As you've had guessed by the title of this entry, I've had to move the layout.

Due to circumstances, it's no longer allowed to be in the spare bedroom next door so we've had to move the layout and the stock to the clubroom in Buckton. We started about 1:00pm on Wednesday and didn't finish until 7:00. Fitting it in my grandad's car was thought to be a challenge but we managed it - just. Due to the size of the layout, we thought it would be better to transport the layout first, set it up in the clubroom and then go back, collect the stock and take it back.

Anyway, once we had the layout in the car, I suggested we take the controller and a couple of locos so we could test the layout once we set it all up. My Grandad thought this was a good idea so I went back upstairs and grabbed the controller and two locos. I also grabbed a few other bits and pieces such as track ballaster, the ballast, some glue, the signal and the switches. I put them all in a bag and put it inside the car. It only took a few minutes to get from Bridlington to Buckton which is handy considering we had a lot of stuff to move.

Once we got to the location of the clubroom, we had to park in the drive so we could take the layout out. Grandad went and unlocked the door of the clubroom and we moved the layout from the car into the building. Once inside, I set up two trestles and put the layout on top of them. 

The layout in its new home. 

The track testing was done by my 3F 'Jinty' but it isn't that good of a runner. I started  in the lower line but I could tell it was struggling so the duties passed on to 0-6-0ST 8, which was more reliable. The good news is that everything works but could do with a once-over with the track rubber especially on the high level line.

I took this photo a little later on in the day, after we collected the new back scene boards kindly made for us by West BS. You can also see the stock on a shelf above the layout. 

Update (22/12/23):

I've had to move Oxendale yet again last Tuesday to be temporarily stored in my parent's garage during the Christmas period and beginning on the new year. I moved all the stock, accessories and controllers the previous Tuesday and are now stored in my bedroom in boxes. The reason for the move is because the owners of the large garage we were originally in at Buckton now have plans to use the room. Since our insurance for the place runs out on 2nd January, we thought the sooner we left, the better. So we've spent the last couple of weeks packing everything up.