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Major milestone reached- The Main lines are laid

Entry posted by Vistisen December 14, 2018

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I have now reached a major milestone. It has taken me almost two and a half years. The main lines are now laid and ballasted. Apart from the points which need to be tested thoroughly before painting and ballasting. This means I can for the first time since I was a teenager, watch a train go round and round. Actually, this is not quite true because not all the points and dropper wires are attached under the baseboard. But we’re close and it all works by finger power.

At the moment there is only one out of 10 lanes which is complete in the hidden storage yard under the branch line station. I have discovered that it is quite fiddly laying track with only 8’’ of headroom. Here are a few photos to show the progress