doctorsoil

Many thanks for the advice! A thorough inspection, to be confirmed at a less ungodly hour, has strongly suggested pin 1 (orange) had a red wire incorrectly wired to the right-side loco wheel pickup rather than motor+, and pin 8 had a red wire going to motor+ rather than right-side loco pick up. The right-side tender wheel pickup wire was also correctly attached to pin 8. So all in all 2 fried chips for my efforts (at least they were cheap Hornby!). It's pretty shocking how such a mistake could happen at the factory....

Hi, I have just bought a new Hornby A2/2 'Steady Aim'. It worked well on DC, but when fitting an 8 pin decoder and placing on the DCC track, it zooms off at high speed instantly without any control. An alternative Digitrains sound decoder also did not work (but it and the other chip do with another Hornby model) so i suspect there is an issue with the decoder mounting plate or elsewhere - any clues how to troubleshoot?

This model is an attempt to capture the Newcastle and Carlisle railway at Wetheral, where it crossed the river Eden on a magnificent stone viaduct (Corby Bridge) before rounding the tightly curved station towards Carlisle. The double track circuit is more or less complete and now - slowly - the scenery can begin. The centre-piece is the bespoke viaduct, made by creating a Powerpoint file of the complex stonework and having various sections cut and etched by York Modelmaking, before assembly. It needs some weathering but the photo shows the jist! The trackwork - largely Peco bullhead - is currently being painted prior to ballasting. I'll be updating progress as I continue the journey so happy to receive any feedback!