The new layout is designed around a main line station - possibly the welsh marches line? so plenty of chance for Western and midland desgins to mix? - that also is the starting point of a small branch line, am going for something a bit different here....
Inspiration is drawn from the welsh marches main line and the numerous branch lines that ran off from it such as the Kington line. Locos will hopefully be Western, Midland and standard ones...
Heres a track diagram - only a quick one on paint im afraid, will get the drawing board and rotrings out sometime for a decent one....
The grey areas are the scenic bits, and white are hidden. The main station is at the top - a through station for the main line. The grey are on the right hand side is the other end of the branch line - where there will be a small station, goods yard and engine shed.
The design is basically to allow me to watch trains go by on the main line, whilst doing some shunting on the branch line - the best of both worlds!
Took a few pics of progress so far - most track is laid, and wired up so can start on the scenery soon...
An overall view of the layout
The station area - the station building will be where the blue pen is, the goods sidings are on the left hand side, and branch line trains run into the sidings on the right
The opposite side where there will be some storage loops
The station
There will be a tunnel and a bridge over a river at this point on the branch line
The branch terminus
Next step is to sort some point control - am thinking of the 'mercontrol' way, any comments on this would be much appreciated.....
If you've managed to read this far without getting bored then thankyou very much!
-Kind regards
Tom
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Didnt do it intentionally like that, but reading it now i have to agree! 
