Bonjour Tout Monde - Good Moaning - Good Morning - It's ironic that being some 150km's South of Paris, and the weather a good 10°C cooler than Barcelona, that I am missing doing some modelling - Next week, I will return and probably set out the layout, ponder a while and put it back uninspired to move forward.

Whilst in France, early morning mountain bike rides, to escape 'The Outlaws' for a while, are enjoyable as there is a deserted railway line adjacent. What is it about discovering a few rails in the undergrowth and then following them that is so appealing? Is it just me who stands and tries to recreate the scene in my head of what the line used to be like or am I just like others? And what the hell has all this to do with Coombe Junction?

Well...something I do need to do is start the next layer of scenery on Boards 1 and 2 and so I am taking the opportunity to have a good look at the way the vegetation surrounds the track bed and route, paths etc and record it in photographs. I know its France and not Cornwall, but there seem to be similiar patterns of tree formations etc which I hope I can learn a few lessons from - Rest assured, there won't be another project coming from this as I have no interest generally in French railways...however, trains are trains after all and there is something very compelling and magical about seeing old railway networks to let the mind dream a little...A few pics attached...A bientot...

Savigny Station...now a home...

And again...

Not unlike the branch to Moorswater of today...

Always cottages adjacent to level crossings...