Tomorrow...

...is the Wealden Railway Group Personal Layout Show at Steyning. This morning, I have a few final bits and pieces to do, then pack the layout and stock etc.

Whether it'll ever go to another show is anybody's guess...there's a high likelihood that its next trip out of the house will be in a removal van, and I have no idea how things will pan out once we've moved. 

For now....


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