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Were you using DCC? If so, then my GCSE physics suggests induced electrical current occuring in the metal axle, leading to ohmic heating...are the axles metal?

Yes but the power car failed to cope even when it was running solo

Couplings that are electrically conductive... Each UK manufacturer has tried different designs but they all seem to have drawbacks. It needs to be cheap (to buy replacements) reliable easy to remove and connect, for example I have to lay my CEP sideways to connect the couplings otherwise there is a risk of stressing and snapping the cam shaft, then have to lift 4 coaches upright in one go. European models - Roco has a nice solution for example magnetic conductive couplers but a two car EMU cost upward €300.

Thanks I was confused by the photo of a 47 57 double header you can see on this page here https://www.tauntontrains.co.uk/photos/gallery/class47/7 I am sure it is a dead drag for redundancy...

Hi did anyone know if these two classes can work in multiple, in particular DRS on nuclear flask train

Why is that?

Power wasn't the only issue, as it derailed with just 5 cars. Points, inclines

I was unhappy with my model as the whole set is let down by the power car. In the end I reluctantly returned the 11 car set I put together for a refund. Reading the forums there appears that there have been a few returned for similar reasons. As it has to push and pull and tilt, all at the same time, the power car really has to work perfectly. I feel that Hornby have made compromises which they might now regret when sets are being returned. My hope is they will try to fix these issues on the next batch....

Good news is after a very long wait I can get the BR Blue one I wanted - bad news is I will have to wait until those prices are more similar to the prices when those old photos were taken - fingers crossed for a big sell off sometime in the future or a wage rise from my boss

Can you send photos?

My Hornby APT also did that

I don't think that is fair to Dapol. I have asked this very question and the answer was quite clear cut. They are a small company and they cannot divert any of their employees' time to engaging with social media. It is not a simple arena to work within successfully and we all remember the recently lampooned 'announcements about an imminent announcement' from another company upon these very pages

It is going to be a lot better than the Limby model and there are no other manufacturers, so it should sell well ...provided the running is good.

Are these in stock. The website seems to indicate they are? Would they be available in Covent Gardrn museum shop,

As well as the advice above on points. I used Halfords Matt Camouflage brown after first pass with Grey Primer. Both these paints dry very fast. Then remove the dried paint from the rail top with a razor. You have to make sure the inside edge of the top of the rail is skimmed as well, as that is also vital for electrical contact. It is a very quick process. The sleepers and trackside all look a uniform colour, which is what I see on the prototype for old track. You can add pilspots etc at signals later. With ballast I use some stuff from IKEA plants department. It has the correct fineness. Invest in a ballast spreader, its easier and quicker or 3D printer one. Pva glue water 5:1 ratio with detergent, dribbled with a syringe. I don't know if the images are still on my East Tottenham layout blog

Is the RTC variant destined to work exclusively on R&D?

I still have two models from Batch 1 that I need to modify - have the images of the bogie and PCB modifications been lost?

I expect both Hornby and Bachmann are producing coaches with the Anglia livery in time for Christmas. They won't be direct competitors, different by price, level of detail and type of lighting however Hornby will hopefully be careful to match their colour to the Bachmann DBSO

Yes, you can have more extremes (a wider, broadening range of temperatures) and the mean energy can also increase. Think of a swing at the playground. I have studied this in quite some detail and the problem is CO2 dissolved in the oceans. As the oceans warm, CO2 comes out of solution and into the atmosphere. This CO2 in the air traps more heat, warming the oceans. This positive feedback causes a very dangerous acceleration (runaway greenhouse effect); wherever you look at climate change indicators, we are seeing this pattern of acceleration and that is why the situation is very worrying. The changes are too fast for most of our staple crops to adapt for a start. It will also cause a lot of problems for existing infrastructure as well. I haven't found any reports on the impact upon our hobby, although like smoke sound and water, temperature does not scale well!

I stand corrected!

I hope they do a LOT of spares for the footrails

There are a lot of arguments here about it not being cost effective to buy and maintain equipment for extreme weather events that are occuring rarely but that doesen't stop the airline industry, which also has to deal with the same weather. Let's be honest - when you are working hard non stop throughout the year- you will breathe a sigh of relief that you'll get 2 paid days off because you can't get to work at the same time bemoaning how bad our railways are - I think that is the problem right there

I do agree that the there is a problem with maintenance costs upon a network that was world leading and pioneering during the Industrial Revolution but there must be a fundamental problem when inter city trains are failing to run; and the UK network has had too many fatal crashes over the years due to bad maintenance - too many lives lost. Apparently there is a shortage of nearly 50000 rail engineers to blamehttp://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/nov-2020/uk-rail-industry-faces-critical-skills-shortage-2025-says-new-report

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Yes I have a lot of experience of travelling on European trains. In the Alpine regions trains stop near ski resorts and the service is regular, I have used it. Currently it is 38'C here in the Italian Alps. I don't see any problems. These are wide temperature ranges which the European systems cope with. This may have something to do with providing reliable tracks for international freight, something UK doesn't have to worry about (the Transmanche tunnel excepted)