Nelevation demonstrated their high-tech train lift system at the N Gauge Show in Leamington this weekend. It’s a very clever idea, a vertical traverser that doubles up as a display cabinet. The footprint is far smaller that a conventional fiddle yard with associated pointwork.

It’s designed for N-gauge, though the concept ought to work for proportionately shorter trains in larger scales.  The website quotes a length of 1400mm, which isn’t quite long enough for a 2+8 HST,  though talking to the designers on Saturday I got me the impression that it may be available in muliple lengths.

A the moment it’s not yet commercially available, though when it does go into production the likely price will probably run into four figures. Which seems a lot until you look at the likely value of the trains you will put in it.