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Well, a good day playing on Clives train set. One or two gremlins but nothing that a few well-placed obscenities couldn't cure! Thanks mate. Disgusting of Market Harborough

So wheres this trackplan Wayne? Disgusting of Market Harborough

Liking your plan Steve, some sort of arborial addition may be helpful! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Simple Steve. Change the point at the bottom into a sector plate and use the shed as a view blocker/screen. Walbys axiom carried out- more than 2 etc etc- and its all on one board. I'm here all week! Disgusting of Market Harborough

'Big fan of his 3 point layouts, although I'm sure I've heard someone say more than 2 points is an extravagance!' Quite correct Steve. Looking forward to seeing how this develops!! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Some damn fine videoing there Lachute, thanks for posting those up. Disgusting of Market Harborough

Oh and for those who haven't twigged yet, this is my first foray into O gauge and it all fits into 4ft 6 by 1ft 6. Disgusting of Market Harborough

A couple of photos to be going on with.

Think its about time we broke cover with this one. Its been slowly taking shape over the last 18 months, doing a few exhibitions en route. The track plan is fairly straightforward (thanks to Clive for his diagram, lifted from Steve Farmers Hillport Goods thread!) . Would you believe that its acrually based on a prototype! The real Tudwick Road Siding was the end of the line of the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway after it closed to passengers in 1952. Freight traffic to Tiptree and Tudwick Road carried on until 1964, usually worked by either a Hunslet or Drewrey (or 05s and 04s as us youngsters know them as) from Colchester shed. This was usually the Witham shunt and trip pilot from what I can understand. I've. .....erm........bent the truth a little and imagined that the line petered out sometime in the late 70s and was worked by a Colchester 08 (at some point 08202 will become 08228), with traffic consisting of coal and sundries to Tiptree, mainly for the jam factory, traffic from a scrap dealer who set up at Inworth and coal for the coal merchant at Tudwick Road. On the layout, it is imagined that any traffic from Tudwick Road is worked up from Tiptree - its only 300 chains up the line- usually just the odd wagon or two. Oh and Tudwick Road didnt cross the line by an overbridge, it was an ungated crossing, but rule one applies! Disgusting of Market Harborough

They look fine to me Rob! When can we see the final final track plan Wayne? Disgusting of Market Harborough

Surprised not to see any mention of this small but perfectly-formed show on RM web. Anyone in the Lincs area requiring a break from the biblical rain of yesterday should pop along to Caistor Town Hall, just off the A46 for a look today! Some 13 layouts in virtually every scale and gauge, and some equally fine traders too. I'll be the one purverying quality railway literature with the boss lady! Well worth a look and only 3 of your English pounds to get in! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Liking this Mike, especially the diesel shunter?. Will it be at the NEC in the naughty corner with the other micros....... Disgusting of Market Harborough

Such kind words Chris!! Should anybody wish to, I will have another small but perfectly-formed meeting place..........er..........layout there this year! I will also have my glamorous assistant Clive there too. The place to be is Tudwick Road siding- 4ft 6inches of O gauge frippery over in the 'Naughty Corner'! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Back in downtown Market Harborough now after an excellent weekend showing off window fitments on Tudwick Road! Seriously, there was a great deal of interest shown by a goodly bunch of people, and not just the novel method of operating the sector plate! Hats off the the chaps and chapesses of Fareham club- a stonkingly good show on all counts. Well done! Disgusting of Market Harborough

About 4 ft 6 by about 1ft 6.. Disgusting of Market Harborough

if you really want bottom end of the foodchain Wisbech and Upwell stuff, have a rootle through the boxfiles section for 'Friday Bridge'....... it may provide some light amusement! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Not taking a layout then Steve? For shame! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Echo those sentiments totally Richard! The best Olney show I've ever done. Well looked after, some good layouts and numbers seemed up. Big thanks to Malc and the gang. Disgusting of Market Harborough

Like Peter, its a show that I look forward to. Not a big show, but a very laid back pleasant atmosphere as Peter states. I always regard it as the 'season opener' after the summer break......such as it is these days.. Tudwick Road will be there in all its nearly finished finery! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Like the look of what you've done so far Dave. Also pleased to see that you're a fan of the 'Heed! May see you a week on Saturday or even April 18th!! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Some leisurely shunting going on at Tudwick Road Siding......yes, that's all of it! See you all Saturday Disgusting of Market Harborough

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Very nice Ern.....nice to see the competition! Will you be using kettles at Pauls? Disgusting of Market Harborough Ps hate to worry you but mine is slightly closer to being finished than this!

One for WrecRail 2020 methinks! Disgusting of Market Harborough

Oh, and for those coming in via donkey, beware in the Wilbarston area. They're very partial to BBQed mule out there! Disgusting of Market Harborough