Permanent Way Day ...

A lot of work done on the track ... to fix connectivity and other issues...

A short section of track at the top end of the layout removed and replaced with a section with tags fitted to add an extra track power feed.

The station area track taken up and put back down with new rail joiners plus some shiny new points....

Down the bottom of the garden, track taken up for relaying with new rail joiners...

New ballast laid for the bottom garden section and the station...

Ready for more play-time 😀

Repair Shop: Replacement wagon wheels...

 A job lot of 'new' LGB wagon wheels picked up off Ebay to replace those in a few of my wagons...

An old pair of wheels removed, they are badly worn with coarser wheel rims and the two halves coming apart - not good for smooth running...

Its an easy pull and and pop in job to replace the wheels, now the ballast wagons and the crane match truck will run around the track without problems...

Coach works(10) : All the styrene strip stuck on ...

 At last finished cutting and stick styrene strip to the coach bodies; ends and sides all done for the three coaches...

Last job to do before painting is to add the step(s) to the underframes for the guards door.

Sunny Sunday (3) - little goods train..

 The Tool Van with a new coupling gets a run with a tanker wagon.. pulled by a battery powered Diesel (using playmobil RC motion)..

Repair Shop: New coupling ..

Catching up on those little jobs - the breakdown train tool van kept coming uncoupled when running.. one of its couplings is missing a 'waggler', the hook part.

The old coupling and the new one to be fixed on somehow...

Old coupling hacked off and making up bits of plasticard to level and fix the new coupling....

The finished bodge job....

Hoorah ! couples up nicely now...

Sunny Sunday (2) - Breakdown train...

 Used my Playmobil RC diesel, for a quick session pulling my little breakdown train ....

Coach works(9) : Handles and grab rails... ...

Having got towards the end of adding all the styrene strip to the coach sides I did a quick assembly check with the roof and underframe - starting to look like what I was aiming for ...

 I've started bagging up all the parts for each coach so as not to loose them...

The final job for today was to use thin wire to represent the door hinges and drill holes for the guards door handles and grab rails.