Whoopee, all the track on the scenic area of the layout is now built, laid and wired! As the sun is shining I thought it was an excuse to assemble all the parts and see what it looks like. Here's the view from the Western end over the newly laid track on boards 3 and 4.
From the other end it looks a bit different. Gonna take a while to get it all up to this state.
Putting some rollingstock on and looking at it straight on the trains look awful small even if it is only 10 feet of layout!
In fact the EWS 66 nearest the camera is hauling 8 TEA bogey tankers. This train is just a smidge too long to hold in the goods relief line and still let another train pass behind it and run to its right into platform 1. Looks like 6 or 7 bogey wagons will be the limit for this. Of course the train could be longer it's just that it will block the crossover to the East of the station!
Another 66 is approaching from the West dragging some cargowagons coming in from the single track Walsall branch and about to pass through platform 1 and head South. In platform 2 a Central Trains 170 is sat waiting and will proceed to Derby.
Of course you can always take shots that make the layout look more complete like this one of the 170 heading off to Derby.
Too much to do.
Tip of the day: Don't leave a layout with trees made from wire and hot glue out in the sunshine, the trees will start to wilt!
Cheers
Dave
