Railway Progress and Plans

The garden railway at present consists of a basic circuit, with a long siding. Track is Peco SM32, some flexible, some 'set-track' curves giving a minimum radius of 2'6" - no Garrett's here I'm afraid. Track is laid onto paving blocks which are laid on ballast into the soil. At the moment the track isn't fixed firmly onto the blocks, although I may end up doing this to encourage the flexitrack to stay in the desired shape.
The circuit is fairly level, though there is a slight rise at the back, which I need to sort out, as the steam locos tend to slow and then speed up as they go over it. The circuit isn't huge, but large shrubs in the bed conceal some of the track at the rear, which helps to disguise this. Most trains run are fairly short, which also helps maintain some sense of illusion.
The current plan (subject to a policy of continuous 'improvement'!) is to develop the siding onto a triangular junction, leading round to the back of the garden to a simple terminus with a run-around loop, allowing extended out and back running. I hope to get the remainder of the track laid this winter, but we'll see how it goes - life with little ones means it's hard to find much un-interrupted time. Stay tuned for further developments...