Mid-Cornwall Lines - 1950s Western Region in 00
At last my new railway room is complete and in use, the existing St Enodoc layout has been set up and I am ready to start building the new Mid-Cornwall Lines, but before doing so I thought I would tell you a little bit of history to put the project in context and, I hope, explain why a little slice of Cornwall is taking shape in suburban Sydney, Australia.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.
My life with model railways goes back to when I was about three or four. Not, as was of
Several degrees cooler today although a wet morning. However, the rain stopped after lunch, so I put another coat of paint on the red and yellow levers. I think the red will be fine but I'll check the yellow after it dries to decide whether or not a third coat is needed.
Later, I added the two spurs and two Up sidings to the layout project plan now that their alignment is fixed.
During Thursday's running session, I was struck by how good the china clay train looked a
