Kris

The pair of 37's on the Spring Cornish Explorer running round their coaches at Penzance yesterday.

The only replacement chassis I am aware of is for 2mm. I wonder if the pony truck is lifting the wheel in one direction. Your other option would be to purchase another Dapol 14xx. None of the ones that I have suffer in the way that you describe.

Whilst I doubt anyone on here wants this for themselves, it could make a great introduction to trains for children or grand children. Underground Ernie “Circle” Electric Train Set and Track extension set “C”. I purchased this set thinking that it would be good for my children but realistically they are too old for it now so I am hoping that it will find a home where it will be loved. This model was produced by Bachmann specifically for the toy market. It includes the loco and a coach. Easy clip together track to create a circle and a siding. There is a controller and an Underground Ernie figure. There is also a track mat to allow you to extend the set. The extension set consists of 2 sets of points and a couple of bits of track. I do not believe that this set has ever been used or even taken out of the polystyrene tray as the vast majority of it is still bagged up and tapped in place. This can be seen in the photos. I have not removed the taped items from the box so that the new owner can have the thrill of doing this. The extension set box has been squashed a bit but the track has not been affected by this. When looking at the set I did notice that a couple of bits track have tarnished a bit so I have cleaned the tops of these but there is still some marking on the side of the track. The marking on the side of the track will not cause problems with the running. The box is a little tired but is in reasonable condition given its age. This is quite a big heavy item so collection is preferred from Redruth in Cornwall. I am willing to post if required. Postage would be £7.50 and the item would be sent on a signed for service. I am happy to take payment by PayPal goods and services. If you wish to pay by bank transfer or PayPal friends and family I am happy to take these and would be prepared to give a discount to the total amount to reflect the lack of fees.

A very pretty little loco, and hopefully one that will find many homes (could the 517 be shrunk to N please). I assume that the speaker will be preinstalled in all versions of the loco.

A couple of photos from today. The first at Redruth, the second at Camborne. Being a Saturday the train did stop there today.

Whilst waiting at some traffic lights yesterday I looked across at the and saw someones brake pad laying lonely on the road.

You report the potholes on motorways and some main a roads (A30 / A38 in Cornwall) to the highways agency. https://report.nationalhighways.co.uk

https://d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net/7617/1084/2865/Available_Profiles_for_HM_DCC_19-3-2024.pdf

I have certainly seen worse control from some cheaper decoders to the point where I considered some to be unusable the Hattons ones were a case in point for this. The cheap Hornby decoders seem to be fine in Hornby locos but not as good in other brands.

I have one of these and have the same problems. It has got worse as the loco has aged. I do wonder if there is a lubrication issue.

I've just spent a week at Harlech (the station is just as your plan) and spent a while watching the patterns of the trains using the station. Down trains and up trains always used the same platform even if there was no other train due. I suspect that this makes it easier for passengers to know where they need to be.

I can't tell you about using a cabin for a layout but I did have a large cabin installed at a previous work place. We initially went for roof and floor insulation only due to cost. We later added in insulated plasterboard. Doing this with the electric heaters made the space usable year round.

That’s what I thought it was.

Well this is nearly an aircraft. Currently doing some form of testing near Harlech. It’s a drone for the Royal Navy apparently designed to carry 100kg 1000km.

Lego spelt several destinations incorrectly on their orient express model.