We've decided that the main running lines will be FB rail (as they were by the 50s) but with the yard and refuge sidings still in BH. Research into the precise kind of FB fixings is ongoing (and thanks to Colin Craig's website and links for valuable material on this).

Whilst at Warley I also bought a Lens of Sutton photo listing from Roger Carpenter's stand and was pleasantly surprised to see a dozen or so Balcombe photos listed, so they will be ordered.

Another piece of luck is that my unbuilt Kemilway lattice footbridge will be perfect for our needs on Balcombe, although on the down side it butts up against a wood-panelled enclosed stairway/ramp leading from the road to the ticket office, so that will be an interesting mixed-media structure.

Fairly soon we will need to start making quarter-scale mockups to give us a clearer idea of what we need to do.

And purchases of 6PAN and 6PUL kits from Phoenix/SRG can't be far away; now then Hornby, after reviewing the success of Bachmann's 4CEP and with all your Pullman experience, how about an RTR 5BEL eh? (those Marc Models ones are awfully expensive!).