Planning permission approved for a circular railway network in the South West of England

This year, work begins on a new railway in Bristol, UK.
However, it is a much smaller network than you might imagine. This is a railway which is designed to fit snugly inside a coffee table, somewhere in Bristol.


This is the blog I have established to document the design, construction and running of the N-gauge layout I am creating. It will be a modern day layout, depicting somewhere around the Bristol area, with all the bells and whistles and whistle-stops that I can possibly cram in. 


Featuring:
Double track First Great Western mainline 
Single track First Great Western local line
Moving bus system
Lights
Digitalised system with advanced software and controls
Varied landscape features including tunnel, bridge, x2 stations, Bristolian buildings and farmland
Fitted inside a glass-topped coffee table 


Digital ambitions
Eventually, I hope to fully exploit the digital potential of the railway system by controlling all features with software. I hope to be able to use a small computer such as a Raspberry Pi, and perhaps even find a way to allow website visitors to log in to a server and control the railway remotely and even view live CCTV cameras on the platforms andand and....gasp...


On this Blog you will be able to see:  
Updates and stories of how the work is going
HD (and macro!) videos and photos of the railway coming together and operating
A rolling report of how much I am spending on the railway, time and money...


So, if you are interested to see how this pans out, please follow this blog. Cheers!