Shunting + restarting Saloon coach project

 It's been a fair amount of time between posts.  Work and domestic affairs taking away time from the hobby, however I've managed to write up a couple articles for publication in the Guild & operate the railway here and there.  Some photographic evidence below of BBR Manning Wardle Niki shunting the Windrush Junction goods yard.

I've managed to dust off an old project & restart the Connoisseur Models brass Saloon coach kit build.  I've now completed all brass parts and onto the white metal axle boxes / fitting the wheels.  Should be exciting.  I'm hoping to get it completed by the end of March.  Time will tell indeed.  All for now.

O gauge for O gauge

 First update of 2026,  can't believe it's 2026 !   

How about a garden railway in O gauge,  in O gauge !  The Station Master of Windrush Junction thought it'd be a great idea to start a model railway club,  as he doesn't have enough to do with railways.  The Windrush Gauge O Group (WGOG) has been formed,  even Colonel Stephens himself was at the opening meet.  

I did my best at estimating 7mm/foot,  aided by the computer for printing out lined drawings of LNER coaches and the Flying Scotsman (what else, nothing but class), colored with pencil.  It's nice to have 4472,  if only in mini miniature form, on the layout.  It brings back happy memories of visiting a friend's garden railway many years ago.  The concerning aspect was, I was beginning to enjoy making an entire layout with trains out of paper, in a single afternoon.  Time to get back to the large stuff I think, before this goes too far.  I was starting to imagine making Bath Green Park & the entire S&DJR, in this, um, size.