Easter Running On The Garden Railway...

Hi all. Well, here we are, already...the 2-week Easter Holiday is at an end...back to college tomorrow! Throughout the two week holiday I have been operating my 00 gauge Garden Railway, the "Sutherland Steam Railway", on various days. Some days saw a general running of trains whilst others saw some general maintainence work being carried out; particularly yesterday when we Pressure-Washed the entire garden after the harsh winter that we've finally escaped. The garden now looks much better off! Inside the shed we have been moving the trackwork around again. Due to the arrival last week of 20 extra wagons of varying sizes, the track layout has been changed to include an extra siding, a very lengthy one indeed, capable of storing a train of 20 wagons plus a locomotive, whilst keeping the main line's clear too. I must admit, the new siding comes in very handy as it keeps the new wagons safe and, best of all, it saves rerailing them all the time! The plants are now also slowly coming back to life and the garden is beginning to get a "little greener". It does look its best around June/July time when the plants and flowers are in full fruition and the sun is shining! During the holiday, we have also discovered a few problems. The main problems are that, due to the intense frost & snow which we have encountered this year, 3-4 sets of external points require replacement. This was will be done asap. Though the rails are intact, the power-current is being lost and so replacement is very necessary indeed. The next post? Next Sunday I'm hopefully driving on the RPMR (for CMES). Thank You for Reading. Good Evening All...