577]

Good point you made. Switches were always made of wood... They were called timbers as opposed to sleepers and when you worked with them my god you knew the difference. They were close on twice the weight for the same size and tougher than something that is very very tough having a really tough day! I like the way you have tried to make each switch less model train like, as they are on the prototype. In reality each switch is bespoke, no two are alike really.

[@TheRip72]

Well worth waiting for. Interesting to hear that you had considered reducing the 6' and unfortunate you could not do so, but I completely agree with your reasoning. Re-spacing the sleepers has made a huge difference & it is great that you have found it worthwhile.

[@dunking44]

All your hard work paid off watching the running session at the end, amazing M8👍🚂🚂🚂

[@lancastrian123]

Great to see a new video of Everard Junction. It seems to have been ages since we saw one, but well worth waiting for.

[@YixelGaming]

Looks so good with the trains running even without scenery. Great Job.

[@kristianhalldearn1476]

Awesome dude... great to see it all coming together... that track banking works a treat, love seeing the engine tilt a little as it comes back onto the strait.

[@diblingtonvale6499]

Excellent Richard as always. Some workload in that track, fair play to you! I love the idea of 60' sections in the branch line :)

[@wickedy081]

Awesome. Was looking forward to this and the notification appeared. Never clicked something so fast :)

[@alanhutchins4233]

Absolutely fascinating. I can only admire your attention to detail.

[@Phoenixknight79]

You sure are changing things up but I'm loving what you have done so far, can't wait to see more.

[@timyoung2830]

Fantastic how to Richard, learn a lot from your videos there great, thanks for sharing. The layout looks fantastic can't wait to see it with all the scenery added.

[@RailheadRailfanProductions]

Another outstanding video! I love following your tips and tricks and will apply them to my n-scale layout when I break away from the hollow core door layout. Wonderful job as always!

[@dessilverson161]

Worth waiting for Richard. Like the look of the new track with concrete sleepers the correct distance apart.

[@freightuk]

Excellent, well worth the wait, your patience with the tracklaying is really paying off, thanks for making these videos, Jim :)

[@GJChurchward]

It's been a lengthy but worthwhile wait since the last update. Well done with your progress on the new layout - it's looking really good.

[@fircombehallrailwayoogauge1430]

Excellent tips and lovely camera work. Your work is very inspirational!

[@pekwalker]

I just recently resubscribed and just wanted to say I really like the way you present your videos. I especially like the way you show real life examples of what you are talking about. Thank you very much for sharing your videos.

[@GrantWilliamsRailway]

A fantastic & enjoyable update! Your attention to detail is superb, i would say that you are probably the "modellers modeller".

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Intricate trackage that obviously works very well. Nicely done, Robert.

[@davewebster8365]

Superb bit of modelling Richard, look forward to the next update.

[@jaxmar88]

Hi Richard, looking forward to your next video but as a retired heating engineer I fully understand that the last place you would want to have been working this summer is in the roof space, my wait has not been wasted as I have re-watched many of your 180+ video's, all the best Martin

[@alanmargalan5921]

Brilliant Richard been waiting to see how you tackled the elevation on the curves. Love the frieght trains great stuff keep going . Regards Alan

[@kittonsmitton]

Nice work good tips a lot of nicely weathered rolling stock, can't wait for your ideas tips and techniques for scenery stations sheds grass and woods, the lot!

[@alecralph6667]

An excellent tutorial giving clear and concise details and information. Too late for my own small efforts, but should I attempt another then this will give me inspiration. Thank you.

[@jbll36]

Well done Richard. Tie spacing really made a difference. Enjoy the day. Ray L

[@JamesNagington]

When you demolished your first layout I thought you were crazy and thought how the hell could you do better with a new layout, how wrong I was cant imagine what you will pull out the bag next. Great ideas and tips

[@cb01ttr]

You must have the patience of a saint to do all that sleeper spacing. Well worth it though. Also nice to see you paying attention to the catch points and protecting the main line. What a shame Peco didn't release a 'full set' of their BH point work - I feel they have missed a trick.

[@Kaname1981]

Brilliant video got so many ideas out of it. Really nice to see the fleet back in action

[@DudleyCentral]

Enjoyed the video! Found it very useful, particularly in regards to the banking and sleeper spacings. Joe

[@josefbuckland]

I salute you and charlie over at Chadwick. Keep em coming The passion for the hobby and the tips beat all that bull plop on tv lol

[@ajlittle1985]

Absolutely inspirational, your talent and skills in the model rail game are unrivalled. I look forward to seeing more :)

[@MalcolmCrabbe]

Interesting to see that you are running the lines as an up-down-up-down config rather than up slow - up fast - down fast - down slow that we have on the ECML. Excellent video, and well worth the wait

[@TheRip72]

It is a model of the GW, which is laid out fast-fast-relief-relief. The GE is also fast-fast-slow-slow, as is the WCML until Roade where the slow lines detour to Northampton. It then becomes slow-fast-fast-slow through most of the Trent Valley.

[@MM-fb7co]

Congratulations - long time coming but worth the wait ! Excellent job as usual, very informative & well explained. Keep the Updates rolling - your style & video making are spot on. mm93

[@adammanning4555]

Been waiting for this.. was even better than I expected.. looking forward to the next.. brilliant work..!!

[@thescrapline4905]

Brilliant! It's good to see the overall finish with the spaced sleepers. Though I've slowed down on mine to enjoy summer I've made a steady start on the long slow process of 're-spacing and using a mixture of all the fine scale track - bullhead, wooden and concrete sleeper flat bottom - should look very effective. A huge amount of my time has been spent having to research the correct types of track down and around Exeter St David's station so countless images later I've got it virtually spot on. Itching to run something 🤣 Tim

[@pierre-de-standing]

The only thing I had wondered is if the gauging was compromised by all of the sleepers being isolated. All of the other questions I had been thinking of he dealt with during the course of the vid. If you read this Richard, bloody well done mate.

[@ralphlees6438]

Well done Richard it was worth waiting for looking forward to the next instalment Kind t regards Ralph

[@Mark-lo9px]

Great layout as always Richard - well done! I also corrected the Peco sleeper spacing, it takes time but worth the effort. I used a jig from PH Designs when I laid the track on the cork, was really useful. Keep up the good work!

[@Scullrock1990]

The track and layout schematic look awesome!!! Well worth the effort and time I think!

[@rogerdoger1478]

Yet again a wonderful video from the master that is Everard Junction Thanks

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Great video Richard thanks, I will attempt a lot of this in the autumn on my new layout, cheers for sharing

[@BladeRunner21577]

Richard, there is a difference between a trap point a catch point. the picture you showed to illustrate it is a trap point with a headshunt spur that ends in buffer stops in that instance (it can be just a roll off into a sand box!), but a trap can simply be an end of the rail that puts the loco on the ground as you showed with that piece of track that is a point without a road (@ 25:16) or it could be a spur that loops like a passing loop that has a headshunt at the end of it. There is or was such an instance of that at Olive Mount Junction. The road comes from the tunnel towards the Chatmoss line, the train can either go over the right hand facing switch onto the Chatmoss or continue into a short otherwise pointless headshunt that ends in buffer stops quite a large distance from the right hand facing switch. The idea of a trap point is to stop undesired, unwanted right direction movements from taking place... To stop a train that is not signaled to move from moving onto the other line. Its always seen as a facing switch or some kind. That can be a spur which is 2 feet long (as shown at 25:16) or a 2 mile long passing loop with a seemingly pointless headshunt at the end of it. The positioning on the track, signals in relation to what it around is would dictate what we would have fitted in that location. A Catch point is used to stop wrong direction movements. They are uncommon these days due to fully fitted trains. After fully fitted became a thing we set about removing them all in the 80s but some remain. A catch is set after a train has passed it traveling up a steep grade for instance. Any breakaways from that train would be caught by the catch point before caused any bang road movement problems. On signal boxes to set the route from one signal to another (remember routes are always set from signal to signal, you can shunt to the rear of one but its always from one to another) interlocking would prevent the clearing of a route if the route had a catch in it, as the catch was facing the wrong direction... If it had a spur for instance that spur would be going back, in the opposite direction to your direction of travel. Which is why its important to point out the difference. You want a trap not a catch.

[@thomcousens5345]

Rumblin' in suburbia!! Yay! Welcome back, Chief!

[@mikeymarmalade]

Good job and thx for all the tips. I have almost finished my first railway board for a child’s birthday. I have to transport it 24 miles so everything has to be fixed which brought a set of challenges.