Below: Sunderland 101 leaves the depot and crosses the new pointwork in the yard.

Below: Initial marking up of Road 4 is taking place using temporary sleepers, levels and marker posts. The track has to negotiate a drainage channel and swing to the right to clear the overhead pole clearly visible in this view, the line will curve back to take the centre line through the doors and into the depot itself.

Below: Meanwhile, inside the depot the replica Armstrong car has had its lid removed to create an open tourer for Father Christmas’ arrival this Saturday…