Great Deltan N Gauge-Full Layout Tour and Running Session

I thought it was about time to give a full layout tour for those who are wondering where everything is on Great Deltan and to give an update as to where I am with everything.
Running session is later on in the video

[@markopostable]

One of the most smooth and realistic tracks I’ve ever seen! Makes me to consider N-gauge. Well done 👏 👍

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much!

[@user-spacrazie]

I am very impressed with your work. I’m going to be starting an N gauge train layout in a couple of months. I am a complete novice and have been watching hundreds of videos in the last month. Without a question, I really like everything you have done with your layout/diorama and how you have set up your shelves for stock and tools. Thank you for sharing your videos!

[@John_N_Quay_Harbour]

Stunning, Dan. You set such a high bar with your modelling skills. You have a really artistic flair. Thanks for sharing it.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much!

[@mikebuick2332]

No proper modeller has a tidy work space Dan! 👏👏👏

[@greatdeltan6556]

So very true!

[@nebulaaah]

Wow, I wasn't expecting the go-karts to actually move around the track! What an excellent detail. Thanks for sharing this layout, it's inspirational.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much!

[@LewisLocos]

Great to see the whole layout in full as well as a behind the scenes look. Glad your making the most out of your space you have, even if it wont be forever. One of the best N gauge layouts and my favourite

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much

[@chrisbarr1359]

No questions. Just want to compliment you on your railway! The detailing and weathering are exceptional. I hope you are able to find a home with room for you to continue this wonderful display.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much! I do hope so too

[@chuckmaddison2924]

Most impressive, loved the freight train reminds me of our mine trains But needs to be longer with another loco . All the best from Western Australia.

[@DaveFiggley]

I love watching your videos, Dan. As well as being a superb modeller, you are a great presenter and, yes, teacher! I come here to relax and soak up your enthusiasm. I'm one of the many that didn't get off the carpet. In 1971, aged 7 or 8, I was gifted a basic *Hornby OO set which consisted of a simple loop of track, controller etc. The loco was a Hymek Class 35 and there must have been a couple of carriages included. Saving up my 5p, and then 15p, per week pocket money I managed to buy more track, points, buildings etc and at some point (probably another present) was the proud owner of a Battle of Britain class 'Winston Churchill'. You had to pour drops of something into somewhere to make it smoke 'realistically'. I remember having a drive-on drive-off car transporter which was all the rage in those days. As a family, we did actually stick the old Mini Traveller onto one these to make the journey to Scotland more reliable. Anyway, I saw the scenic backdrops and detailing in the catalogues and knew it was beyond my reach, as an 8 year-old. So I lost interest. For fifty years. So, I'm sort of living the 'what might have been' through your content, Dan. Keep it up. I'm interested in all things railway - from the Brill Tramway to HS2 and beyond. *I'm fairly sure they were still branded 'Tri-ang Hornby' at this time.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you for sharing your story, I appreciate that my content is enjoyable to you and hope you may one day pick up the hobby again

[@DaveFiggley]

@@greatdeltan6556 Any plans for a branch to a new Great Deltan station? I've been binge-watching the old layout and that little station was one of the highlights for me. I realise it was a pain for you to run.

[@greatdeltan6556]

@@DaveFiggley I had thought about it but the way I've built everything so far leaves very little room for a branch, though it would really make the running a lot more interesting

[@ewoodrailway]

Really impressive, nice to see it all together flowing.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you

[@paultaylor9652]

As always, you produce a great informative video.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you, glad this has been helpful

[@daribbil]

Your modeling skills ae awesome! you've inspired me with the continuous running for my own layout👍😁👍

[@stephenwilliams944]

Very impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video and appreciate all the hard work and man hours required to achieve such a high standard.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Always lovely to see your layout and the tour is a special treat. Nice to hear the plans for the station especially as it’s based on Npton, I really do like how it was improved with all the glass. The old station building was really very drab.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you John, I look forward to getting on with it. The old station was very retro and in dire need of an upgrade

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

Very enjoyable update Dan and good to actually put a face to the name !! Layout looking good even at this stage. Great modelling. Cheers Euan

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much!

[@davestrains6816]

Fantastic layout. Thanks for sharing. Dave

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you

[@clivengauge]

Great layout very well done thank you for sharing 👍

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Blimey! So impressive. No wonder you're still renting though. There's a house deposit staring you in the face! (I can't talk, I've spent a fortune on recording studio equipment!)

[@greatdeltan6556]

Yes I do question the amounts spent on this hobby ...

[@michaelwhitham4501]

Superb layout mate 👌

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thanks!

[@finnbroughngauge]

I get platform envy whenever I see that station, and your countryside run is fantastic 👌

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you! The platforms were a great success fortunately

[@bin6514]

I love the go-karting track! this is really great work, the whole layout

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you!

[@geertmarien9076]

Well done! Great Presentation!

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you!

[@hellmutschneider2931]

Great layout! Simple but very interesting - with a lot of quite unusual details. I am impressed. Congrats from Vienna!

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you!

[@Richy59]

Layout is fantastic, I have always thought about N gauge due to size constraints like yourself. Especially with modern trains, N gauge gives you great prototypical running. Layout looks very realistic and in scale, which can be harder with N gauge.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much, the move to N gauge is the best I've done

[@ckearney9932]

Hey Dan awesome work put into this m8, im currently waiting for my loft to be floored and sockets and lights put in for me to start my own build from scratch as well this has given me a few good ideas for what i want to do i only started modelling about 2 years ago now and want to take it even further now with train sets and house modelling this has given me another boost seeing how yours is put together fair play m8 brilliant stuff

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much, I'm glad this is a huge help for you

[@jefwisse1957]

If I had to start over I would do it like this. Great layout, looks very natural. Hard to believe this is built in N-scale. The only thing I would change is to cover up all the electric wiring and equipment if that's still possible.

[@warrenpark5516]

Great layout Dan, great work, looking forward to the station build I am about to embark on building an n scale layout, like yourself after years of having OO layouts Your videos will definitely help me with my layout CheersJamex

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much

[@martinwilby8942]

fantastic

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thanks!

[@newcastlerabbit]

Great layout

[@greatdeltan6556]

Cheers!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid nice layout thanks lee

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you

[@OxleyCentral]

Nice update Dan 👌 my Pendolinos have come today ❤ sadly, I am moving in January so I am taking mine part this weekend 😢😢😢

[@greatdeltan6556]

Always a shame but life always comes first I guess

[@PadisherCreel]

Very good video, and excellent layout. I am a WCML fan through and through, however my era is TOPS up to the end of the 1980s, so passenger stock of BR Blue, and Executive, freight of bauxite and red Railfreight with a bit of Dutch.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you!

[@peterhynds7231]

The motorway bridge looks like the one at Northampton that has '10 foot' graffitti all over it!

[@greatdeltan6556]

Well, funny enough that's the bridge it's modelled on! So I'm glad it's recognisable

[@chelmswoodjunction]

hi ya mate great video and a nice tour of the garage and the shed. i do have a question how do you get on with the piko dcc controller as i am looking at getting one of these for my new n gauge layout. hope you and the family are all ok. peter from birmingham

[@greatdeltan6556]

The language is German I think so I only use it for controlling the trains, speed and lighting functions. All programming is done with the Z21, but for controlling trains it's excellent

[@alexandreschleider1837]

Hey Dan I love your videos and finally I think I am going to start building my train layout. Quick question I am in the US and choice of model trains is not so great. Where do you buy yours? Thank you.

[@greatdeltan6556]

I buy most of my stock from Rails of Sheffield or Direct from Revolution trains. Track and accessories i use my local model shop

[@paulbrien4817]

First time I came across your channel. Great model. I love those who use N Gauge. I love the Go Cart track, as I live near a Track at Buckmore Park. Just a small question, what to you plan to use for the overhead wires?

[@greatdeltan6556]

I have made the decision not to include overhead wires on this layout as it would take absolutely forever and would make access for track cleaning 10 times harder. I did however try this on my previous layout and used guitar strings made up into lengths that I hooked on to the gantries and masts.

[@staffordstationngauge8359]

Looking forward to seeing the station mate, if you need me for any of it give us a shout, be a shame if you cant move the layout to the new house.

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thank you very much Ben

[@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182]

Hello Dan This is a fantastic layout, lets hope you can run it long as you can, there is lots of really great work there. Just a quick question though please, do you use various makes of decoder or just stick to one type ? I have heard so many people say one is better than another but its difficult to get an overall view, so far I personally would only like to use Zimo's but Train-O-matic seems a reasonable option (and chesper ?). Thanks

[@greatdeltan6556]

For the 6 pin tractive stock I use Bachmann 6 pins and for rolling stock or dummy coaches I'll use either gaugemaster or Rails decoders. As for next18, any tractive stock gets a Zimo and and rolling or dummy stock I use either Dapol imperium or Gaugemaster

[@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182]

@@greatdeltan6556 Hi Dan Thanks for that

[@marksinthehouse1968]

The road at your station reminds me abit of Luton wgen I was on rail replacement I was doing Stanmore to Luton driving a double decker MDC 400 bus and it was a long wheel base type and turning her around to serve the stop set up for the weekend that would make a nice scene bus replacement people in hi viz and the buses from Oxford diecast would do ,great work mate ,BTW are you a Star Trek fan Deltan Lt ilea was from delta 😂😊 Cheers Mark

[@greatdeltan6556]

Ah glad to know that the drop off area has some resemblance to reality then! I may Include something like that in the detailing, however all buses and coaches would stop at the front of the station building

[@mark5439]

we should all club together and buy you a big house with plenty of space for a huge layout

[@greatdeltan6556]

I would be on board with that!

[@nmah2883]

Can I ask what thickness/type of wire you use for your bus wire and droppers? Thanks!

[@greatdeltan6556]

The bus wire is solid core cable stripped from 2.5mm Twin and earth, the bus wires are 0.75mm stranded cables soldered to the Bus

[@dislecsyk991]

Railway signals are yellow, not amber! 😂

[@greatdeltan6556]

There's always one!

[@dislecsyk991]

@@greatdeltan6556 Sorry, a guy in my learning cohort dropped a mark in one of the rules assessments recently for writing that a light was amber, so it sticks out whenever anyone gets it wrong now 😂

[@GWRailFan]

so Gutted i never Managed to get my Cally 60 sent to you to see towing your stag mk3 set before it all went,

[@christopherdriver8628]

Loverly. Layout, you are an electrician well the wiring looks a bit heath robinson

[@greatdeltan6556]

Thanks