After much deliberation, due to the interesting comments made about a previous blog regarding 2 or 3 rail, which gave me some second thoughts, I came to my original conclusion. As much as I would like to accommodate my 3 rail on the same layout, I believe the dimensions of my baseboards would virtually make it restricted, so it just confirmed 2 rail it is!

Now the plans have been agreed and drawn up by my father for the new layout, but only after many alterations to the original drawings, we have now settled on Mk V111........thank god he is a patient man!

The layout for my first attempt will be kept simple compared to many of the more experienced modellers' layouts out there, but will be functional for the area ( 11' 9" x 4'6"), with the engines all within reason travelling in one direction, while I get to grips with a few grey areas regarding the wiring.

So on this occasion, I have included the plan and photo's of the constructed baseboards in the blog, together with my Locomotive acquisitions in the photo gallery section.

Let the track laying commence, until next time thanks for reading.