The track witing has been completed, and i works, the only thing giving me any trouble was the Doubleslip as I intially wired it up wrong.. Doh! Oh well as it is the first time I have used one I will let myself off... but just this once!

I have also constructed a control panel for as can been seen here:

as you can see it is run on good ols fashioned DC complete with isolating sections. The whole panel is hinged for easy access and is secured down with velcro. To finish all hat is needed are some Studs for the turnout control.

The front panels have also been fitted to to the layout:

As I have a deadline of June 9th for the Colne Valley Railway's Model Railway Exhibition where I will be showing Ffarquhar, I have plenty of time to decide on the colour I will paint it.

Clarabel has recieved her paint and now looks more "T.V. Series accurate" .

The Humbrol paint is the closest match I could get and once varnished should look the part from normal viewing distances.

I have also scratch built the coal merchants coal stathies and the coaling stage for the Engines to top up their suppy:

These will be weathered and real coal appied in due course...

That's all for now...