TrentValleyRailway

A trip out yesterday to the excellent London Festival of Railway Modelling 2019, part 1 of the highlights from the layouts on show is below.

Setting out the track has begun following the previous post, the latest and likely final plan is shown below for this small section of the lower level

One thing to remember when Laying out the trackwork is to try not to have the points mechanism over the framework. Have just had to rework the track layout due to this but remember to check before commuting to putting down the track and adding point motors later. Below are two locations where I have had to move the points away from the edge of the board due to the framework underneath.

and here is the latest developments in the March 2019 Layout Update

Underlay complete and new rolling stock on the layout. plus todays visit to Swindon Model Railway Show with highlights below;

Nearly there with the cork underlay on the lower level of the layout

Whilst waiting for sections of the cork underlay to set, started on the fiddle yard lighting for the darker areas of the layout. Before and after below.

Progress continues on the cork underlay

A fantastic show for 2019 and on reflection the organisation, hall set up and appearance is better than Warley. Had a lovely long weekend and trip to Model Rail Scotland 2019. Hoping for more of the same in 2020 and enjoy the highlights of all the layouts on show below.

Enjoyed a long weekend and trip to Model Rail Scotland 2019 Model Rail Scotland 2019 - Part 1 Model Rail Scotland 2019 - Part 2 Model Rail Scotland 2019 - Part 3 Model Rail Scotland 2019 - Part 4

Cork underlay progress continues

Excellent show with the highlights below. Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition 2019 - Part 1 Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition 2019 - Part 2

An enjoyable day at the 50th Anniversary of Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition, videos of the layouts on show below. Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition 2019 - Part 1 Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition 2019 - Part 2

The start of the cork underlay ....

Been testing trains and taking time out to plan out what’s next, February update below

Great show, nice to see more focus on layouts and exhibitors rather than trade stands. Here are my two videos of the exhibition. Stafford Model Railway Exhibition 2019 - Part 1 Stafford Model Railway Exhibition 2019 - Part 2

and here is part 2 of the layouts from the Stafford Show.

Enjoyed a visit to the Stafford Model Railway Exhibition yesterday with plenty of layouts on show, great inspiration and huge variety. It was nice to see the focus on exhibitors rather than sale stands. Enjoy...

Following on from the planning and preparing video, I have put together something on baseboards and framework from my experiences on the Trent Valley Railway.

The January 2019 Layout update is available for viewing below.

As noted below , here are some of the latest photos from the recent layout progress.

At the start of 2018 i began a new layout called the Trent Valley Railway, following on from my previous layout the Sandwich and Ashford Model Railway. Most of the progress last year was documented through regular updates to Youtube and i thought it was now time to get back into RMweb as the layout progresses to discuss specific details on the layout build, projects and other things during 2019. I will kick off here with an explanation video i have just completed on planning and preparing for the Trent Valley Railway back in 2018. I will update here again before the January 2019 layout update later this month.