I am also fully sure the lads wouldn't do that Derek, a simple mistake could happen in a warehouse situation, it's a pity that you don't have any satisfaction with it, I'm baffled as to the reason.
Lad I have no intention of ignoring you, I will do a preliminary test after I lay down track, I was thinking of very small runs, a couple of wagons or a small coach and a wagon, I'm not concerned about accuracy, that's for unlimited space and funds
I was there today and I saw lots of bord na mona stock waiting to be restored, the place is full to the rafters with future projects that will never be done without millions of donations.
No more sacrilegious than an actual track at ground level I reckon, you have trains running at road level in some of our own cities, as for the signal box idea, I like it.