Dancess

Hi,

I have just purchased a Farish Class 108 2 car dmu, fitting the 2 decoders was easy but how do I program the decoders on the programming track? ie separately or together? 

Thanks

Sorry to hear, have really enjoyed your tales of all things SOUTHERN.

I have a coreless motor Farish 4F  which has suddenly started to lock up, wiggling the wheels frees it for a while but then it happens again. Reading the instruction sheets it states that it should be lubricated but how do you access the gears as they are not visible.

Thanks

Many thanks for all the replies. With having a very limited budget and after looking a various systems I managed to pick up a Signatrak Ace 2 with additional hand controller off Ebay for less than a third of it's new cost. Unit is unmarked and was complete with all manuals, I can now read and write to decoders as a bonus.

You may find some information on this site

https://sites.google.com/view/gloucestershirerailwaymemories/home

Hi,

I am currently running my layout using a Dynamis system that I bought a number of years ago, my problem is that having about 30 locos, though only about 5 are on the layout at one time, I have to scroll through them all to change control from one to another so is there a way to group locos together or is there a system that has a screen where all locos can be seen so making change over easier? Secondly would I have to reprogram all my locos using a new system?

Many thanks

Historical Survey of the Midland in Gloucestershire published by OPC has a section.

Check out Ron Lines, not all he has is listed on his website. Normally cheaper and better condition than the box-shifters. No problems with things I've bought.

Just received newsletter from Hattons and they are listing new Farish items, have they settled their differences with Bachmann?

Rails to Bala published by Charter Publications, Rhuddlan has picture of 6404 and auto-coaches from 1955.

Hi, having an Artitec kit to build is there an alternative to the recommended glue which is superglue. 

Used to buy your previous incarnation of a N Gauge magazine but unfortunately this new one will only be available to UK addresses, sure there could be demand from abroad.

My N Gauge layout uses DCC  and all locos run well apart from a 5 pole motored Graham Farish Rebuilt West Country which is noisy and jerky when running, is it possible to fit an alternative motor to give smoother and quieter running?

Thanks for any advice.

You will probably find this interesting.

Looking for an example of the above wagon. Reasonable price and delivery to France will be paid.

Thanks for any help.

May be interesting as a source of background information.

https://tewkesburyhistory.org/Tewkesburys-Two-Railways

This maybe of use.

http://www.urban75.org/blog/cirencester-town-disused-railway-station-victorian-gothic-stuck-in-a-car-park/

F20 is available by pressing 0 when shift is activated.

Another photo on page 4 of Pines Express 287 from S&D Trust.

The Somerset & Dorset in Colour by Mike Arlett / David Lockett has a picture of Watery Bottom viaduct on page 22.

I used to live at Ashchurch until 1963, the end of my train spotting years, you may find the article linked as some use.

https://sites.google.com/site/gloucestershirerailwaymemories/home/locomotive-sheds-and-footplate/final-years-of-the-loco-sub-sheds-at-cheltenham-malvern-road-

Hi, I bought a load of old Railway modellers / Model Railway News from Moss Books, Henrietta Street, Cheltenham a couple of weeks ago, still plenty left, they may be able to help.

http://www.cambraycomputers.co.uk/mossbooks.html

Pity they don't deliver outside of UK.  

Regarding the amount of space you have, I have 13 ft x 8 ft and am into N gauge - the only problem I have is that sometimes you can have too much room!

I am not sure at which point it is acceptable to start a layout thread on this particular forum but the baseboards are almost finished, the track is almost all purchased, the track layout is pretty much finalised and I think I can see the way ahead now. So here goes....

 

This layout has been in my head, and on some small scraps of paper for about twenty years. To be honest, I never really expected it to become a reality at all but I have ended up living in Germany in a decent-sized house with enough time and money, and with a wife who slowly came round to the idea of me transforming our loft into a railway room.

 

The thread title says it's a first time layout and that's largely true; I did try a couple of time in my teens to build a layout but on both occasions domestic issues put a stop to them. So this is, in many ways, my first layout and I suspect it will be my last too. Why do I say that? Well, mainly due to the fact that this is a large project. The layout is almost ten metres long and as it's N gauge, a complete circuit of the layout is two scale miles. There is a station, a diesel depot, a freight yard, passing loops and three branch lines diverging from the double track main line. So plenty of operating potential, which is what I want. In essence, it's several smaller layouts in one. And also, it's several locations in one.

 

The era I am most familiar with is the 1980s and as I grew up in Berkshire, the Western is what I know best. Family holidays in the West Country have inclined me towards this area. When I say the layout is several locations in one, I mean that I have taken bits from various places to come up with this idea. It's an amalgamation of Par, St.Blazey and Lostwithiel all in one place but with a few other bits thrown in.

 

I will be adding pictures and a track plan in due course as things progress but I wanted to start this topic now to act as an incentive to keep the project moving forward.

I also have managed to get a railway room in my house here in France though my potential layout is only 4m x 2.5m, again in N gauge. My problem is deciding a suitable track plan after 6 months of deliberation. At least you are further advanced than me!