Map of the raised track. Normal running is in an anticlockwise direction. Starting from the station, the train passes under signal 8 and rolls easily on a falling gradient around the left hand curve. Passing signal 1 and the steaming bays, the line then curves to the right as it deviates from the old route. Still dropping, the reduced rolling resistance on the straight means that a touch of brake may be required as we pass the Avoncroft children's play area and signal 2. Swinging to the right, signal 3 is passed before the line curves back to the left. In quick succession signal 4, the pond and the swing bridge go by and the regulator is opened for the climb. Through the trees, Avoncroft's windmill can be glimpsed to the right, followed by a view over fields.  A short straight lets the loco get into its stride before a gentle left hander and signal 5. Just afterwards is a short curve to the right where the loco has to work hardest. Once past here the rest of the climb is in full view, and if the loco has performed well up to this point the controls can be left alone. Before the bridge and the line summit is signal 6 which is particularly important in warning of trains in the blind spot after the bridge. As the whistle is sounded for the bridge the regulator is closed for the descent into the station. Signal 7 and the clubhouse are viewed as, controlling speed with the brakes, we draw gently to a halt at the platform.
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