It's a family affair

This afternoon events took an unusual turn. The normal process for creating a railway is left to Isaac and then, once the heavy engineering work is done, his brother will join in to run the railway. Today Isaac was rather taken with another toy and was not letting his brother get a look in on that and so his brother trotted off and got the box of railway pieces. Being a bit younger than Isaac, his ability to join the gaps was more limited. He built some fine straights with a small curve at the end but he soon requested help from mum to do the sidings. By this time Isaac's interest was peaked and he joined in too.

Mum built the passing loop, a brilliant idea considering how many heated debates have happened with the siblings over on going too slowly and the other can't pass. There are times these trains might as well weigh a hundred tons for the lack of will there is to lift them up and over the slower rival. Isaac finished of the broader curve and then proceeded to extend it some more to make the loop larger.

The boys are now soundly in bed, but the layout is still up, an accolade only awarded to the best layouts. It will probably be played with a great deal tomorrow and no doubt improved. Watch this space for further updates on the family track.