Track laying has reached the North end of Newport. Not without some problems and the usual cycle of two steps forward and one backwards. I have about 8 feet to go until the continuous run is in place, but ALL the track will be built before I start any wiring. So nothing running for some time to come and lots of sidings to lay at Newport.

As mentioned before, the layout is considerably compressed and configured on a continuous curve to fit the available space. The object is to reproduce the salient operating features of the Station, minus the Freshwater branch.