Daveloco1

Hi Guys Was down at mum's last week, cannot get anywhere near Moorthorpe slip location to take photograph due to lots of housing and vegetation. Generally do we agree that this is the location even with the odd milepost? Dave

Hi Guys I seemed to have opened a can of worms sorry! The cab ride brought back lots of memories I rode Leeds to Wakefield Westgate many times in the early 70's and South Elmsall to Doncaster in the 80's when lived at Hemsworth. When I go to see my mum next I'll try and detour and see if I can get a corresponding photograph of the slip curve. Dave

Hi I know this goes along back but I've just picked up this thread. Did you resolve the above location? It looks familiar but the mile post is throwing me. Suggestion: Moorthorpe where the 'slip' line leaves the Sheffield to York line and does down to meet the Doncaster to Leeds main line? I know from my records Western Region locomotives often work through this junction. Spent many hours within the 'triangle'. I cannot check now as I have not lived down that way for many years but from memory the relative heights of track and bridge design look right. Dave

Hi Paul Beat me to it just found LLC cv changes as issued on web site BUT mine also includes changing 458 = 7 ? I subsequently up-rated the function buttons as your instruction to give different headcode light arrangement for class of train which is brilliant! Dave

John It looks very much like the way mine operated when I first purchased it with an early decoder. At one time there was a fix on Little Loco Company's web site but I'm having trouble getting on that. I'll see if I have still got the cv's re-set numbers this evening if that helps. Dave

Hi After a lot of thought and a fair amount of my mate 'tinkering' with the plan on Templot I think I have a plan I can develop and enjoy. The right hand selector has been 'withdrawn' for now, has as the 'canal scene' and left hand selector, this has been replaced with a small selector board, meaning slightly shorter train lengths. The rails from the right of the main left hand angled board with now cross the board joint at 90 degrees so that a later date the removed 'canal' element could be re-instated with the track positioned in the same place on the board so the layout can operate with or without the additional 'canal scene' board dependent on space available. So next, new angled board to construct and then start laying track, finally! Dave

Hi John Boy I had similar issues with my Class 15 which was purchased with a decoder fitted. Had a lot of problems with lights not going on/off as instructions. Turns out it was a older decoder, Steve from Little Loco offered to change it for free but I believe there was a 'fix' on Little Loco's web page so I used that and all worked perfectly. I have 'tweaked' it a bit more when Paul gave a set of CV's to change so that a each function button set up a different headlight 'headcode' arrangement for say, light engine or fitted goods etc. It was quite a long set of CV's to amend but works brilliantly. Certainly Pauls the man. I doubt you will get any reply from Steve as Little Loco Company is up for sale, see their trade thread on here. Dave

Hi Guys Sorry for the break in service but there is a little bit of a re-think going on. See layout design was done as a preferred option, in the hope that at some time I would have enough room to build the whole thing. Reality check! may never happen so now re-assessing the situation with a view to make it fit in the space available! One option (made by my 'interfering mate only joking) is to omit the right hand station selector board and make it a disused terminus station now taken over by industry with the odd workers passenger train still using the facilities. Any thoughts (opening can of worms) gladly excepted. OR Do I carry on building as I originally designed and hope for a Lottery win and a move of home!! Dave

Hi Steve Any news on progress of the Ruston? Regards Dave

Hi Chris That looks superb cannot wait to get my hands on one. Quick question (maybe not the place for this but) have all the pre-ordered DCC sound fitted locos now been dispatched or are you still waiting further deliveries of models and speakers? Just I have a 'blue' one on order (No.30 I think!) and I've not heard anything yet. Regards Dave

Hi Guys Just spotted this. I lived in Hemsworth not many miles from Wath Shed and mainly cycled there or drove there later when I got my first car, fairly frequently usually on a sunday from about 1970 until the depot closed. I never knew there was a diesel depot as well. When we visited, with little difficulty from management, we always visited the electric shed. EM1s parked in a long line under the wires, there were no wires in the shed itself. We accessed from the west (road crossing) end of the yard and cycled down a cinder track which came out on the access road to the to the depot. Class 08, 31, 37 and 47s were noted there hidden from the road over the bridge by the depot buildings. Last time I visited it had been taken over by what appeared to be a chemical industry concern. I've a few photos if anyone's interested but the quality is not brilliant as they are scans of photographs Dave

Hi Alan Nice locos cannot wait to see them run. Your "goodness knows what" presumably refers to sorting out my templot plan. Thanks again mate. Dave

Hi First lot of track components have arrived from C & L, so let track work commence. All I have to do now is get my printer (or better still big A1 plotter) to print the Templot layout that my mate kindly worked up into a usable format. Not Templot's problem, just me not learning how to manipulate the programme. Progress photos to follow soon, he hopes!! Dave

Hi 47606odin Thanks for your very informative and easy to follow instruction videos, far clearer than the instruction manual. I knew the ECoS did more than 'drive' the trains but could not work our from the manual exactly what! Thanks also your description of wiring Cobalt IP motor points and how easy there are to programme through the Command Station this has convinced me that's the way forward for my point operation. Many thanks great videos. Keep up the good work. Layout looking great too. Regards Dave