With the festive season in full swing a new addition to the fleet has arrived joining 60006 as the second Brooke Stone Quarry allocated construction 60.

005, 010 & 100 will arrive in due course to complete the allocation of 5.

Another conversion from a Hornby Mainline 077 example, Simon has done a superb job with Hither Green diamonds, cast arrows, re numbering and construction block transfers.

The job is completed with 001's signature grey snowplough which it didnt keep for long and was actually a different design & shape to the rest and the one shown but as you all know i'm not picky with minor details & inaccuracies and I will leave it as it is for the sake of it being a little different & something which will identify 001 from the rest.

Weathered by myself over a couple of relaxing hours first thing this morning, all it requires now is the sound chip & speaker from SWD which is yet to be unwrapped under the tree !!

May get some board work done later this evening and with tmow booked for the big family get together any real progress with Brooke Stone structures will have to wait for the full days modelling I have planned on Monday.

'Nearly 2 years on after its release from Brush at Loughborough, 60001, having undergone numerous CPU mods, testing & alteration, settles into its new home joining 60006 as a revenue earning machine at Brooke Stone Quarry.'

'Basking in late winter sun, 001 awaits a wash down & fuel before its night time run at the head of 6C31 00.23 Brooke Stone Railhead - Radlett'

'60001 draws inside the service point for fuel'

A couple more B&W views that work ok......