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Anyone tried to fit Kadee’s to these? It’s supposed to be an NEM pocket but can’t see how I can swap the tension lock for a Kadee.
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2 hours ago, Steadfast said:
They shouldn't be on the model, it's a limitation of the Farish tooling that to have other body elements correct the model also comes with ladders. Easy enough to ping off though
Jo
Thanks, I thought that would be the case.
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Got my Network Rail version 08 and I've just realised it has the radiator ladders fitted. I thought these were all removed years ago to prevent possible accidents with the overhead power. Did Network Rail re-introduce the ladders or is it just wrong?
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On 10/03/2022 at 18:47, Esmedune said:
Am I alone in thinking this advert is deliberately trying to trip a buyer up?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384771139329So £20 for a cheap speaker?
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Slightly worried as I'd love one of these but my shunting yard is C&L bullhead track.
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I'm building a layout that has a crossover for a loco release. My question is would both switches (or points) be operated by one lever in the box or ground frame, or two? I ask as I'm controlling the by DCC and I can either give the motors the same address, or separate addresses and set up a macro to change them one at a time, but want it to be as prototypical as possible.
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On 05/03/2018 at 10:12, luckymucklebackit said:
Not dissimilar to the buffers at Glasgow Central, although they have been modified with a support frame
Safety First by Steve Hallam, on Flickr
Jim
I guess this is more to do with providing a stop for modern units with the middle part buffering to the coupling, as the new stock doesn't have traditional buffers.
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This may be a silly question but I've just bought the Bachmann 117 3 car DMU which now needs to be run in. As my layout is end to end I use a rolling road for running in but obviously this can't hold a 3 car DMU. Can the power cars be run in individually or does this mess anything up? After spending £300 I don't want to do anything to ruin it!
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1 hour ago, Kris said:
Have a read of this topic
Have you looked at the Peco side mounted point motor? https://peco-uk.com/products/side-mounted-turnout-motor With minor modification they will work with N gauge.
Thanks, not quite enough room for the side mounted motors. Thanks for the article, look like I'll be looking for a different solution.
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Has anyone got any experience with the Peco Smart Switch? I'm looking for a point motor that I can surface mount but doesn't take up much room for an N gauge fiddle yard. Need to mount the motors at 90 degrees to the track so thought servos might give me more flexibility.
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45 minutes ago, TheQ said:
Saw you all At Spalding, nice to see Grantham in real life, I like the layout.
Me too. A great layout. Whole exhibition was good too.
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On 28/10/2019 at 09:40, ikcdab said:
Not quite right...I definitely have a class 03 split chassis under the Bachmann flag...see attached. I assume it is the original mainline loco but rebranded.
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Looks an interesting concept. Looking forward to seeing more.
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I'm not too concerned about the station, as I'm only making a platform long enough for a two car Multiple Units, and because of this I find a station building unnecessary. I could make a small shelter but I'll look at that further once I have started building. The photo I've attached of County School station shows basic style I'm opting for. However the signage would be closer to that of the NSWGR's style. For buildings, the only REAL buildings would be my proposed workshop and my signalbox, which is still under consideration. In terms of backdrop, again I'll look at that properly once the layout's under way.
County School is just a few miles away from me.
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Good news! She's running fine once again, turns out the wheels were indeed the wrong way around. What a strange bit of engineering
You learn something new everyday.Thank you very much for the help, very much appreciated!
I once turned the trailing bogie the wrong way round on a Lima 37 (I'd previously removed the couplings so I didn't have those to give me a clue) Took me ages to figure out why the loco kept shorting!
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Mecanno Magazine Feb 1952 page 85 has the following information for running a second engine on three rail track.
An interesting magazine as my late father in law worked for Cranes of Dereham (see article on page 55) and my Mother in Law remembers this. I live just a few minutes from the site of the works now a retail park. Also an ad for Hobbies of Dereham.
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MK was devised at the very moment when "everyone" thought that railways were a dead technology, and that the car was to be the great liberator. The whole town was planned on that basis, and the idea of rail links, just like the idea of a tam system within the town, which would have been dead easy to create as the place was being developed, just weren't "on the radar".
Of course, now that the car has become something of a tyrant, rather than liberator ........
K
I think I'm right in saying that the station at MK opened much later then the development of the town, again leading to the theory that the planners considered old technology!
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Sorry, its the headcode of the train mate. Tinsley to Coton Hill is 6V09.
All trains have a headcode so they are easily distiguishable. Also the first number is the classification of the train. 6 means freight permitted to run up to 60mph whereas 7 is partially fitted freight allowed to run upto 45mph, Express Passenger trains come under Class 1.
I could go on for hours but dont want to bore you.
In the good old days locks really had these head codes. I miss those days!
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Last weekend I took the opportunity to visit the excellent Scaleforum exhibition and collect from Tim Horn the kit of laser cut parts for the 4ft x 1ft main baseboard for this project. Tim classifies this design as a ‘Scenic/Photo plank board’ which includes the rear and side backscenes boards and top fascia.
This is the first time that I have used Tim’s laser cut board components and all I can say is ‘wow’ and that I totally recommend them.Tim can supply his baseboards with either with MDF or birch ply tops, the later being my chosen option. The quality and fit of each of the components is excellent and results in a very simple assembly using only wood glue, a small number of screws and a few clamps. Including allowing time for glue to cure between stages assembly was completed without rushing in a few hours last Sunday.
It certainly makes things easier for someone like me whom carpentry is not really my thing. The result is a totally square, robust, lightweight, professional looking baseboard assembly, that now awaits a coat of white primer, including the underneath, to seal it all around, followed by a matt black top coat coat to the front, side and rear fascias. Tim also includes a single piece 3mm ply fascia to go on to the front to cover all the tab joints, giving a totally smooth final finish, which I have yet to affix.
More information and a couple more pictures can be found on my blog here https://grahammuz.com/2016/09/27/the-baseboard-for-canute-road-quay-takes-shape/
I've used a couple of Tim's boards joined together and they save so much work. They build up beautifully. No connection, just a very satisfied customer. I live quite close to Tim so I had the luxury of a tour round the workshop when I picked the boards up.
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Looking forward to seeing these arrive at the shop. I'll be after a couple.
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I've followed this model since Pete first started posting and always been a big fan. The use of cassettes has certain given it a new lease of life. Look forward to seeing it in it's new operational system and new owner.
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Had a chance to take some photos last week in the sunshine up at the steel works exchange sidings last week, including some of "Western Sentinel" without the bent cab front handrails. Greg is working on some more Warships at the moment so it looks like some more additions to the fleet to be photographed in the near future.
Back to the photos,
D1054 "Western Governor" waiting to depart with a train of coil.
D 1054 in the exchange sidings at the steelworks Shenston Road..jpgSide on view of D1054.
D 1054, 'Western Governor', the steelworks shenston Road..jpg1720 arrives with a train at the steelworks
1720 arrives with a train at the steelworks, Shenston Road..jpgCab view of 1720.
Class 40 D218 in the exchange sidings.
D218 arrives with train at the steelworks, Shenston Road..jpgMoving forward a few years finds newly renumbered 03128 in gainful employment.
One of the steelworks shunters on the hunt for wagons.
One of the steelworks shunters, Shenston Road..jpgOne wagon, Strip coil B949004, not found by the shunter yet.
Finally to bring this selection to a close, another Western in the form of D1022 "Western Sentinel".
D 1022 'Western Sentinel' and steel train in the exchange sidings.
D 1022 'Western Sentinel' and steel train in the exchange sidings..jpgD1022's traincrew in relaxed mood before the next working.
That's all for this session. More Warships to come I hope.
Paul J.
Edited to correct silly spelling mistake on "Western Se
wntinel"D1022 was my last Western, copped at Reading on the same day as my last Hoover 50022
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The GCR Model event yesterday was very enjoyable, I did the morning on the GCR stand and viewed the exhibits in the marquee at Quorn and the model engineering at Rothley and Loughborough yesterday. Many very good layouts. However Colin French packed most delight into a small space with his Wagon Works, which I like very much.
Today I was able to spend a couple of hours in the workshop so the body for the EE Battery Electric loco has made some progress with the cab & bonnets fabricated.
Coxheath Sidings will be making one of its rare public appearances at another Great Central model event soon - the GCR North
Model Railway Show at Ruddington on Saturday, 30th July 2016 - Sunday, 31st July 2016: more details as announced.
The only other firm event will be the Weston on Trent show on 12 November [thanks Andy!]. Given the rather limited operating potential and fragility of the structure, these may well be the only public appearances! Unless you ask nicely, of course.
Dava
I live in Norfolk so see Colin's layouts at a lot of local exhibitions but never tire of them. They are an inspiration of how you can have a small O gauge layout.
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This is another of my small layouts. It is a roundy roundy n gauge layout measuring 27" x 24" and it folds in half! It was inspired by the layout Littleton Curve, which was built by Grant Hickman. It has a hidden loop behind the back scene which means trains can be alternated, and uses electro uncoupling so shunting can take place in the siding and the platform. Although very simple, it gives hours of fun in the motorhome, and doubles up as a test track for my n gauge locos and stock.
Overall view without stock
A5 on passenger
North Eastern interloper
Pom Pom to the rescue
The layout will be seen at the Whitby Model Railway Club Show, at Goathland on Sat/Sun 23/24th July.
Wonderful little layout. Well done!
GWR 'Loriot Y'
in Rapido Trains
Posted
Thanks, so not exactly to NEM standards then?