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A new life?

Kris

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I never thought that I would be adding an entry to this blog again, however 7 years later here it is. Just over 6 years ago I moved away from South Devon, taking Avonwick with me. Whilst the main part went on display in a spare room the layout has not been run since. About 5 and a half years ago Avonwick was wrapped up and put into deep storage, I no longer had anywhere I could leave it up.
Avonwick has since spent the passing years on its end wrapped in a plastic bag in my garage, generally getting in the way. Several times it nearly took a final trip to the tip.
So that brings us to today.
Today I moved Avonwick to a shed. There is space here, not for the whole layout, but at least for the main section. Years of neglect seem to have had minimal impact in the general fabric of the layout and the lighting still works. Does anything else work? I've no idea, but there is at least a chance that Avonwick will see a train run again one day, something that I was never expecting to happen.

 

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nice to see you and Avonwick back

 

Nick

 

Agreed - good to see it again Kris - enjoyed to see this at the GJLC in 2010 and love the train in the landscape feel.

 

Too good for the skip...deserves another stay of execution for sure...:good:

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devondynosoar118

Great to see it out and about! It was the first 2FS layout I saw in person way back when it was at Taunton members day.

It’s even older than Kingsbridge, which has never been run, despite me owning the mother of all sheds.

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Thanks for the comments. I still don't know what will happen with Avonwick, but I will see if I can get a train to run on it, that will possibly determine what happens next. 

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