I have been giving a lot of thought to the Leadville Station spur and realised that what was required was the ability for a locomotive to run around it’s train and couple to the rear. The following change to the trackplan – the addition of a second crossover on the right – provides that ability with a minimum of track changes. I have ordered the two extra right-hand #4 turnouts which hopefully will be received by the end of next week.

As can be seen I have started work on the 6″ extension to the layout to make room for the Leadville Station spur. Next stage is the installation of the 2″ deep foam roadbed and filling in the gap between the old and new foam, which could be challenging.