My wife and I visited HLJ on Friday last and thoroughly enjoyed a few hours admiring the scenery and trains and wondering at the fantastic detail. Since then I discovered this thread and have really enjoyed reading the history of the making.
I have one comment about the exhibition set up in Wakefield which I hope is constructive for future venues but was possibly not practical in WX Wakefield due to the building layout. Everyone enters at the East end where there are a lot of interesting buildings and of course trains arriving from North and East through the tunnels. During our visit there were a lot of people congregating in this area and staying for long periods. Not good in Covid times and somewhat congested and jostly for those viewing. At the middle of the model, near the junction there was more space to view the trains and appreciate the huge distance that the trains travel. It would be better if people could perhaps enter near the middle, or at least away from a major point of interest, circulate one way and then everyone is more spread out when they reach the beginning or end.
