Beeston Market is no more .......

[ge_rik]

Platform (nearly) finished and first layer of ballast laid.

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Rik

[Old Man Aaron]

Yard is progressing well, and your workshop has weathered in nicely.

[ge_rik]

Yard is progressing well, and your workshop has weathered in nicely.

Thanks. The workshop looks crooked in the photo but I assure you its walls are still vertical.....

Rik

[ge_rik]

I tried a 2:1 mix of horticultural grit and/or sharp sand:cement this time rather than my usual 4:1 or 3:1 mix. It's set rock hard. We'll see how it fares. If it starts breaking-up I'll try fixing it with a coating of SBR.

Rik

[ge_rik]

When I revamped Beeston Market Station last year, I maximised space for sidings etc but didn't leave any room for the station forecourt.

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So, I extended the baseboard slightly....

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.... and have now restored the café, an approach road and added some fencing.

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Amazing how long a seemingly simple job has taken (the best part of this week!).

Rik

[philipy]

So, I extended the baseboard slightly....

As you do! Been there done that....!

Looks good though Rik, well done.

[LNR]

That's a beautiful little setting Rik, one of the advantages of being out in the garden, being able to grab a bit more real estate.
Grant.
PS I like the T Ford.

[Scrat]

Great work.
Without the forcourt it would not be the same.
I like seeing thing just appear in the background of the trains instead of the scenery ending just beyond the track.

[ge_rik]

BTW - The tea room was based loosely on one which stood just outside the mainline Beeston and Tarporley Station many years ago



Rik

[Peter Butler]

Really nice touch to give 'life' to your railway. That little addition make such a difference.

[LNR]

BTW - The tea room was based loosely on one which stood just outside the mainline Beeston and Tarporley Station many years ago
Rik

Looks a very accurate representation Rik, nice one.
Grant.