Since the last report I've wired up all six new Dingham electromagnets, and tested them with a couple of Dingham equipped coaches, and even got loco - coach uncoupling working! So some photos of the top view of the 'control panels' distributed along the baseboard sides.  The push buttons are for the uncouplers, the switches variously are linked to signals, points (the switches linking the electrical sections controlled by said signals / points), or are isolating switches e.g. at the loco run-round ends so a loco having uncoupled won't move when another comes onto the other end of the train, (oh the joys of analogue, but thats how I want it).

In the process of all this testing  I have found sadly that on the part of the curved approach to the station throat from 'the rest of the world', namely the 'down main line' almost any item of stock will derail .... the ends of the track on this curved baseboard were damaged during the move, so another small section of track will need chopping out and replacing.  I intend replacing the entire board, but for now I want to use it for testing stock now, so a short term fix is required

some photos of progress ....

First the new 'panel' for the uncouplers just installed, with 5 push buttons to control the station throat end uncouplers. The top of the uncoupler magnet bolts are visible, as yet unpainted. Final alignment and ballasting also required! To explain the labelling, platform 1 is nearest and  'SS' stands for 'Stock siding' (the middle road, and there will be a run-round road as well diverging to between it and platform 2). I've also wired in some switches that will eventually operate the platform end starting signals, starting at 4 (1-3 spares in the imagined lever frame):

Next the terminal end panel, with a walk about controller socket and selector switch for which platform road it will drive.  This controller will either be used to drive a train into the station from the 'rest of the world' (aka fiddle yard) or to shunt within the station area. Again push buttons for the uncouplers and the switches are for isolation of the platform end track sections or to operate a future lever frame for the run-round points that will be installed on platform 2, the other side of the platform visible.

Now a view of the terminal end with some of the stock being used for testing.  As yet unnumbered (still!) Hymek in platform 3, re-wheeled Hachette SK in the stock siding,  Pannier 3650 on local train of LMS inter district stock (ex Airfix) just arrived from Evercreech junction via Wells awaiting uncoupling ...

An aerial view of the station area taken from the 'loft ladder':

and finally a view from the approach end (before the uncouplers were installed) with an arrow to that persistent derailment point.  The track is distorted at this point beyond help and needs replacing ... (it is very old plastic based track, known to gauge narrow without help from being bashed during the move).

thank you for viewing! Hopefully the next report will state that the derailments have ceased!