I have started to cut and fit the plywood sheets on the new platform framework. My ideas are not quite working out though and it looks as though the longest Moor Street trains will be four coaches long, not five. Well, I'll save some money I suppose, and many workings were composed of two B Sets of 2 coaches. It will also give me an excuse to run shorter trains, such as the 14XX auto train with a coach before and aft, like the Snow Hill - Dudley "Dodger" trains. Well, I only have one auto coach so there wouldn't be any savings doing that, but they did look good.
I want to keep the traverser at 60ft long because then tender engines will be able to run round trains. It is tempting to make it shorter but there wouldn't be much gain, certainly not enough for 5 coaches. It will be possible, though, to use the traverser to hold an extra coach for one of the departing long distance trains. Main line trains will not be affected as the storage loop is much longer.
I have also been looking at some of the goods services in more detail and it would appear that I need some Fruit D vans and similar. These were often brought in to Platform 3 at night and early morning during the summer fruit season. Banana traffic was year round, so a few of the new Dapol banana vans would be a good asset, particularly as they were unloaded via the Hoist Roads.
Still some work to do this weekend before any photos, but progress has been good.