The Doctor has told me to make my model for medical purposes!

So I'll have to finish it now. I'm making the exchange sidings at the moment - the box from my pressure cleaner is coming in very handy. This is far more fun than putting boxes in skips!

The first picture is my initial idea for an island exchange platform, but I decided it was too sharp, even allowing for that section being worked by muscle power.

The second picture shows my second plan which is going to be permanent. The exchange sidings will also allow for passengers for the quarry at the top to change from standard to narrow gauge to complete their journey. I have a couple of Hornby four wheelers to chop up for a suitably ancient ex-mainline coach to fit my short sidings. The narrow gauge will also allow for a change of level within the layout giving a bit more visual interest. I must remember which is going to be the back, though, or I'll hide stuff so I can't see it. Perhaps there will be some sort of covered shed with the narrow gauge track running through it? Who knows. I'm very excited at the notion of actually making real progress on a model, and perhaps even getting some proper scenery done.