Thank you James May

Why does every Dad want a son? So he can buy them a train set of course! So having 2 daughters was a bit of a set back in this respect! And whilst my youngest daughter had shown an interest in Lego, Scalextric and Meccano, a train set still didn't look on the cards.

And then, along came James May and his excellent series 'Toy Stories'. In one of the episodes he attempted to build a 10 mile 00 gauge railway from Barnstaple to Bideford. My daughter watched the program and hey presto - now she wants a train set!

So, the plan is to run it around the loft. They'll be a station with an engine shed, a big tunnel a viaduct and much more!

It'll take some time to get going, but we'll try and keep the blog up to date with happenings! Not that anyone will probably ever read it!!!

For starters - I've attached the first idea for the plan. It's not to scale, but gives you an idea of what we aiming for!