Silky Jack That’s a perfect comment my friend and thank you, exactly my thoughts too. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Jim Houghton Many thanks Jim, I was just becoming conscious of the length of the video and I didn’t really want folk skipping on the fast forward button, I can show the locos going at a more realistic speed on a running session in the yard at a later date when it’s a little more complete. This was really to do with showing the process of the yard at this stage but I do take your point though and I thank you for that. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Rob McCrain Thank you my friend and yes, I can make a nice little cameo scene from that one area alone, there is so much that can be going on. You’re right, you need to see the complete scene to understand fully how it could work - there is a lot of pretending and imagination needed but I like that, a little story line each time I use it. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ..........Graham

Trevor Rothwell Thank you so much for the kind comment Trevor, that’s really appreciated. I’m sure you have the same modelling ability as I do mate so don’t worry about that. I’m also pleased that you like the distant street scene too, I’m really pleased with that so far. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Toniandbaz Duffy Hi Basil and thank you for the kind comment. I like the ash pit too and I thoroughly enjoyed making it, although just a square box there were a couple of processes used which I hadn’t done before and had to do a few experiments first before I put them to use on the ash pit but it came out all ok in the end. As you say, I should get hours of fun utilising this new space. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Onno Mulder Many thanks Onno and pleased that you like it mate. Cheers for now. .......... Graham

William Bryant I think William that it may not look quite so crowded once some of those containers are on the track and not in the yard plus a few of those items on the layout may not remain on there but we shall see. But you’re right, we do have to make the best of what we have as regards space though. Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed the video, that’s the main thing. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

Norman Rowe Many thanks Norman and the history goes back about 5 years ago, I really wanted that to give me a foundation to build on and it’s still current today as that foundation is what the new layout is built on. Hopefully now that I have this part of the layout constructed I can start finalising the details and start adding Scenics where appropriate. Cheers for now buddy. ............Graham

Dave Horton Thank you very much Dave, I am so enjoying building this layout, it’s so much fun, I’m not sure why but I’m not asking any questions! 👍🏻. It’s also nice to see others are enjoying it too which is an added bonus. Onwards and upwards as they say! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

McMetro Thank you and I’m really pleased that you like the look of the new yard and crane, I’m happy with it at the moment but obviously this is just the basic work and much work is now needed to finish it off which I can do gradually throughout the year along with the station and the road at the back. All exciting stuff which I’m really looking forward to. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Justin Muse Thanks Justin and pleased that you like the video and the progress so far, hopefully another video will be up in about a weeks time. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Nigel Carter Indeed Nick, I have been itching to get the ash pit and turntable back on the layout and now I have plus of course the new yard and the TMD area as well. It’s highly condensed but all works fine as you can see. Onwards and upwards. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Keep going, Graham@@GrahamFoulston

Hi Peter and thank you, i like the track plan that i have for this small extension, it gives me everything I need for a small yard and is as you say interesting too. i have kept it as simple as i can along with the rest of the layout so that i can enjoy it when just "playing trains" !! Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

TRAM JUNCTION Thank you very much Geoff, the entry took a little while to sort out but got there in the end after crossing off the other options for the reasons explained and it works fine. I do have a set of bogies that will do the job for the crane but I will wait until I receive yours before I make my mind up which ones to go for. Yes, I’m looking forward to a couple of hours of just playing trains with a coffee and a few smokes but it will probably be Monday as we are out tomorrow but that’s OK, I can wait! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate and speak again Tuesday. ......... Graham

Thank you very much Dwight, I spent quite a while planning what i wanted on this extension and the track plan to give me all what i wanted but as simple as i could get too and it all seems to work ok at the moment, so fingers crossed, I can move on and start finalising areas now. Cheers for now. ..........Graham

Maria Preston Craig my old friend and so good to hear from you again, hope you are well, been a bit worried about you. Lakeside is progressing nicely with the start of the container yard so all good so far. Cheers for now buddy and so pleased you like it. ...........Graham

Peter Shaw Hi Peter and thank you for the comment, yes, I’ve been itching to get the turntable and ash pit back onto this layout plus all the other bits I salvaged from the previous layout, can’t wait to get this area up and fully working which will be this week sometime hopefully. Pleased to know that you found this more interesting than the TV! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

PAUL POWER Thank you Paul and understanding the original history really helps to understand why things are placed where they are and also why they even existed - it’s always been the foundation to the existence of Lakeside. So pleased that you like it so far and hopefully you will still like it as it progresses. Cheers for now mate. .......Graham

Medway Peninsula Model Railway Many thanks Kev and it was really important for me to bring back the steam engine shed/turntable etc as it’s somewhere to keep some steamers without it looking odd on the layout. Because the layout is now primarily a modern image layout then I am treating this as a heritage area run by enthusiasts so this is not complete yet but the basics are there. I’m really looking forward to developing this area. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

wd23st Thank you and your comment is greatly appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Stephen Pike Thank you Stephen and I’m pleased that you like it so far, I think that this should give all that I need and will more importantly, be simple to operate and therefore give me lots of fun hours using it as well as modelling it too. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Paul Tijink Many thanks Paul and I’m pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham

Mark Crocker Absolutely Mark, I cant - like everyone else - magic up space that I haven’t got so I (we) have to make the best of what I have which hopefully I have done on this section of the layout, some may think it’s a little cramped but let’s see how it turns out in a months time once I am further forward. You hit the nail on the head as you were looking at each element separately which is the way I had designed it but all those elements had to work together as well which I think they will once I’m a little further on. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Many thanks Mick, the board works well although i am going to try 3mm instead of the 5mm which i used at the moment, it was just laid as an experiment to see how it went but i think i would like it a tad lower than what it is so to enable me to clean the track easier. It is flush with the rail at the moment which will make cleaning the track a bit difficult - I will see how the 3mm works out. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider That’s so very kind of you Anthony, thank you. Hopefully this area will start making more sense as I start to develop it more as time goes on but at least the basics are done now. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

David Cook Many thanks David and much appreciated sir and pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

John Carvil Hi John and thank you, it’s basically sorted now but obviously this is just the beginning but at least trains can run on the tracks now so that’s a major thing out the way. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Marc B Hi Marc, well as you know, I follow Rule 1 - my railway and I will run what I like and when I like. You may have seen on previous videos that I run my F7 Santa Fe and also my Big Boy too so I wouldn’t worry about running yours on video either. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Trent Valley Railway Thank you and yes, I think we all do planning before we actually start work on a project and there seems to be many folk at the moment constructing container yards but no wonder really as it’s an important part to a modern image layout plus with so many great models out there then it makes it reasonably easy to do. Cheers for now. ..........Graham

Grandad Choo choo No problem sir and thank you for the comment too. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now. .......... Graham

Justin Fox Exactly Justin, it will be a lot of fun operating it, primarily because of its simplicity. Don’t worry mate, I don’t listen to the nay sayers, I just carry on doing my own thing but also take on board any constructive criticism too, you just have to weigh up what to use and what to ignore. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

The Growler - Blackwood N Gauge Layout Many thanks Euan and really pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham

charles quinn Hi Charles and yes, if I can get the local council to come along and take that tree down then I think everyone will be happy! 😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Steve Harper Very true on all a counts Steve and I have learnt that over the 6 or 7 years I have been doing Lakeside, there are always many ways of doing the same job but it’s the one that I prefer which is the most important to me. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Locomotionlotion Wow, really? I didn’t realise that you passed out on that particular loco, that’s amazing! Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Dave Hornby That’s really kind of you to say Dave - thank you! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham

quarryfield Thank you Paul and I think it’s important for folk to know the thinking and history behind this layout, hopefully it will make more sense as to why things are done and not just plonked on there for no apparent reason other than it was an afterthought. It also gives me a foundation to work on too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

southway1943 Thank you so much Peter, I’ve been itching to start putting these things back on the layout and start making it look like a steamer area again - give a month or so and it should start resembling something like it did on the previous layout. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Always a pleasure to watch your videos I hope you look at mine when you have the time

Mark Schumacher Thanks Mark, considering that all the points are insulfrog and with no dropper wires then they run really well, I will need to add a few dropper wires though which is going to be the next job before I do anything else. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham

paul roberts Hi Paul and many thanks for the comment, I have a few other ideas yet which I haven’t mentioned yet so keep watching - exciting times ahead! 😉👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Layton Junction Many thanks Al, I hope that this will improve as time goes on but not too bad at the moment for a weeks work so far, very pleased with it. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Bill Richardson We have that saying here in the U.K. too Bill ! 😂😂. Many thanks mate and I hope that you enjoyed your glass of red wine too! 👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ..........Graham

tim jd dowd Thank you Tim and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ......... Graham

Hi Carl and thank you for those kind words and also I'm pleased that you are enjoying the channel so far. Hopefully you will enjoy the rest of the build of this new layout and it should give you a few ideas too should you need any for the future. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham

Philip Page That’s a really nice thing to say Philip and is really appreciated sir. If I can give inspiration to others then for me then that’s an added bonus. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Ian B Many thanks Ian, it’s even more satisfying to see it all working as it should too! It actually looks even better when the sleeps disappear under the hard standing and all you see are the rails, I can’t wait to get all that hard standing complete and I can start weathering it, hopefully it should come out ok when done. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Matt Bull Thank you Matt and yes, I am pleased with the way this has come out in a relatively short time but onwards and upwards and now to start finalising a few things. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Tony Slight Well I’m pleased you got the crane you wanted and you are happy with it, that’s the main thing. I got my crane for half price so I’m happy too! Cheers for now. .......... Graham

BVR Railway Absolutely Steve and that is exactly what I do these days - gone are the days when I tried to please everyone else - rule 1 is always in play. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Ron Zufelt Thank you Ron and much appreciated sir. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

Conal Many thanks Conal and much appreciated. Cheers for now. ...........Graham

Philip Lettley Thanks Philip, as I mentioned in the video, I spent two and a half days just thinking and planning this out, because of the space limitations then I have obviously had to condense it it a relatively small space but I think what I have got now works well for me although maybe not for all but that’s ok, this layout is for me to enjoy and I’m going to get a lot of enjoyment from just this area alone. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

clive cobbold Thank you very much Clive and I’m pleased you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Desmond Davis My heart goes out to all you folk in Oz with these horrendous fires, we can only get a feel for what it must be like over here in the U.K. but no words could describe the devastation which must be going on over there, I’m so sorry for you guys. Thank you for the kind comment Desmond, it is greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Jerry Allen Don’t worry Jerry, I’m sure that you will have a layout in your new shed in Australia which will make everyone envious given time, at least you can sit back and just watch other videos to get ideas for the new layout. Cheers for now buddy. .......... Graham

Mark Wilson Hi Mark, yes it is quite wide but that’s not an issue and in fact creates an illusion that it’s wider than it actually is. As you say, as long as I’m happy (which I obviously am) then that’s really all what matters. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham

John E Thank you John and much a[predicated as always. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Michael Thurgar Exactly Michael, that’s just what I thought too - great minds think alike! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

VHHO 66 Thanks mate and much appreciated. Cheers for now. ............Graham

Couldn't agree more Thomas its Graham layout I quite like what he is doing with is layout

Thank you Thomas and don’t worry, negative feedback doesn’t get me down, I will always do what I want to do in the end although having said that, I always consider other ideas from folk and sometimes I put them into the plan but only if I think they will work and that I like the idea. Cheers for now mate and thanks for the comment too. ...........Graham

Duncan Campbell Thank you Duncan. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Sue Walker Thanks Joe and the story behind Lakeside was important to me when I first started the original Lakeside, it gave me a foundation to work on and a meaning why anything was built and it continues even to this day. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Exeter Central Thanks mate and yes, I thought it was important to see trains running, albeit briefly, but at least it gave folk an idea. No point in it looking ok if it didn’t work! 👍🏻😂. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

David's Trains Thank you David and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ........... Graham

Chazzy B Many thanks for the kind comment mate, it’s really appreciated. As regards the rout for the lorries then I’m still undecided on the route I want to take, I need to sit on my chair and just sort that out the best way I can but thanks for the input, it’s another I can consider. When I took the previous layout down I kept virtually everything, even some of the Scenics because I wanted them to go back onto this layout so as to keep the the same ‘feel’ even though the layout as a whole would be different - hope that makes sense. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Garth Junor Hi Garth, it’s a good mix of building and playing that makes this hobby of ours so interesting, the playing really helps to get the mind going of what else could be made or changed to improve not just the look of the layout but the ‘playability’ of it too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Greg Hale Thank you Greg and yes, it seems to be coming along nicely so far but obviously more to come yet! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Anthony Strathmore road junction Hi Anthony and thank you sir. If mine has given you some ideas for yours then that’s brilliant, the sharing of ideas is what I think showing our layouts on KZfaq is a great interaction between fellow modellers. I look forward in seeing how yours develop and maybe I can nick a few ideas off yours! 👍🏻😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

John Crooks Thanks John and the history of Lakeside has been in place from virtually day one and was important for me to lay the foundations down and the reasons why things were built and where they were placed. I am still trying to bring the same feel to the new Lakeside as the old Lakeside by utilising a lot of what was on there before. Hopefully as I progress with this layout then that should become more apparent as more things are bought back - like the engine shed and turntable. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

@@GrahamFoulston You have done a load after the old layout came down. The progress you have made with this v2.0 in the past year is tremendous and what you have used, incorporated and managed to do and the results are amazing. Well Done Graham.

John Crooks Thank you once again John, that’s really kind of you to say mate - thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Chas Tallis Hi Chas and no, I can categorically say that there will be no point motors on this part of the layout. I can see what you are saying but no - that won’t happen. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham

Martin Pattison Don’t worry Martin, I will build this layout the way I want to so no problems there. 👍🏻. I’m not bothered at all about the crane not working, it was always going to be just a static crane although I will be able to move it up and down on its rails which is all I want and will still have much fun using it in that respect. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Phillip Hill Hi Philip and thanks for the comment. I think I have now decided on the route for the lorries and they will take the same road out of the yard as they did on the way in - I will explain that on my next video. I’m pleased you like the yard so far, it is a condensed version but that’s all the room I have so I just have to make best use of the space I have but I have got everything on there that I wanted so I’m happy with that. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

A Train In Spain Hi Gary and thank you for that kind comment. Having Rule 1 at the forefront when building a layout is very important as you can be swayed from one point to another and because of the many different suggestions then you can end up in a complete mess with no focus on what YOU want, no matter how unrealistic it may be. I have learnt that lesson. Having learnt that lesson then I believe that is why this new layout is a joy to build, I do of course take suggestions on board and sometimes they are included but only if I think they will fit into the layout to give me what I want. I haven’t any videos of working with foam board but I will see if I can show how I create the hard standing in the next video which I hope will help. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Graham Foulston: Greatly appreciated your reply and comments Graham. Just sitting in the garage at this time (the layout’s housed there) and musing on the laying of the roadway which comes off my newly constructed hillside. Hope you do t mi d if a leave a link for you. Any comments or suggestions you may have regarding the hillside development will be welcome. Cheers Gary (m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMucY8J_2Lqlkok.html)

Jimmy Dotcom Absolutely Jimmy, because those points are insulfrog points then depending on which way they are switched will make a section of track isolated so as you say, ideal for test or ring in a loco on DC. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

@@GrahamFoulston so you can do DC shunting / fiddling, without even planning it. And with a colossal crane. How cool is that. Big smiles :)

Jimmy Dotcom Absolutely Jimmy - good fun isn’t it! 👍🏻👍🏻

Alex Pomeroy Hi Alex and thank you for the kind comment. All the items you see at the moment are really just there to see what room I have, if I decide that parts look a bit cluttered then I will thin them out or try to reposition them, this is especially so in the TMD area, I need to still do work on that. It made perfect sense to me to have these points manually operated keeping the brief of this layout true to its meaning - simple and easy to use. Every single point is very easy to access so no reason to have point motors and all the wiring associated with them especially as this part of the layout will be able to be folded down. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

Mark Franks Thanks Mark and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

@@GrahamFoulston Hi mate it's great to see the enthusiasm you have especially at this time year as it's so easy to get fed up with things what with the weather and short days.

Mark Franks Thanks Mark and without blowing my own trumpet, this is why I spent some time sorting the train room out and installing the air con, I wanted this room to be an all weather room so I could go up there no matter what is happening outside, be it freezing cold or extreme heat then it’s a constant temperature of 17 degrees, perfect for working in and also just sitting playing trains. That was really important to me having had the opposite and all that entails on the previous layout. It really makes such a huge difference to the enjoyment and also keeps the layout and stock in great condition too. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Tony Jones Don’t be too concerned Tony, it’s only a pretend model and not the real thing! 😂. Like many of us, we can only work with the space we have and in my case, not that much so imagination plays a big part. I’m happy with what I have though so that’s the main thing. Cheers for now buddy. ........... Graham

Sean Baldwin Hi Sean, no underlay on this section of track in the container yard as the track would be too high for me as I am putting in the hard standing but thanks anyway. I have used Woodland Scenics underlay throughout the the rest of the layout which I find superb and so easy to put down - very happy with that. Cheers for now mate. ........Graham

Fair enough all good, the stuff I found if you change your mind at a later stage comes in 1,3,5 and higher mm sheets but either way loving it. Saw the price on that turntable concerted to AU$$ umm I got more hours at work to do lol, but still very nice have to admit.

David Cutts Thank you David and it does work indeed, there are some minor tweaks I still need to make but in general then it’s working how I wanted it to. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

hutchewah Wow, thank you for those great words my friend, they are greatly appreciated sir. As regards the trucks then I think I have now decided on how they enter and exit the roadway. I have to take into consideration the very limited space I have and also not spoiling any views when filming so it needs to be simple and clean looking. Cheers for now buddy. .......... Graham

Ray Gabel Hi Ray and many thanks for the constructive comment and yes, I may well do that but I need to seriously look into that area before making my final decision. The thing that really puts me off with that idea is obstructing any views of the village and also I have to consider the Magnarail system which will be going in by the village. So I just need to think this out first before committing anything but thanks for the idea though and it’s greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham

trainmanbob Hi Bob. And thank you. I have a total of five other crossovers on the four mainline tracks so in theory (and in practice too) I can get from the very outside track to the innermost track in the yard no matter any direction the train is going - no reversing required on the main line at all. Cheers for now. ........... Graham

BR Blues Hi Tim and thanks for the comment. As regards the traffic management then I have already decided what I want to see on the layout now but thanks for the thoughts though, as always, they are greatly appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

MICHAELTANGUY Hi Michael, I cant really do a video of how I did that point as I have already done it but I will describe the best I can on my next video how I did it which should give you a good idea - it’s really not the difficult as you will see. Hope that helps. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

@@GrahamFoulston That would be great Graham. Thanks for that.

MICHAELTANGUY No problems mate and glad to be of help. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

All very interesting and informative comments there Dave, thank you. As you know, I’m not a train person and have in actual fact never seen anything Freightliner in real life - ever!! So my knowledge is extremely limited and these comment are really helpful to me. Thank you. The new extension folds down so that I can carry on modelling the rear section without me having to stretch plus it also gives me easy access to release the roadway at the back should I get any derailments in the hidden storage. As time goes on and I finish the modelling at the rear of the layout then I doubt if this new section will be lowered that often but I want it like that just in case I need access, might as well think of it at this stage rather than wishing I had done it at a later stage - lessons learnt!! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

@@GrahamFoulston Hi Graham, your reasons for having the container terminal hinged are very sound, how many times have we thought, I won't do that again, and then do, so lessons learned and now put into practice. My experience of real container terminal working is purely limited to driving trucks at work to the terminal to load and unload containers for the green and white supermarket Bachmann did those nice containers of a while back..............I ought to mention Malcolms run Daventry and we use their containers too, infact those green/white ones are actually their's. I think EWS and DRS operate the trains from Daventry, not sure if I have seen Railfreight in there or not. One interesting fact I learnt recently was that there are two different height containers we use, Malcolms have to load them with all the taller containers at the back of the train incase of the WCML being blocked. The alternative route can't take the higher containers so if that happens they split the train and only take the lower containers onward to Scotland. Best regards Dave.

stretchedits Funny you should say about the different heights on the containers as I noticed that on some of the model containers too, I just thought that it was a scale thing but obviously not. Another very informative comment which is really useful for me so once again, thank you, things are starting to make sense now! 👍🏻👍🏻

Hawthorn Valley Hi Ian and thanks mate, I’m really pleased with the new yard and will allow me some extra shunting of wagons etc plus another useful storage area too, this is working out quite nicely now and I’m pleased I ended up making it as I wasn’t sure initially. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Holybrooke junction Thank you and greatly appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

Lee Whall You are so right with your comment Lee and I thank you for that. It’s so important to end up with what I want from this layout with my ideas and thoughts while also taking on board suggestions from folk who know a lot more than I do in both model railways and real railways, but at the end of the day it’s me that needs to model it and also more importantly - to live with it. The main problem I get is although suggestions may seem correct from the folk who suggest something, they are not in the room with me and so can’t see what I can see - cross members under the baseboards in the way, filming opportunities lost from a certain angle etc. Hopefully you can see what I mean. So I have to weigh all these things up before committing anything I do - weathering my idea or someone else’s. I have been playing with the route of the lorries this morning and you are not too far off what I’m erring to at the moment but I’m still undecided, I don’t want to do this job twice so I need to be 100% sure before committing to the final route so I will still go back and have a further ‘play’ maybe this afternoon, hopefully I can make a final decision by the end of the day. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy and once again, thank you for the kind comment, it’s greatly appreciated sir. ............. Graham

Thanks for that reply Graham. Whatever you decide mate will work and I'm really looking forward to seeing your progress. I have a problem at the moment deciding on what to do with the corner part to my layout as I've now reached that section and humming and arring, but I suppose that's the fun. Anyway, take care Graham and speak soon. All the best, Lee

Lee Whall I’m sure if you just sit and look at it then you will come up with a solution, it maybe not yet but at a later stage when you are least expecting it, that happens to me now and again. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham

2H80vids Yes, it’s got to have a driver in it, it looks so wrong otherwise. 👍🏻. Cheers for now. .......... Graham

Silky Jack I have so much left to do on this yard still that I can’t really make that decision until I know exactly where things are going to be placed which I am working on at the moment along with of course the best route for the trucks to take but an underpass wasn’t something I had thought about but is something I can put into the melting pot, hopefully I will have this sorted by the end of the week. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Duncan Campbell Thank you very much Duncan and pleased that you like it so far. I will spend a few more hours deciding where things are to finally rest, they may stay where they are or move a little, all I wanted at this stage was to have them on the layout so I knew how much room they took up and what I had left. I don’t want things to look cramped though so it might mean I will just not use some of them. I think the engine shed area is pretty much there, it’s the TMD area I need to work on and get sorted out which I can do in the coming week. Cheers for now buddy. ............ Graham

Hi graham your videos are giving me a few hints and tips as I am planning on setting up my own layout hopefully this year heres hoping

Duncan Campbell That’s excellent Duncan and hopefully I can look forward to seeing the start of the construction later on. 👍🏻👍🏻

EtonieE Hi John, no arms like Twizzle needed, I did mention a couple of times before on previous videos - especially in Part 1 that this extension is hinged and so I can fold it down when required to allow me the same access as I had before this extension was built. 👍🏻. Cheers for now. ..........Graham

Oh sorry Graham l musta missed that video 🙁 What a brilliant idea with the hinges giving you that depth of interest on the layout with easy access! It’s really looking good though 😎

EtonieE No worries mate, easily done. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ........Graham

Merv trigg I must admit Merv that I was doubting the success of this curved point know the problems I had with these before when using them but thankfully, this one seems to be behaving itself - at the moment! 😂. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Darren Hold Many thanks Darren and good on you fella, enjoy your drink and smoke while raising that glass, it’s greatly appreciated mate - thank you. 😉👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

turnout999 Hi Geoff, on the area you saw then I used 5mm foam board but I’m going to try 3mm too, I shall do that off site though just in. Case it doesn’t work. At the moment it’s absolutely flush with the top of the track and I would prefer it a fraction lower as it will make cleaning the track a lot easier. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Darren Hold On no, please don’t go down that route Darren! 😂😂😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Michael Tee Hi Michael and not taken as a criticism at all mate and a genuine query. I have 5 sets of crossovers distributed on all four mainline tracks for this very reason, I can go from the outer track to the inner tack and then go into the container yard, so no matter what track or direction I chose, I can do that quite simply by using the appropriate crossovers. Hope that helps mate. Cheers for now. .......... Graham

Corunna Railway Line Hi, yes I did use a computer programme (I can’t remember which one now) in the early days of the previous Lakeside but I found that although it was ok for basic planning of a layout, there was nothing like seeing it for real on the layout. It might look good on screen but I found in practice that it didn’t always work out as it should, I much prefer these days to lay it out roughly using real track but like everything, you have to use whatever method you are more comfortable with. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham