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Category Archives: Operations

CNR Pine Street sea trial 1

The layout survives its first real ops sessions

Posted byTrevorMarch 7, 2026March 7, 2026Posted inAchievable Layouts, CNR Pine Street in HO, Layout Tour, Layouts I have designed or built, Operations

Midday goods :: Feb 28, 1905

A typical train doing typical work at Bydemill

Posted byTrevorFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026Posted inBydemill operations, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layout Tour, Layouts I have designed or built, Operations

Proto:Traction

Why would you? What’s missing? And is that really important?

Posted byTrevorFebruary 21, 2026February 21, 2026Posted inLayout Design, Operations, Philosophy, Uncategorized

CNR Pine Street – Proof of Concept

Putting it all together – and putting it through its paces

Posted byTrevorJanuary 29, 2026Posted inAchievable Layouts, CNR Pine Street in HO, Layouts I have designed or built, Operations, Video

Zero derailments, zero stalls

Need a new year’s resolution? Here’s a good one.

Posted byTrevorJanuary 11, 2026Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layout Design, Operations, Philosophy, Workshop

Bydemill stock storage

Another reason to travel outside the province

Posted byTrevorNovember 2, 2025Posted in7mm GWR equipment, Benchwork, Bydemill operations, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layouts I have designed or built, Misc 7mm equipment, Operations

Fresno to Friant (Sept 2025)

Running trains on PIerre’s SP Clovis branch

Posted byTrevorSeptember 21, 2025Posted inCalifornia Dreaming in Proto:48, Eat Drink and be Merry, Layout Design, Layouts by others, Operations, Where to find me

Sunday ritual

Coffee. Dog. Ops session.

Posted byTrevorJuly 27, 2025Posted inAchievable Layouts, Bydemill operations, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layouts I have designed or built, Operations

Niagara Street tower

A lever frame reduces fascia clutter

Posted byTrevorJune 7, 2025June 6, 2025Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, Track and Turnouts

The big switch stands

These were a hit on Port Rowan, and make a repeat appearance on the NS&T

Posted byTrevorJune 6, 2025Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, Track and Turnouts

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