Great Western

Stage one of point construction, laying the guide rail - off this the whole point is aligned. Stage two, alignment of the common crossing, and securing. Stage three, the second guide rail chaired, aligned and secured. Stage four, secured second rail to common crossing. Stage five, soldering the feed to the underside of the common crossing. Stage six, switch blade installed - checking free wheeling through the switch. Stage seven, final touches like half chairs around the common crossing and check rails installed.

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(1) Special attention was paid to where the joints will be, extra glue on the chairs and the sleepers were super glued to the board. (2) Roads Four to Road Two complete upto the poInts, with road one ready for the final lengths ready to fix.

All four stabling roads complete upto the points - I’ll be moving on to them once I’ve finished what’s left of the mainline.

End of play today, another metre of track and 240 chairs down. Tomorrow I’ll crack on with the outer two stabling roads, then work down to the points.

My long long long awaited order from C&L has arrived so it’s time to rip my fingers to ribbons again threading rail chairs

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It also removes any real come back should it all go wrong, you only get your money back if the seller agrees to, if they don’t tough.

Order placed via the website, order confirmation automatically received with bank account details in order to pay. Payment made to account stated...wait...wait...wait..wait...six weeks later I manage to make contact. No mystery, that’s how to works, no confirmation of payment either - that was confirmed he’d got it the day of order when I spoke to him in week six post order.

No, but when you have £200 in someone else’s bank account it does become an issue - that’s my issue, I handed over my hard earned money in good faith at no point when I paid did he say I’d be waiting six plus weeks. At no point since I’ve paid has be had the courtesy contact me to advise of a extended period for delivery - either of these would have tamed me. I can post this message now, and anyone around the world can see it in a time it takes to click a mouse. Communication is king, 30 minutes to send out a standard email to all those effected buys goodwill time and alllows him to crack on clearing the backlog not answering the phone to frustrated and worried customers. Not once did he offer an apology for waiting so long.

With my order from C&L still be processed or something, all wasn’t lost as Hattons delivered some new rolling stock in the form of four Heljan Dogfish ballast wagons.

I knew it was to good to be true, the delivery today is from Hattons, not my long awaited 6 weeks and counting one from C&L. I’ve tried to call them at least six times this morning with not success - so I’ve sent them an email. I think I’m being reasonable, considering. I’m getting throughly hacked off now, if he can’t cope single manned hire some help - if the business can’t support double manning then maybe think about the future. Don’t however retain people’s money with zero communication, even a email to say sorry and a eta would resolve 99% of peoples issues. Just to add I paid in full on May 2nd, order placed May 1st, my money is in his account as we speak but I have no product to show for my trust.

66524 waits the road at Didcot North Junction with a northbound freightliner service - 25/05/18

Not a single train has used the branch since before the recontrol to TVSC, and probably a month before that ! The Portbury to Mossend hasn't run for months sadly.

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Quite a few angry Signalmen on the line who were told a date, and promised a golden goodbye have now been told they have to stay in post until the scheme is signed into use - when who knows !

I’d perfer a 66 to look like a 66 though, not some weird close but not quite box on wheels they’d produce.