Weston WCPR
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In 4 weeks time, Weston and Clevedon will again have a service provided by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway, albeit in 4mm scale (EM Gauge) at the Portishead WCPR group show.
With the looming deadline, I've spent the day clearing a space in the garage so I could retrieve Weston from the dark recesses where it's been residing for the last 6 years since it was last out.
After much effort ( I can see why I switched to lightweight foam baseboards ), I managed to remove the spiders, woodlice and other insects, put it up and assess the damage.
The good news is that there's no major structural damage and that trains run from one end to the other. The bad news is none of the point motors work, which kind of suggests that there's a loose wire or a shorted connection on that circuit somewhere.
Overall I'm not too disappointed as I was expecting to have to service the Tortoise point motors anyway as I was expecting an oxidisation of the contacts. So hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get it sorted.
For those of you who can't remember what the layout looks like, here are a few photos with Weston on track testing duties.
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