Kris

You report the potholes on motorways and some main a roads (A30 / A38 in Cornwall) to the highways agency. https://report.nationalhighways.co.uk

https://d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net/7617/1084/2865/Available_Profiles_for_HM_DCC_19-3-2024.pdf

I have certainly seen worse control from some cheaper decoders to the point where I considered some to be unusable the Hattons ones were a case in point for this. The cheap Hornby decoders seem to be fine in Hornby locos but not as good in other brands.

I have one of these and have the same problems. It has got worse as the loco has aged. I do wonder if there is a lubrication issue.

I've just spent a week at Harlech (the station is just as your plan) and spent a while watching the patterns of the trains using the station. Down trains and up trains always used the same platform even if there was no other train due. I suspect that this makes it easier for passengers to know where they need to be.

I can't tell you about using a cabin for a layout but I did have a large cabin installed at a previous work place. We initially went for roof and floor insulation only due to cost. We later added in insulated plasterboard. Doing this with the electric heaters made the space usable year round.

That’s what I thought it was.

Well this is nearly an aircraft. Currently doing some form of testing near Harlech. It’s a drone for the Royal Navy apparently designed to carry 100kg 1000km.

Lego spelt several destinations incorrectly on their orient express model.

I would also be wary of Nextbase as I have also had 2 that have had the batteries die in them both just outside warranty.

The vanilla version of the GWR Paddington 800 is showing as being in stock with Gaugemaster now. The DCC and DCC sound fitted versions are not yet available, I guess we will have to wait for the chips to be fitted before seeing these.

Another couple for you Bath Spa https://www.google.com/maps/@51.3779199,-2.3565112,3a,75y,171.07h,84.78t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sRM7w4JsTdYliE_75GZt2oQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DRM7w4JsTdYliE_75GZt2oQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D146.93002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu Wakefield Westgate https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6815223,-1.5041466,3a,75y,253.65h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNr1kRx1tiywy31oCM9ltWQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DNr1kRx1tiywy31oCM9ltWQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D243.64433%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

If you want a Select I would suggest looking on Facebook Marketplace. You can pick up a decent one for about £60. Even the oldest ones can be upgraded by sending them to Hornby which only cost £15 I believe.

A bit of googling would suggest that the silencer has been seen in both positions so both manufacturers are correct.

The Bodmin Railway did look at this in the past and proposed that there was enough space for a shared route all the way to Wadebridge with the exception of a couple of bridges where a minor diversion would be required for the cycle path. Sustrans flat refused to even consider the option.