This has been a long haul, but finally approaching the point where I can remount the individual boards which make up Newport. All the track is laid, and wired, the pointwork motorised, the control panel built, and each board has been fully tested in its own right. All that's left now is to test the boards in combination, as any faults will be more easily rectified when the boards are unattached to the layout. I don't fancy any upside-down soldering!

So, here are the two boards for Newport North, and when I've finished this post I'll be back in the loft, connecting them up and testing that the correct levers throw the correct points, the uncoupling magnets work, the crossing vees are wired in the correct polarity, etc. etc.

Barring any disasters, Newport could be up and running, with the hidden sidings and loops, by the end of next week. We shall see.....................

Chris