This is my second layout in "00" since returning to the hobby. The first was a shunting plank which left little opportunity for sitting back and watching trains go "round and round".

So, my wife, seeing the problem, suggested I fill the whole garage with a model railway to suit. "Highworth" is the result - and is very much a work in progress.

Being in my mid-40s, BR Blue Era is my thing.

The basic plan is a compressed oval of track - it looks like double track, but isn't. Off the oval a double track ascends, crosses a viaduct and terminates in a "Minories" station.

At the time of writing I'm starting to see both the drawbacks and the opportunities. My current thinking is that the terminus could actually be a "through station", if the track was extended through the backscene and curved round into a fiddle yard. This would have to be removable (access to freezer needed, apparently).

In the trackplan associated with this blog I've sketched an idea for extending a "Minories". Hope C.J. isn't spinning at the thought.

The layout is DCC and operated at present with an entry level Bachmann system. I'm starting to think about alternative controllers.

There is a range of stock from Bachmann, Hornby and Heljan. These include: Class 04, 08, 25, 27, 37 and a 108 dmu.

Planning on adding more posts to this blog now that I've sussed out how to and keep anyone interested up to date.

Andy