Hi Guys,

It has taken me 18 months, but the Southeast Steam Railway has now been finished. I was working hard from 08:00 to 16:00 on Sunday to finish the bridge, the final major piece in finishing, there is the odd thing to do like install lights in buildings, but 99% of it is done.

These photos show the finished product:

Overall view of Bigporth:

Close up of Station Building:

Goods Yard:

Close up of the Grounded Coach:

Carriage & Wagon Restoration Centre:

Engine Shed:

The First Train ran at about 10:00 on Monday with main running starting aroun 13:00 when a friend came over for a visit! The Layout ran almost faultlessly all day and the stock performed too! Here's a few pictures from the day:

The SESR's Class 108 in Network Southeast and 2-BIL in Southern Olive livery stand waiting for their duties to begin:

The Line's 4-CEP EMU stands in Platform 1 at Bigporth waiting to stretch it's legs to Great Kingshill

Class 24 No. D5030 backs into Platform 2 with a rake of Southern Coaches ready for one of the first services of the day to Hythe:

Having run to Hythe and back, Rebuilt Battle of Britain 4-6-2 No. 34062 '17 Squadron' spins it's wheels as it gets to grips with a heavy 7 coach train to Great Kingshill:

LMS Royal Scot 4-6-0 No. 6133 'The Green Howards' passes LNER A4 4-6-2 No. 4468 'Mallard', as it runs in to Bigporth from Hythe.

LNER A4 4-6-2 No. 4468 'Mallard' waits in Platform 2 with the Hythe Belle Pullman Train to Hythe

Ex-LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T No. 47354 simmers under the road bridge waiting for it's next duties shunting wagons around the Goods Yard

Rebuilt Battle of Britain 4-6-2 No. 34062 '17 Squadron' has just arrived from Great Kingshill and waits to be replace by a Class 24

Ex-LMS Fairburn Tank 2-6-4T No. 42096 runs in from Great Kingshill

Newly Restored L&Y compound 0-8-0 and LMS 'Super D' 0-8-0 No. 9122 prepare to haul a demonstration Goods up the Line

No. 34062 '17 Squadron' and T9 4-4-0 No. 30285 stand in the Engine Shed at Bigporth having completed their duties

Here's a couple I tried at night with a different setting on the camera, I used the 4-CEP: