We will probably end up retiring to the Welsh Marches which will put me close enough to the forest to allow me to indulge this interest. I also am developing a model of Hereford in my loft in N Gauge, and have an interest in the metre-gauge railways of Provence a place we continue to visit annually. I have been exploring some of these things on this forum.
Hereford:
http://www.railwayforum.net/showthread.php?t=15949
Provence:
http://www.railwayforum.net/showthread.php?t=15943
Nice Trams:
http://www.railwayforum.net/showthread.php?t=15953
Beware, I have found the metre-gauge railways and tramways of Provence to be quite an additive interest!
Roger