Ride on Railways are now able to offer a bespoke service.

Workshop time £25 per hour

Design / CAD £20 per hour

Materials supplied at cost + basis.

If you are prepared to wait we are able to keep laser cut material costs down by tacking items on to our orders. Regular orders are cut in 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8mm steel. 3, 6, and 18mm MDF

Our stregnth is working with Computer Aided Design (CAD). We can complete drawings which can them be used to order laser cut sheet materials including plywood, mdf, plastic and steel. Most cutters charge a minimum amount so we are able to offer reduced costs by tacking items on to our large orders.

pdf file example of our drawings

Some examples of our work

American style caboose

This is based around our standard coach profile .

Pictures show model before painting and final assembly- Laser cut 6mm mdf Routered planking to sides & door Laser cut platform railings in steel Curved plywood

Diamond Crossing

This crossing was constructed form 8 and 5mm steel compnents. While it is costly on materials there is a huge decrease in labour cost. This crossing was set up with a 25 deg angle between the rails.

Custom Metal Bodies

Alternative Jasper body in 1mm steel.

This is an Industrial Trojan body with a rear bonnet planted on.

	Left - Two custom Hercules bodies. 1 in 1mm steel made by myself and the other in 1.5mm made by another workshop.
Hunslet Shunter - 7 1/4" Body Made from 1.5mm steel. One off body made by outside fabrication shop.

Station signs - This one is created in 1/2" plywood. Cut on a bandsaw.

Saddle Tank - Simon Pavitts pushing lead to this	Industrial Trojan - The product of cooperation with John Oxlade

None Railway Related Items Barts Hospital Hospital
Above - a new basement grill designed to represent a cast iron one. This was created by photographing the original to create a CAD drawing. It was then cut in two layers of 8mm and one of 3mm steel.	one of the original grills