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Good news, problem now resolved. And it was very definitely the uneven track (a combination of location of the join and poorly fitted joiners). Lesson learnt and thanks to everyone as the help is really appreciated. What a great resource this and no doubt I’ll be back again for more help!

Many thanks for the replies. I’ve double checked and my wiring is all correct so it’s not the polarity. It’s a Class 37 so not short wheelbase but, I’ve checked with a straight edge and the track is uneven. Caused by the join being at the start of a super elevated section on a curve. Which appears not to be a good location for a join!! I’ll make some changes today and see how it goes. Again, thanks for the advice.

Having not been involved in the hobby since childhood, I took the opportunity in retirement to start building a layout that is probably a bit ambitious for a novice. Anyway, I’ve done lots of research and have laid the track but run into my first problem with power. I’m hoping it’s something simple but it does seem a little odd. I’ve gone belt & braces with power to each piece of track but when I run a loco, it stops where the rails join. I’ve tested and there is power to all track and I’m not getting any shorts. In fact, when I lift the loco to the next piece of track it runs fine so the problem appears to be at the join.I have only tested one loco to date so not sure if it is the loco or track. Any suggestions? If it helps, I’m running an NCE Pro Cab and I’m creating three power districts using DCC Specialities PSX’s. Which is correctly wired.