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4 minutes ago, Les Bird said:

I was born and brought up in Romford and later commuted daily to Liverpool Street. This is exactly how I remember the station. Sadly Romford has changed over the years and is now almost unrecognisable.

Same here .Met a very special girl under that bridge.

I think most people may like to run various goodies on their layout and while china clay is very interesting ,and indeed you have made it even more interesting , an average plank  dedicated to a single industry is going to get boring very quickly  for some people .A small station and goods shed plus  a small milk depot  or maltings say ,allows an interesting mix .I can certainly see a larger china clay  structure becoming a great addition  to a larger lay out though in fact I can visualize it in my head... but my wife cant .Accuracy is a severe master .

The only thing I can say is ,if your not doing it already ,that you lay the points first and  then match up the track in the chosen local  of track laying .I clamp mine down with netting staples so I can fiddle around to my hearts content though course you can  run stock though it until  they are out .I glue my track down with foam tack glue so it can be ripped up easily .The other thing I do on tight curves leading to a point is to solder it to the point,still using fish plates  then bend .That way the joint is nice and smooth and natural .No idea if this any help so good luck .