So after decades of armchair modelling and 18 months after the home layout baseboards were built a start has been made !!!

A start has been made on the small shelf branch line terminal . Track is down , isolation switches in place and its been test run. Backscene in place . But its a bit dark on the shelf as the shelf above has my OO diorama (one day that will work !!!) . So with the magic of the internet an under shelf mini PIR light arrived for above the shelf , see photos .

The layout by the way will change a few buildings to be my imaginary German / Bayern "ITB" Inntalbahn , and also Austrian OBB Ybbstalbahn/Mariazellbahn layout.

Key thing is its a big motive power and operations game . The Austrian version has the right locos and stock for those lines , when in German mode it has its own locos and stock in Bayern Blue .

Lots more to do !!!!