April 15th

Ok so maybe not, but today's list of "jobs done" includes:

Cut sections of Flexi track to size for scenic area.
Drilled holes for point motors to be fitted, under streamline points.
Drilled holes for, and fitted power fishplates x 8 (one pair for power controller rail, three pairs for streamline points "drop wires")

The Flexi Track was cut as before, using a Dremel on low speed with the sanding disc attached, the same was used to square off the rail ends. Excess sleepers were cut off using a retractable knife.

The holes for the point motors that are to go under the streamline points were made with a 5mm drill bit, after using a pencil to mark out the "travel" using that little hole in the tie bar.

The prewired fishplates were a bit fiddly! Especially when it came to the final section of track, the one that completed the "loop" of the layout. The wiring itself was fairly easy, and the sidings now have power independent of the moving rail blades, (I hope the pic illustrates the theory behind this.) Of course this now means that there'll be no moving a loco into a siding for a rest while another train passes!

NB I accidentally deleted this post a few minutes ago and had to rewrite the whole thing!