I have been asked to detail in one place how I go about lighting my carriages, which I will aim to do here.

Looking at the header photo, you will rightfully say "What a mess!" but once the sides are back on and all the wires are tucked back into place, you wont notice anything.

However! Do you remember the comments from lovers of the APT trains, when Hornby released the carriages.... The capacitor was so large and took up so much space, it was visible in the end window. Clearly I want to avoid that - which depending on the carriage might be a challenge.

Eventually I would like all my carriages to be lit, but it all takes time!

Thankfully when Dapol announced their forthcoming range of Toplight Mainline and City carriages they announced that they will be supplied with lights from the start.  Of course for Henley, I can only justify one set, but thats ok. Maybe this shows the future, that carriages will be supplied with lights pre-fitted. Obviously even the Hattons genesis carriages have lights, so let's hope that is the way forward.

Recently I ordered new pick-ups from DCC Concepts, which I am hoping to fit to my Comet carriages. That being the case I will go through the details and show a step-by-step guid to getting lights into the carriages.

These are the new pick-ups:

Previously I have used the springs that fit over the axles and use a line of electric conductive paint for the supply..... Which is fine on a plastic bogie, but not so great on a Comet metal one! (DCC doesn't like short circuits!)

This page will be updated shortly...

Regards, Neal.