Thank you to my mate, he has given me a very good idea. Inbetween the control panel, and the left hand side of the layout, is just nothing. But he has had an idea. He knew I wanted terminus platforms, but he said how about extending the board in this gap, with a few platforms that terminate. Well, I thought that would be a fantastic idea! Right, the mock-up story is "With Edinburgh Junction's high rate of passengers every day, the station needs to improve the platforms, to allow the trains to work at their best. We are going to be introducing two new platforms to the station, both to be terminus platforms for all 2 carriage trains to the west. This will allow the mainline platforms to be available, for all services with longer trains, or passing through trains. We will be starting the construction at the beginning of January 2010, and hope to get it to an operational stage by early/mid February"
Hows about that then? Christmas money and presents, new year project. Please note that on the diagram, where it looks like the new track splits off from the platform 3 line, it is just a left hand point, so the curve off to the left is part of the curve to platform 3. Also, the stabling point for the locos may not be there.
If anyone has any questions, please ask. I cannot wait to get this all under way.