This HUGE Model Railway is Mind Blowing! - Bron Hebog: A 009 Welsh Narrow Gauge Exhibition Layout
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- This HUGE Model Railway is absolutely Mind Blowing! Bron Hebog is an incredible 009 Exhibition Layout!
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When I visited the Warley Exhibition last year, I have to admit there was one layout I was looking forward to seeing in particular... It was of course Bron Hebog! This 009 exhibition layout is absolutely huge, made even bigger by the tiny Welsh narrow gauge locomotives running through the expansive landscape.
Based on the real life Welsh Highland Railway and the famous curves leading out of Beddgelert Station, it's mind blowing to see these trains winding their way up the incline through the expansive scenery!
With passenger trains taken care of by the famous South African Garratt locomotives and the Small Englands, while goods trains are handled by the more modern diesels, this huge model railway really does give the impression of a fully working railway. Even outside the main station there's so much detail to surrounding buildings all over the landscape, it's truly impossible to taken in this entire layout in one go.
I'm not kidding when I say Bron Hebog is mind blowing! It's an astonishing achievement and one I'm very glad to have seen in person.
For more information on the construction of Bron Hebog, check out: bronhebog.blogspot.com
Filmed during the 2023 Warley Exhibition at the NEC.
Thanks for watching 😃
Thanks for all the lovely comments on our layout. It’s really nice to see the concept of a train lost in the landscape being appreciated. Other people have observed that they find it.a little boring because it is, essentially, just a long stretch of single track.
I wouldn't worry about other people, it's a superb layout! Not every model railway has to have a four track mainline and personally I find single track operations a lot more interesting than lots of trains whizzing around in circles 😅
Best of luck with the build of Minffordd, I've been enjoying seeing the updates! Thanks for watching 😃
Bron Hebog might just be one of the most picturesque layouts I’ve ever seen, it almost seems like they’ve literally taken a chunk of the Welsh countryside, and just shrunk it down.
Yes having visited Beddgelertt myself it really does capture the scene incredibly well. Given the size of the overall layout I'd be surprised if there was any compression in the plan at all either! Thanks for watching 🤩
This layout is fantastic. I recognised the location straight away. It all looks exactly like the real place.
It's certainly recognisable! There's a real skill in being able to recreate an existing location - not just from a modelling point of view but also from an atmospheric view too. Thanks for watching 😃
Captures the essence of the WHR perfectly.
It really does! Thanks for watching 😃
What a beautiful layout in narrow gauge. They make it seem so real. So glad you shared this with us and the music makes it relaxing to watch. Thanks for making my Saturday so much better.
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Yeah it's nice how the railway feels part of the surrounding landscape making it seem so much more real. Thanks for watching 😃
I’ve been fortunate enough to see this in real life. I could spend a whole show just watching this layout.
Yes I was tempted to do that at Warley last year too! Thanks for watching 😃
It certainly is a spectacular layout.Made infinitely more watchable by the music you always use.Thanks for that TMRG.
My pleasure, I know some don't like it but I do find that the music provides a bit of energy to the videos as well as being something a bit different. Thanks for watching 😃
A beautifully made video of an absolutely superb model railway, made all the better by the usual background noise of the exhibition being turned down. And what, please, is that lovely music?
Glad you enjoyed the video! All the music was written by myself specifically for the channel, just to make it a little more unique. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuyHey, cool!
Yay! Starts out with a great ex-South African Railways NGG16 Garratt.
Quite some grades on the layout, wow!
It's amazing how at home they look on the Welsh Highland Railway really! Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuythe wonders of narrow gauge!
Spectacular work, indeed. I think I'll be referring to this quite often for my own narrow gauge efforts. Garratts are terrific. Many thanks for this vid.
It's definitely a layout I'll be coming back to for inspiration in the future too. Thanks for watching 😃
Best layout at Warley last year for me! 👍
Might be one of the best layouts I've ever seen hands down to be honest! Thanks for watching 😃
That's certainly impressive, and the landscape is pretty spectacular 😀
Absolutely! The way you can never see the entire layout at once is fantastic so trains really do just appear from round the bend or from off in the distance. Thanks for watching 😃
Good morning from a wet UK - off to a local train fair today (W-ton) - enjoy your day !
Awesome, sounds like a good start to the weekend! Thanks for watching 😃
Beautiful.
It's a great layout isn't it! Thanks for watching 😃
What a fantastic layout the railway is just a small part in the landscape. Looks a lick the full size rather than a shelf wich is dominated by the railway
Yeah, having the railway be part of the scenery rather than the other way round is so nice when you have the space. Thanks for watching 😃
love that miniature Garratt ! scenery is just fabulous .
It's incredible isn't it! I think they're kit built which makes it even more impressive. Thanks for watching 😃
There at 9:38, the Beddgelert station sign - brings to mind in this American's mind at a little bit before sunrise, that somewhere there is an interesting little tank engine named Beddgelert. I model mainly in HO and On30 on very small shelf layouts; have dabbled in Gn15 and our version of OO9, HOn30. Also tinker with Trainz Railroad Simulator, only have the several years old A New Era, edition, and somewhere someone made a Beddgelert to offer. That light hued Garratt with the inside frames is absolutely eye catching on the move as the counterweights and siderods do things.
So this layout is based on the real life location of Beddgelert station on the Welsh Highland Railway. There was a locomotive by that name originally too but it was scrapped many years ago. I do believe there is a 15" gauge representation of it at the Fairbourne Railway not far away. Hope that helps and thanks for watching 😃
The reverse curves have been modelled incredibly
Yeah, it's incredible to see the trains winding their way up the incline gradually getting further and further away. Just fantastic! Thanks for watching 😃
Without even looking at the description, I knew this was based on Beddgelert station! Excellent video as usual!
Just shows what a good job they've done at capturing the scene doesn't it! Thanks for watching 😃
Some fantastic layouts
This is actually one layout - it's just really big! Thanks for watching 😃
Super beautiful 😍
Yeah, just stunning all round! Thanks for watching 😃
Very nice indeed, thanks for sharing!
It's a great layout isn't it! Thanks for watching 😃
A superb layout .. Thank you for sharing. Perfect scenery work, and so nice to see the Garret locos , especially the Tasmanian K1 ?
This is a really nice video to simply sit and relax watching..
Yes the Garratt's alone are a work of art considering there's no RTR models available. To see them running so well through this landscape is just fantastic. Thanks for watching 😃
Beautiful layout. I have been on the Welsh Highland Railway and this section of line is definitely one of the amazing sections of that line. I would love to ride the full line again because last time I went, I travelled on one of the trains that only went half way.
For me this is a close second after Aberglaslyn Pass but even so it's a stunning recreation of part of the WHR. Thanks for watching 😃
Absolutely wonderful layout.thanks for sharing.😊
My pleasure, it really is a spectacular layout! Thanks for watching 😃
The gradients are very impressive for any model layout, and just add to the sense of adventure.
It's really impressive to see the trains climbing up them, just like on the real WHR. Thanks for watching 😃
Nicely done, both the layout and the video.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was certainly a fantastic layout to film. Thanks for watching 😃
Beautiful set..
It's a great layout isn't it! Just shows what can be done with 009 given enough space. Thanks for watching 😃
What a beautiful layout enough said
Yeah it really does speak for itself! Thanks for watching 😃
Beautiful work, nicely done. First layout I’ve ever seen with plastic Porter potties included… to funny.
It's based on how the real life station at Beddgelert looked around 2009/2010 when the railway reopened so I imagine they were able to copy exactly what they could see from site visits and photos rather than rely on historical interpretation. Thanks for watching 😃
Yes, portaloos were placed there when the station was reopened - since upgraded a little with larger site cabins.
My favourite ever...how much work went into this....
Definitely has to be one of my favourite layouts I've ever seen at a show too! Thanks for watching 😃
It look about 20 years from start to finish.
A ready to run ng g16 is a no questions purchase after the Double Fairlies.
Yes although would come with quite a hefty price tag - I suspect that's why none of the manufacturers have taken it on yet. Although a K1 might be more realistic possibility. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy Hmm. K1 doesn’t have the scope for liveries or variations though? Ngg’s are a large class with a large pool of liveries at home and in Wales.
Oh yeah, continental model prices I’m sure but if the quality is there… …want a wallet shock look up rtr Japanese brass locomotives. With the death of the hobby narrative right now, model pricing talk is going to start a war but I think what people are really feeling is that their wages have stagnated and dropped in real terms so everything feels wildly more expensive than it should, models that used to be, 10% of disposable income are more like 35%, more features costing more etc making it more of a luxury item so even higher % of the disposable income…
Absolutely wonderful work and greatly appreciated. Isn't the next station On Thebog ?
Nice try 😏 In this instance the station itself is called Beddgelert, it's the general area that is known as Bron Hebog. Thanks for watching 👍
Looks like puffing Billy railway in Australia
They're both preserved narrow gauge railways although this is based on Beddgelertt on the Welsh Highland Railway. Thanks for watching 😃
People behind glass look real also.
Not sure they're in the correct scale though 😅 Thanks for watching 👍
Very well done it looks class from a co Antrim modeler
Glad you enjoyed it, it's certainly one of the best model railways I've ever come across. Thanks for watching 😃
Music at 6:28
All the music on the channel is written by me specifically for the videos. Thanks for watching 😃
Its a Great Layout would of love to herd from the maker about it and where it is thanks TMRG from ST Marys NSW Australia
There's loads of info about the construction of the layout at the link in the description to the builders blog. Thanks for watching 👍
Are you going to make up one like this next ?
I wish I had the space for something like this! I have to admit though, I'd love to do larger 009 project based on something like the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways....😉 Thanks for watching 👍
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy It must be club stuff, surely.
Or some special project.
The thing with OO9 is you can have realistic curves and pretty much do what you want else.
Looking at their start/stop I think they should have splashed out on DCC though . . .
Did this builder use your foam dry stone walls?
No this layout has been on the exhibition circuit for a few years at this point! Thanks for watching 😃
I assume all the coaches are kit built. If there ready to run I’d love to know where to get them from
I believe the coaches are all hand built copies of each individual coach on the real railway .
All the carriages are built by hand. If you check out their blog they have a great article on the work that goes into each one: bronhebog.blogspot.com/p/carriage-building-guide.html
Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuyyou might want to put a link to that blog in the description so that others can find it easily.
@@h_draw Good idea, duly added 🤩
Foot and Mouth carried away all the animals ???. Otherwise, lovely layout
When I visited the real life area a few years ago I can't say I noticed any animals in the surrounding fields. Contrary to popular belief not every field next to a railway is filled to the brim with sheep or cows, in reality the world has a lot more open space which in model form we modellers often tend to fill up by habit. Thanks for watching 😃
Indeed. On all our research visits over many years there were very few farm animals to be seen grazing in the area. In fact, as the frustrated railway staff will attest, the local sheep prefer to hang out on the platform and eat the flowers planted to brighten up the station!
LeviNZ..in NZ.. is highly impressed...but not at all with the pointless background track......
If you don't like the background music, at the bottom of the video just to the right of the play button is a mute icon. Thanks for watching 👍