The first of several industry access sidings/branches is now being installed on the HO layout. This one leads to the steel rolling mill module that was salvaged from the old layout.

All photos courtesy of John Kinson.

Photo courtesy of John Kinson.

Main line track laying on the HO Layout is progressing at a great pace! The guys have found cans of soft drink make the perfect weights for holding the track in position while the glue dries. Fortunately we have many full cans on hand in the storeroom as we sell soft drinks when open ot public on Sunday afternoons (and Wednesdays during school holidays).

All photos in this update courtesy of Garry West.

Good progress is being made at the club on the HO layout. A significant length of main line track bed cork has been laid this week. Picture courtesy of Garry West.

The HO Layout build continues to progress in leaps and bounds! Some more photos courtesy of Garry West showing the state on 29 June 2022.

Some more photos courtesy of Garry West showing progress on the main HO layout on 22 June 2022.

Some more photos showing the rapid progress on the new HO layout. Second spiral, old steel mill being relocated and frame being dismantled.

Photos courtesy of Garry West and Michael Smith on 15^th June 2022.

Another significant milestone in construction of the new HO layout was achieved this evening with the successful running of a test loco all the way around the storage track layer of the new HO layout!

Construction of this layout is being done quite differently to club layouts in the past. Until now, track and point motor wiring was very much an afterthought — inevitably leading to problems with access and obstructions making the job much harder. This layout is being designed and built progressively with all electrical wiring and point motors being installed at the same time the track is laid. Theory is this should lead to a much more reliable result in the end!