The return of Half Acre

With the delivery of a small 009 layout to Devon came the return of a previous build. Half Acre was a mess right from the beginning; started during lockdown when the world and his wife were buying track and the factory couldn't keep up. My initial plan went out of the window due to the shortages and this was the result. It's been hawked about on the Peco stand a few times, but has spent most of its time in one or other of the storage sheds from where it was rescued a week ago. I must admit that when it was offered I was slightly taken aback. Nigel has stock for it, but what would it do?

An afternoon was spent putting it through its paces and clearing the dust and spiders. All appears well and apart from a bent lamp post there is no obvious damage. While the testing may have gone well there was a reluctance in the air. Would we use it? The answer, almost unsaid, was no. Therefore the best thing to do is to move it on to someone who would make good use of a 7' x 1' total size N gauge exhibition layout that just needs stock and a controller.
 Wood End and Beyond: Half Acre (unnycoombelala.blogspot.com)