I finally bit the bullet and ordered a 4VEP - and on arrival, it started off probably the most bizarre morning in railway modelling I have had for a long time. For the full story click here... and here... and here...!

But all in all, I'm happy enough now that I've sorted the coach body problem without (thankfully!) breaking anything. It'll remain a sole 4VEP as the diagrammed working I'm planning was a very rare occurrence - it may have been only on Thursdays at peak time, if memory serves...

So the next step is to start building the baseboards, of which I have the wood (mostly offcuts from my attic conversion), and start chopping up foamboard to stick down to the wood (again, mostly offcuts from the attic conversion), and then lay some temporary track for a first run with the 4VEP...as well as building a few sets of 4EPBs.

This I am investigating doing with the Replica Railways spares, accessories, and terrific diecast chassis. It's going to be a fun year as this develops!

Sidcup is getting closer!