Last night we got the OO P87 circuit on TT2 temporarily wired up and actually ran some trains on the new facility for the first time.

The honour of breaking the metaphorical ribbon went to John farmer's LY pannier tank, which was swiftly followed by a succession of other Western Region, Southern Region and S&D trains.

The first powered movement on the completed OO circuit.

A general view of the test track

10800 getting his version of The Cornishman ready to put on the track

This is the best that the camera on my phone could manage in terms of replicating the famous Turner painting 'Rain, Diesel & Speed'....

Re6/6 takes the controls as his Light Pacific eases away with it's long train

The lack of a third rail wasn't going to put 10800 off from running this!

A change of motive power on the Cleethorpes - Exmouth. The spamcan and 80XXX came off and were replaced by motive power from the Captain's shed (both locos to be weathered in due course for use on 'Engine Wood'_

Finally, here is the link to the YouTube footage taken by Brinkly, of Rod's T9 and an unreasonably long train...