Right, looks like I`ve sussed it so now time to bore you with some more pictures........
As Stockers has mentioned above he has built me a nice big shed at the end of the garden - after he had demolished the two old shed and we had removed the remains. At the time I drew up the specifications for the new shed I thought about having a run-in from the main line but did not mention it to Alan as was not sure that it would be feasible. One day we having our morning cuppa and Alan asked if I had thought about a run-in..... and that was that, a run-in would be provided.
So whilst Alan was building the shed I started building the run-in which bit time consuming working out the inclines to get the run-in up to the level of the track in the shed. After a couple of days it looked like this:
.....and couple of days later the first attempt was completed:
Basically it was ok but not perfect. Main problem was that the wooden viaduct leading to the run in was on a falling gradient but as soon as the run-in started the track was on a rising gradient into the shed which as causing problems with some rolling stock. The wooden viaduct got removed:
and replaced by celcon blocks making the track level on the curve:
Having replaced the curved part of the wooden viaduct then decided to replace the rest of the wooden viaduct on the mainline:
Once that was done it was time to do some testing.... and what better loco to do the testing..... the Harz 2-10-2T!!
Gingerly the 2-10-2T approached the run in:
.....and safely negotiated the pointwork without anything derailing:
....and disappeared into the shed:
Only thing to sort out now is some walling around the trackwork on the mainline and run-in as I don`t fancy something like the 2-10-2T taking a topple off the track. Speed restrictions are in place.
Once that`s been done work can start on returning the rest of the EG&SNNR to a working railway. There`s quite a bit to do!!