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  1. Dear RM Web,

     

    I'm currently building a western region secondary city terminus set in the early 60s. I wondered whether colour light signals would be appropriate at this time as on other parts of the system and particularly in suburban areas.

     

    If so, are there any on the market that offer a solid resemblance.

     

    Warm regards,

    Nicos

    Worcester still hasn’t got colour light signals 70 years after nationalisation, 30 years after the effective end of the regions.

  2. The signals would not be paired deliberately. There would be an entry signal at each end, and possibly an intermediate signal for each direction, to allow two trains to follow each other in the same direction. The positioning of these will depend on visibility, gradients, speed restrictions etc. as applicable in the direction of travel.

     

    With colour light signals, its probably track circuit block, (no tokens). The location cabinets are likely to be adjacent to signals or at the start/end of track circuits. If cable joints are needed, they can be entirely sealed in a cable joint in the troughing run, no need for a loc.

     

    I feel 4 aspect would be unlikely in the scenario you paint. Watch someone come back with a prototype though!

  3. The Worcester Foregate to Malvern line crosses the River Severn and it’s flood plain on a high brick arched viaduct. At one time a goods branch left the main on the north side, descending steeply to quay level where Pitchcroft grandstand is now. The remnants are visible from Google Earth. Put a pin in the roundabout just north of where the railway crosses Croft Road.

  4. It doesn't really have that main line feel though, being all wayside stations in the Cotswolds, whereas Loughborough Central is undeniably a fairly significant main line location.

     

    There's more to a "main line" than the number of tracks though. There's loads of 2 track branch lines around the country (eg Norwich to Lowestoft), and then there's the single track Highland main line.

    Unfortunately the GWSR suffers from a branch line mentality, and seems unable to capitalise on the historical truth of their line’s provenance.

  5. I have just received two of these.

     

    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F401136703623

     

    They are Chinese clones of industrial sensors which I have some fond memories of using on industrial packaging plant.

     

    The European made originals are £40 or so a pop, but at £4.95 these are competitive with items made specifically for model railways.

     

    A simple test with a PP3 battery proved it will detect a minimum vehicle, ie, a bare Triang wagon chassis. Mounted under the track at about 30 degrees to the vertical ensures you don’t get loss of detection between vehicles.

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  6. I have just received my Black early crest version and tried it on Stourhampton. I have never spent this kind of money on an engine before, but I have to say she’s worth it. Pristine out of the box with no sign of any of the damage or problems noted above. She’s as quiet as the grave, responds good naturedly to my home made dc feedback controller, and scurries sure-footedly through the south yard point work.

     

    Now all I need is 50 or so vans and other fitted vehicles.

     

    10/10 Hattons and Heljan.

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