Oct 2021, 3 full years since i started this my first layout, being a crop farmer, I have no time to model railway from spring to November, but will make up with lots of time off in winter.
Irish rail continued to buy our seed products for landscape repairs on the permanent way, one job was sowing the Irish rail Biodiversity works in the portlaoise service depot, we supply a specialist bespoke product to grow on rocky gravelly soil out the back lot. I did blag me way so i could visit the depot to see where the seed mixture was going to be planted, (to get it right! of course)and get a close up look at the depot, but in the end was too busy to go, as the harvest was hectic this sunny year. I did say i was railway modeller with Construction card, PPE and all, if Irish rail continue to buy, a visit is still on the cards.
The Layout. at the very end of a long winter and late spring, I finally got a loco to run around all the tracks, so the power is correct and connected. all well, bar a few bumps and badly sloped bends on inclines, but as its all laid on sand, just wet the track, lift and add more sand and PVA. there a dodgy track in a tunnel, again thats just a leveling issue.
The post, brought a new A or two and these lovely engines will like other sit in boxes, unused until i get the track perfect.
I had planned to install my first turnout motors, but if i get the track running perfect this side of christmas, i will be happy.