SirStanierFan6229

Very impressed... more photos as you progress, please!

I have been thinking putting not cassettes, but a small loop around to the back that would have storage sidings.

 

So then a Virgin Pendolino Express can rush straight through (without stopping)!

Which is why I prefer tail-chasers! With shelf layouts, the trains are often forced to crawl along, preventing them from reaching a realistic speed!

Good point, well made. Unless you are willing to sacrifice on quality, (Railroad, or older locomotives, from Triang-Hornby, Airfix, and the like), or search the second hand market (which is also not always cheap!), larger RTR models are almost inaccessible to the beginner, which is not good for the hobby. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, quality comes at a price, which is why, I suppose, Hornby Railroad was introduced in the first place... Oh well.