Well as I am bit new to the whole blog culture I thought this new site would be a place to start. I have a couple of blogs on this new shiny site already one about my layout Fisherton Sarum and another yet to be started about my workbench, this one, I intend to be much more general than that and about my thoughts and other model railway activities.

So better start somewhere and perhaps a little more about me would be a place to kick off. Those that know me are aware of my passion for all things Southern Railway and in particular the period from 1946 to 1949. I am therefore involved with the Southern Email Group (SEMG) and its website having contributed a number of pages to that site and also am part of the moderating team on the email list (which does not involve much as it generally self moderating, except of course when the list owner goes on holiday then all hell seems to break loose on occasions.

I am chairman of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society and although have been chairman for only 3 years (it seems longer) I have been a member of the Society for over 25 years, as I joined at the tender age of 15!

I can be found on the exhibition circuit either with Fisherton Sarum or any of the High Wycombe and District MRS's layouts (we have 9 to choose from, but usually Hinton Parva) and occasionally with Mike Wild's Bay Street Shed mk2 (Mike being the editor of Hornby Magazine and may of you might have followed the build in that publication.)I have also been privileged to occasionally been allowed to play with the wonderful train sets of Chris Nevard at the odd exhibition too.

Although not always with a layout I can sometimes be found allowing Andy Y to head outside for "fresh air" breaks at shows when the RMweb stand is in attendance (come and find us at the manchester show next weekend).

Anyway that will do for an introduction for now, this weekend I will popping along to the Scaleforum show at Leatherhead on the Saturday so if you see me say hello!