LMS Stanier 8F 8274 taking on water at the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Steam Railway, 21//8/11.

Not a lot of modelling done this weekend - however I did spend an enjoyable day at a very sunny GWR today. Highlight being a trip along the new extension in one of the DMUs being used in the Toddington portion - for those that aren't aware, the line was severed into two parts by a landslip last Christmas, which is the focus of a current appeal. The volunteers are doing a marvellous job of keeping things running and here's hoping they reach their target soon. Even in its current schizophrenic state the line is still worth a visit - DMUs at one end, a bus shuttle to bypass the break in the line and steam running between Winchcombe and Cheltenham Racecourse.

It was all almost enough to make me want a Farish 108, despite my planned layout having absolutely no need for one. Almost. Now a Class 121 'bubble car'? That would be too good to resist...

Driver's eye view! The approach to Toddington through the DMU cab.