RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted March 31, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 16 minutes ago, LNERGE said: I can sort you out a signalbox telephone concentrator. This will allow lots of phones being able to talk to one place but not act as an exchange. That would be awesome! Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dagworth said: That would be awesome! Andi You could make this story up.... There is no way in any shape or form that a Protowire telephone concentrator has been on my mind for many years until i saw your post and reply. My immediate thought was yay i've got rid of one of these things..... then i open my emails... to find... someone is offering me another four. How do you want to go about it? Edited March 31, 2023 by LNERGE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) 18 dual track circuit modules. This should be enough for the rest of the layout. Andi Edited April 4, 2023 by Dagworth 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted April 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2023 48 minutes ago, Dagworth said: 18 dual track circuit modules. This should be enough for the rest of the layout. Andi I am getting very concerned about this coming weekend where you are helping me with Pig Lane. As you can see there are few switches only at the moment. I dare not turn my back on Daggers because I am sure he would rewire it with all sorts of whizz bang thingies. 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2023 Wow, this is superbly useful 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted April 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2023 That's a lovely bit of film Andi, brings back some memories! I wonder what train the 08 was shunting at the beginning? First thought was the "Bury Fenman" but I don't know if that still ran in '87. Anyway, it's a reminder that not all shunting was done at creepy crawly speed.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 hours ago, 31A said: I wonder what train the 08 was shunting at the beginning? it's 1E76 from New Street, terminated at Ipswich at 1840h The ECS move from Crown Point to Ilford is interesting too with the TPO with flat tyres Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted April 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, Dagworth said: it's 1E76 from New Street, terminated at Ipswich at 1840h The ECS move from Crown Point to Ilford is interesting too with the TPO with flat tyres Andi Illford had a wheel lathe, could that be the reason for its move to there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Clive Mortimore said: Illford had a wheel lathe, could that be the reason for its move to there? Almost certainly. In the 86 timetable that train is shown to stop for crew change. Andi 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted April 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Dagworth said: it's 1E76 from New Street, terminated at Ipswich at 1840h The ECS move from Crown Point to Ilford is interesting too with the TPO with flat tyres Andi Thanks Andi, I don't think I knew there was a Birmingham-Ipswich! Also a couple of views in the there of the Metro Cammell 3-cars with the East Suffolk RETB aerials on the front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, 31A said: Also a couple of views in the there of the Metro Cammell 3-cars with the East Suffolk RETB aerials on the front. Also with the brake in the centre car, need a Mortimore cut and shut job. Andi 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
branchie Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I know nothing of Ipswich station, but I'm already hooked. That's some seriously impressive modelling Andi. Looking forward to seeing the layout develop. Not sure if I'm ready for the lack of MGR wagons!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, branchie said: Not sure if I'm ready for the lack of MGR wagons!! We will be able to get a few MGRs on Ipswich but not 256 of them. Freighliners are the big need on this layout. I have one rake of 25 but need another two sets. I have asked Bachmann if they will be doing more as the simply are not available anywhere, even second hand. Waiting for Cartics too…. Andi 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive martin Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 14/04/2023 at 20:42, Dagworth said: We will be able to get a few MGRs on Ipswich but not 256 of them. Freighliners are the big need on this layout. I have one rake of 25 but need another two sets. I have asked Bachmann if they will be doing more as the simply are not available anywhere, even second hand. Waiting for Cartics too…. Andi I am enjoying seeing your build of Ipswich,you will need plenty of freight liner flats,also vtg cargo wagons i was so pleased now that Heljan have done a second run them,thats the problem of short production runs,a couple of days ago i also watched the priceless video of Ipswich in 1987 its the little details from this era like the class 101 with metro train branding that was so typical of the east anglian railways back in those great days ,if only i had a time machine come to think of it thats what you are doing! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted April 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) On 14/04/2023 at 19:06, Dagworth said: Also with the brake in the centre car, need a Mortimore cut and shut job. Andi The Trailer Brake Second Open It is part of a four car unit. They lost their Trailer Seconds before moving from the NER to East Anglia making them 3 car units. But me being me, my four car unit will be running with a Buffet car. OK I have only got as far as removing the sliding vents on the blanked out windows. I am not sure how I converted the TBSO but the previous DMBS the van end came from became a DMC. This is not part of the four car unit as I altered the front to become a Rolls Royce class 111 and normally runs as a two car unit. I have a spare TS which replaces the Buffet or can run with the two class 111 power cars forming a three car. The two DMCs are standard Lima coaches, one has as produced 2 figure headcode the other has the older four lamps. I have book with a photo of one with the four lamps, with yellow panel and the older lion riding the unicycle totem. When (if) the paint comes out...... Edited April 22, 2023 by Clive Mortimore 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted May 8, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Board number 10 has reached the wiring table. 12 points in this one, I think it’s the most of any board, but only one of them is controlled from Colchester, the rest are yard points. Im wondering if I need to go back and make some alterations to wiring of previous boards in light of some new thinking about how to do things. Most of the thinking is a way to reduce the number of outputs required from the computer, so is removing rather than adding wires. I’m very close to the limit of outputs with the present way of doing things, by changing route indicator outputs to a binary system for each signal I can save quite a few outputs. I’m also considering adding point correspondence to the mainline points so that a route can only clear once all the points are proved. Andi Edited May 8, 2023 by Dagworth 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Hi Andi, It was good to meet you at the DEMU event on Sunday. I have just caught up with your model thread. I am glad you enjoyed Shirebrook, I look forward to future updates on Ipswich. Cheers Duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted September 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2023 Board twelve is known as Eurovision, the only board with Nil Points. 5 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2023 Anyone who was familiar with Anglia during the electrification to Norwich may enjoy this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRS7XZHiamA Andi 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2023 13 hours ago, Dagworth said: Anyone who was familiar with Anglia during the electrification to Norwich may enjoy this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRS7XZHiamA Andi Yo Badge Still haven't found that video where a young secondman with longhair who appears climbing on to the platform after coupling up a Brush type 4 at Ipswich. The secondman was some geezer called Dagwoth on here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Yo Badge Still haven't found that video where a young secondman with longhair who appears climbing on to the platform after coupling up a Brush type 4 at Ipswich. The secondman was some geezer called Dagwoth on here. Did you see the bit where 86246 got the wrong name? Anglican clearly audible Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Dagworth said: Did you see the bit where 86246 got the wrong name? Anglican clearly audible Andi Look here you, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was allowed the odd off day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2023 As to the layout itself, wiring is still underway. Here’s the underside of board 13 before and after. Annoyingly they have fallen victim to iPhone syndrome where they are different ways up. Only half a point on this board and it’s a hand point in the yard. The chunk of veroboard is connections to the large signal gantry over the main lines at the north end of the yard. The top side of 13, the gantry can be seen as a grey object in the print below the tracks as well as its shadow. Andi 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaulCheffus Posted October 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2023 Hi With iPhones and iPads I’ve found you need to make sure the camera is at the top of the iPhone or iPad when taking the photo. It will then be right way up. Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, PaulCheffus said: Hi With iPhones and iPads I’ve found you need to make sure the camera is at the top of the iPhone or iPad when taking the photo. It will then be right way up. Cheers Paul All three photos in my post were taken with the same iPhone, the same way up/round. Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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