Some of the Reading group may remember Tom Stephenson who flew into Reading from Seattle in 2020 and donated his bespoke handmade and carved track and layouts which are a firm favourite with the group. On 10th October Tom and his wife Annette ‘dropped by’ to donate the most beautiful handmade layout we have EVER seen. The pictures do not do the layout justice; the attention to detail is amazing.
Tom, an engineer, found us on the internet about five years ago, and decided he would support us with his layouts from 6,000 miles away. He has now dropped by twice with his handmade play resources. It was quite emotional watching him unpack this work of art for our Engine Shed family. What a world




