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00 layout based on a fictional junction of the S&D and LSWR/SR mainline to the West

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Broadtemple goods yard three way point

Time to try to cure the dead frogs in the Broadtemple goods yard. Just treating the three way point as two separate points has its problems.   The DCC Concepts website pointed me in the right direction for wiring 3 way Peco points  with 2 Cobalts  All wiring duly corrected   But one of the Cobalts is not moving  It is a Mark 1 and therefore about 8 years old  suspect it needs replacing    
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Electrics

I cut my DCC teeth using Digitrax. Much of the basic kit was bought on various trips to the USA. I like the system with its two control nobs on each handset and 5amps which allows power to spare for the sound decoders I wanted. I use a DS100 with a DB150 as a booster I was an early purchaser of Cobalt point motors and found a few troublesome. But DCC Concepts have been very supportive. Their latest Cobalt IP is great and saves the wiring involved with separate stationery decoders. The photo
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First steps 2011

A small dedicated room was painted sky blue and a faux wood floor laid. Cantilevered brackets were added to support the baseboards
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Track plan starts to turn to reality

The basic design is a double track continuous run (LSWR/SR mainline to the West) meeting the S&D The latter has terminus platforms and the former through platforms. The S&D climbs on partly hidden tracks until it emerges on a viaduct which leads to a raised cassette fiddle yard. After various experiments with different gradients I decided to aim for 1:50.
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