With a population of about forty, Mary’s Bay is just one of the many little fishing settlements along the route of the AB&C. Here, the tracks follow a horseshoe-shaped cutting between the steep seaside cliffs and the shallow beach of the bay (which is home to a tiny marina and fish shack) before hooking back along the rest of the shoreline... both the train and boats provide access to the outside world for residents here, bringing them to supplies as much as they bring supplies to the residents. Just off to the right of this picture, at the end of the point and across a short footbridge, is a great lighthouse and keeper’s residence on a tiny little island.


And so... I finally finished that scene of the AB&C I've been meaning to do forever! This picture was traced out on two sheets of paper and in three parts... I didn’t make much of an effort blending the pieces together, because somehow the border lines added a bit of character (as well as sectioning off the most interesting part of the scene ). The number plate on the front of No. 4 was Sampug’s idea, in a way... I originally imagined an older-looking smokebox front, but I based it instead on his rendition (in sprite form), which actually looked pretty cool.