Michanglais

I had wondered the same thing. I may be waaaay off (I really am talking out of my @rse here) but I thought the 2Fs were introduced for WCML use until most services were taken over my Mk3s. Obviously, I stand to be corrected!

I use magnetic couplers (not Hunts, if anything somewhat smaller) and I have had no issue with trains separating. I think you should be fine.

Good question. I'm not quite sure how I'd find out, tho. Would I not need some kind of measuring device?

I was wondering whether anyone else was having the following issue: I've currently got Next 18 Bluetooth decoders in both powered and dummy car of a TT HST. The powered unit makes all the right noises and functions perfectly. However, the dummy remains obstinately silent. The lighting functions are all fine. I've tried a few different speakers in both the side of the decoder and in the special extension socket provided next to the speaker. Nada. Any ideas for what's going on/fixes, please? Cheers, Michael

That's interesting that Hornby will be supplying magnetic couplers for the Mk2s. I wonder if they'll be buffer-to-buffer coupling or leave a gap like the current couplers? I'm guessing the coupling mechanism will be the same as the Mk1s, the Mk3s needing to allow for the underframe detailing (I'm guessing).

Yay! I just received my rake of 7 blue/grey Mk3s and I'm happy to say they are massively smoother running than the IC Exec ones. No need for axle filing this time. I must have just got a duff set last time. Now to get them fitted with TJModèles magnetic couplers to get rid of those nasty gaps (and horrendous to uncouple pre-fitted couplers). Harking back to the days of my childhood with this 'flying banana'...

Thanks for posting that link. Some mouth watering images there. Really looking forward to those class 50s!

Thank you - the move went as well as a move can do (stressful but I got through it!). I've got lots of room for a circuit on a hard floor. I have plans for a TT diorama (powered, so that I can have my locos ticking over in a station). Looking forward to getting on with that project. I've got a couple of long walls which will easily accommodate 8 coach trains. In that respect, Simon Kohler was right - TT can be used to produce a 'shelf' layout. Cheers, Michael

I'm having similar issues with about 10 locos whose numbers I had written down but now have naturally forgotten where I wrote them. I've tried to set CV8 to 8 but it says it cannot find the manufacturer and won't let me program CV8. I have no idea who the manufacturer is as these decoders are designed specifically for this type of loco and may or may not be produced by the loco manufacturer. In the past, I have been able to read back the programmed decoder number but I'll be darned if I can remember how to do it. I've had a look at the manual but can't find what I'm looking for. Any help would be gratefully appreciated! Cheers, Michael

I'm sure this has been asked a hundred times before but is there any way of resetting the decoders back to factory settings so that I can sort out the mess I'm in with assigned decoders not running in correct models. I've tried on the four decoders I've got. I don't really want to write them all off. Any help would be gratefully received! Cheers, Michael

Problem solved! Don't know how many pages back I said my power car was struggling with five mk3 coaches but would haul seven mk1s. Anyway I found the mk3s to lack the very free running of the mk1s. So I decided to 'sacrifice' a MK3 , filing just a little off the axle points. This produced running qualities similar to the mk1s with no apparent issues. So, I filed the points across my rake and the power car has no problems hauling 8 mk3s. Don't know if I got a bad batch but I will now order my blue/grey rake knowing I can fix any potential issues. Few!

I've noticed this too. Hornby seems to be hedging their bets on this one, going for a 'safe' distance...

Did he not also say there would be 'extra' in Hornby Magazine than in a future pdf? (Bit unfair for us not able to pick up a copy...).

Cheers!

That appears to be for OO - I can't find the TT April one, either!