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November 2002

In November the staging yard trackwork was adjusted to allow all possible rolling stock (ie. a UP Big Boy!) to pass. ‘Droppers” were soldered to the track to provide power so that trains could be run round on Open Day (24th Nov). The detailed trackwork at the front is being planned for us by Richard Oldfield using Templot software – Last minute modifications were made following the provision of addtional track diagrams by Tom Biery. The locations of the streets were marked out, building mock-ups in cardboard were started and the first mountains were assembled. Trains ran well on the Open Day – note that this is only existing rolling stock and not what we hope to run eventually.

October 2002

In October the cork was laid and the trackwork was laid in the staging yard. This is the easier track as the switches are “Out of the box”. Despite the Merseyside Club exhibition at the end of October, the trackwork was continued round the front to provide running lines for the Open Day on 24th November. This will be replaced when the hand-built switches are ready. The locations for the buildings were provisionally mapped out.