How we got here
How we got here This is the story of the final model railroad I expect to build. It will be the 7th of my "career", spanning 45 years. This first post tells the history of that career from the first days in England until now. Most of this blog will be about the final layout but it gives me an opportunity to share some of my experiences and thinking about model railroads over my whole history. I've learned a lot but never got close to finishing a layout. It's taught me what I like and what I want, though. But I'm still a rookie and I'll need to learn a lot more if I'm to meet my goals with this layout. More about that later. First, some history! Layout 1 - GWR This is the little locomotive that started it all for me in England in 1975. Its a Great Western Railway 0-6-0 Saddle Tank engine , It may be one of the most popular "N" scale locomotives in the UK. The GWR was the romantic dream of young railfan kids in the UK in the late 20t