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After re-discovering railway modelling after a 25 year lapse I'd like to keep track of the progress. Lets see how this goes..!

 

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First delivery

It made it through the airport in a suitcase without being blown up! Which was nice...!   The narrow gauge turning triangle was wired to have electrical redundancy with the points powered from both ends to avoid running problems. Surface motors change the points by moving rods and are powered from the CDU in the box-file signal box. The siding on the left is the only part of the Narrow Gauge that can be isolated, but as we only have one 009 loco i dont think it will be a problem. The DPDT
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00 track finalisation - Where to isolate?

Surfing the wave of a functioning layout to look at the 'nice to haves' ...   Currently trains can be parked in the sidings or the lower space between points 9 and 10, but there are a couple of glitches that prevent more flexibility:   Between points 8 - 6. It would be nice to have a train waiting at the platform while another could shunt out of the sidings onto track 2, however this is currently impossible as the LH Point 8 and RH point 6 means that the track between them is
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OO Track laying V4 - Breakthrough!

What a difference a Jigsaw and a pair of Xuron cutters makes!   After the frustration of last time we shifted tactics:  Locate point motors directly onto the track rather than going through the board, by Jigsawing holes big enough for the whole motor. Massive win in terms of ease of installation and having the perfect actuation and electrical contact.  Easily worth the small loss of credibility for not doing things the hard wayl!   Goodbye Hornby, hello Peco! I'm still d
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First scenic inspiration

Relevant photographic inspiration for the scenic development of slate transshipment, which is starting....now!   Talyllyn from the side Detailed site on slate quarrying Minffordd yard on the ffestiniog    
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009 track laying - easier?

Following some trial and error  the track plan for the 009 terminus became a reversing triangle with some small siding capability. The point actuation is by buried Peco surface point motors and it was designed to break up into 4 bits with all of the pointwork on the single middle section. Hopefully Its an operationally fun take on Twyn wharf   The base was 2 x 10 mm insulation material glued together. The track was all Peco settrack, other than a bit of flexi for one side of the triang
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00 track laying - Is it always this difficult!?

First reflections from being back in the hobby: Railway modelling rewards patience and perfection!   Problem - The back to back points at the interface of the main lines and the station just didn't work for the majority of the stock. This interface is crucial for the story, as trains that are running on the left hand side should cross here to access the station and it would be a killer to know that trains would always derail here. Solution - Ordered an Hornby LH express point (R 8
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The Plan

After some trial and error and discussion on the forums i finalised a track plan with two inspirations, Bredon for the 00 part and Tywn wharf for the 009 part.    00 part While the inspiration comes from Bredon, it became clear that the single track on the left ruins the two track fun that the kids wanted, so the siding was turned into a return loop. The idea of a fiddle siding at the back didn't cut much ice either, everyone involved wants to run trains, not piddle around with th
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