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I got to finally unwrap and open my Lucknow today and it is a lovely little thing. One snag with It it though is that the packing material seems to have reacted with the cab roof. It’s not able to be wiped off and I’m reluctant to use anything aggressive on it until I’ve spoken to Rails on Wednesday. Has anyone else had a similar experience or could give me any advice? Thanks as always!

I saw this incredible railway at Stafford in 2020. I just keep getting drawn back to the pictures of it, even after a couple of years. For many reasons I personally I think this is the best ever layout. Thank you, Steve for the entertainment and inspiration.

That is a very good point about reach and operating wells and I shall remember it. I know what you mean about scaling down as I have put on loads of weight..... I used to be 8lb 7oz!

Thank you so much for the comprehensive answer, it gives me all the information that I need!

Hopefully a very simple question. I am looking to build a small industrial layout based on an N gauge one I have seen. Does OO track accurately work out at twice the size on a layout or does it need more room due to point geometry etc? Thanks in advance.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your help. The layout is only on a 4’x2’ board so all runs a small. I am having a fiddle/storage yard on setrack code 80 to save space and just the scenic side powered. It’s all a bit tight but is just an exercise in modelling and experimenting really.

I have started my first small (four sidings and a passing loop) DC electrofrog code55 layout and would just like to check my understanding of something if I may. I’m fairly happy with point wiring which will be Peco style B, PL13 on PL10 to change frog polarity with point wiring cut and insulators on the frog to line rails. As I see it I will need to put dropper power feeds on the rails after the frog insulators to get any feed to the siding or passing loop. I reckon that this will mean the siding/loop will always be live irrespective of point position. Therefore I need to put a separate track isolation on/off switch in the dropper feed wire to allow locos to be stored in the siding or loop. Is this thinking correct? If so, is there a way to wire the isolator switch automatically or should I just run the wire back to the control board and put a switch where the point studs are? Thanks as always for your help, Martyn

Well here is the first attempt at a 4x2. The fiddle yard at the bottom will stay code 80 Setrack. This plan still has a couple of inches all round to play with so I’m confident the station and yard at the top will go to 55 fine scale and still give space for a Black 5 and three Mk1 coaches. All very tight but that’s the idea. Thanks again for your help, I’ll start this up on a new thread in the morning!

Thats a coincidence; I’m more of a 16mm person normally but just wanted something to do in the house when it’s not good garden weather! I’ll let you know how I get on with the 4x2, I only intend running an auto coach, a B set and some small freight trains so it could just work with some compromises.

Wow! Thank you so much for the reply! I’ve looked at the link you provided and it is excellent! It’s going to be a bit of a challenge open code 55 on a 4x2 board but I reckon I can do it by a curved point on the right and losing the river on the left. Going to be 1947 GWR/BR period so I can use stock I already have. Once again, I cannot thank you enough for the help and link.

Bit of a late post on the thread but, whilst at the show on February, I really liked this N gauge railway. Now I’m thinking of doing something simulator (but on a 4x2) as a lockdown project. Does anyone know what the layout was called? Thanks in advance.

Thank you both very much for your help in this question. I really appreciate the time taken to reply and now I an armed with the information I can decide which way I’m going to build things. All fun in model railways!

I hope this will be a simple question for the vast, and much appreciated, knowledge pool on the forum! What is the minimum radius that OO streamline track spacing will operate at? I would like to set the outer road at basically 4th radius and therefore the inner would be a little more than 3rd. Would trains of BR Mk1 coaches be able to pass each other without contact or would it be too close? Many thanks as always for all of your incredible assistance!

I am looking to get a diesel to run passenger services with my era5 midland area theme. I specifically would like a loco that ran Stafford to Shrewsbury via (what is now) Telford but I’m struggling to get any prototype information or pictures. I have lovely images of Britannias and Jubilees with three coach trains and a Duchess on a goods train but nothing for early diesel power. Could someone please give me an idea what may be suitable? Thanks as always!

Once again I am genuinely overwhelmed by the knowledge and help that can be gained on this forum! I would like to thank you all most sincerely for the advice and the time that you took to offer it on here. Looks like I shall be going for a SK of some description! Thanks once again - I just hope that one day I'll be able to answer someone's question on here so that I can repay your kindness!