The Strawberry Line

It must be very satisfying to come towards the end of track building and laying. I don't think wiring up is too bad provided you work methodically and check continuities as you go along.

I wired Delph to be DCC/DC convertible (it's only two wires to the rails, whether it's an A/C carrier with a digital signal or plain DC). I only use DCC for traction and just used ordinary D plugs for all inter-board and control panel connections. It appears to work OK, although I can't claim to have run it for extended periods, yet. Due to the nature of my layout, it's unlikely there would ever be more than, say, three locos running at once, so I reasoned that the current consumption should be well within the pin rating for the D plugs. All the point motors, signals, etc., have their own separate circuits. The highest current flow is probably the AJ uncoupler magnets, but they are only momentary, occasional use.

Hope you enjoy S4um.

Regards,

Dave.

Thanks Dave. I'll ask Adrian at Railroom Electronics about the D plugs next time I see him .

Wiring and winter, two words that fit each other well in my mind! 

 

Good to see progress - I like the look of that headshunt/loading siding, I'm getting bored with all the flat ground on my own layouts. What kind of embankment will it be? 

Hi Mikkel

There was a plain concrete wall between the siding and the main running line and an overbridge at the end nearest the camera, so it effectively everything you see up to the turnout sits in a shallow cutting. About half way down the siding was a covered stone loading point where lorries from one of the local quarries tipped limestone dust into waiting railway wagons. Brakes could be released and re-pinned once the wagon had rolled downhill under gravity to move onto the next wagon.

The attached photos from the Bristol Railway archive will make things a bit clearer, no 2 and 3 especially.

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Photo2

Photo3

Thanks for that. Very attractive scenes. The fruit trees look like an interesting landscaping challenge, if they are to be included and were there in your period.

Oh yes. I'm still deciding how I'm going to model a proper Somerset cider apple orchard!

Yes, nice photos. I once had a ride from Yatton to Cheddar behind a Collett 0-6-0 22XX class in the early '60's. Can't honestly remember anything else about it! We were visiting Cheddar for a couple of days and I persuaded my parents to drop me off at Yatton for a bit of spotting and the train ride to Cheddar, where they picked me up in the car again.

Best wishes with the layout and look forward to seeing it at exhibitions in the future.

Dave.

Yes, nice photos. I once had a ride from Yatton to Cheddar behind a Collett 0-6-0 22XX class in the early '60's. Can't honestly remember anything else about it! We were visiting Cheddar for a couple of days and I persuaded my parents to drop me off at Yatton for a bit of spotting and the train ride to Cheddar, where they picked me up in the car again.

Best wishes with the layout and look forward to seeing it at exhibitions in the future.

Dave.

Shame you didn't have a camera Dave!