An old friend and former chairman of the Broad Gauge Society, Alan Garner, cheerfully let me come and play trains on his layout yesterday. We had a pleasant hour or two, catching up and being treated to a simple but nourishing lunch. The chief goal was to test the currently unfinished coaches for possible shorting between wheel tyres and frames, but also to find out whether a Rover class loco could even pull the blighters.
As it turns out, I’ve struck lucky with no apparent shorting evident at all. The Rover, however, required a helping hand to haul all four coaches at once. This has set in motion a series of ideas, which may be developed over the coming year.
My thanks to Alan, and his wife, for letting Best Beloved and me come to play.