Taking the supply of coal around to the back. There is always the possibility of a derailment or in this case the coupling coming undone.
Or in this case the bolts have just worked loose and I am practicing fly shunting!.
Another pile of rocks
Another pile of rocks
With the engine turned it makes a better picture at the front and feels very different driving the track the other way. Therefore I am inspired to complete a figure of eight with points so that the route can go 4 ways around the two loops - that means 400 m without going around the same track from the same direction - ie out of the two loops you can go clockwise 1, clockwise 2, anti-clockwise 1, clockwise 2, clockwise 1, anti-clockwise 2 and anticlockwise 1 followed by anti-clockwise 2. In this way it will be possible to run for miles just to get the train the desired orientation at the desired spot. Train arrived, ready to dig out the grass.
Whilst the weeds are a problem the flowers look lovely.
After a couple of weeks needs to go out into the unexplored forest - engine turned.