Just a quick update on progress,
I have now finished the base boards for track laying purposes, i am still to add the second set of hinges and tidy the garage to allow it to drop down out of the way.

I have also extended either side of the fiddle yard by roughly 100mm this allows for smoother running from the curves into the scenic side, also I've added a turnout onto the bottom of the sidings, this is to allow for the branch line!

There was a few key things I wanted on a layout, one was an up and down main line to run express trains, the second was a complex junction, it may not be prototypical but adds some interest, and probably a few headaches! And thirdly, a branch line, hopefully with a run around loop and a small halt/station, maybe with a local goods yard/shed.

I’ve been adding dropper wire fish plates to all the point work to ensure good conductivity is kept across the junction, it’s been a bit of a minefield trying to make sure I don’t put cross connect anything, I’m using peco electro frog medium radius turnouts and insul frog double slips, only as the frog connections on the electro frog double slips scare me.

Well hopefully you can see from the pictures the progress being made, hopefully I’ll have all the track down by next week, once I’m happy with the track plan I’ll wire up a few of the droppers, test different locos around and then lay some cork as an underlay!

Thanks for reading,
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