ColinK

Arrrgghhh - I shouldn't have read this. I too have a motorhome which I use to move my OO layout in. But, I am building a O gauge shunter kit and was wondering about a layout to run it on. Now I know what to build next. Great project which I'll be watching with interest.

Thanks for the info, Looks like a good book which I'll probably buy. It's been a good year for 37's, especially those of us living in the North West. I've been lucky to get plenty of decent video of them on the Cumbrian Coast passenger workings.

I'm currently on holiday in Scotland (Markinch to be precise!). I've brought my copy of the book with me to read. Very interesting with lots of detail, but still very readable. Excellent book.

Timing is everything! I was trying to get a photo of the train alongside the train roadsign.

I agree with Traction in thinking that the Deltic looks great. I'm looking forward to having one on my layout, complete with Deltic sound too. Indeed its the lack of the real deltic sound which has put me off buying one so far.

The Pullman livery would make a nice splash of colour on my layout. Could anyone please advise when it carried the Pullman livery?

I remember the prototype HST being tested on the ECML around Berwick. Great news that an N gauge model is being produced, really hoping we will get a OO version too.

Here is DP1 on my layout, already run in and waiting for its next trip.

A simple question. Many coaches come with factory fitted interior lights. But if you don't make any modifications to them, eg fitting an accessory decoder, what happens if you put them on the DCC powered track? Do the light come on whenever there is power in the rails? Do the lights blow because the voltage is 16v AC instead of 12v DC?

Agree with Vital spark about the 27s on Edinburgh - Glasgow, lots of thrash. Never seen any good video of it though. I always thought the 47s were never as exciting to ride behind.

You can still pre-order a Dapol OO 121 on Hattons website. So are Dapol still going to produce one?

My DP1 arrived an hour ago. It looks good and runs well on my test track. Now its on the rolling road being run in. I do like the packaging which does make you feel that you are helping the NRM by purchasing their models. Well done to everyone involved in producing this which arrived much sooner than I expected.

Having had a play with it on Gillan & Brown, have to say it is superb. No O gauge layout should be without one.

Delighted to hear the next batch of Thumpers have got Bif's sound project in them - I ordered one ages ago and look forward to it arriving. Re the query on Powercab momentum, there is a very simple fix that is somewhere on RMweb. Bascially you take the back off the Powercab and put a bit of insulation tape between the momentum button contacts. I managed to make the modification in about 5 minutes.

Certainly noisy, it's my alarm clock.

As you seemed to like the previous picture. Here is one from a few weeks ago.

August Bank Holiday on the moors above Malham. That's rain on Pen-Y-Gent in the background. Keen bus enthusiasts might be confused by the builder of the bus.

A cheaper option for point control - bit of spare rail on its side, bent paperclip soldered to one end goes through tiebar, bend other end of rail up 90 degrees for a handle. Hold rail in place on top of baseboard with large staples. For a neater job, make groove in baseboard for rail. For the delux version I've created a channel for the rail between to offcuts of balsa, then when you are sure its working, carefully glue a bit of cardboard over the top. You can then cover it with scenery. i've done similar things using piano wire (very hard to cut), bike spokes and metal coathanger wire. Polarity of the frog can be achieved by drilling a hole in a slider switch and running the wire through it. On my last layout I simply had a switch mounted next to the control end of the point rod. Just tell your friends its the point lock!

that was that, a nice drive home via buxton and the cat and fiddle, i do enjoy drivign the A6 when its quiet, the railway bridges on the buxton to matlock line still fascinate me no matter how many times i drive under them, one thing's for certain the midland built their structures to last! How did you get a class 60 over the Cat & Fiddle?

Can the Montys Models drivers manage the difficult 05 gearchange?

Although I was going to wait for a sound chip for the 05, with my 03 being such a poor runner, I needed a replacement station pilot for my layout which was at this weekend's model railway show at Carnforth. I ordered a Digitrax decoder (than for the info Jonas) from Wickness Models (never used them before, but very happy as I ordered it last Sunday evening and it arrived Tuesday). This was easy to fit, although I wasn't totally sure which way up it went. I also lined the space where it goes with insulation tape to prevent any expensive shorts. I also fitted Kadee couplings, just plugging them into the NEM pockets. Delighted that it ran well all weekend, despite not having a driver in the cab. Photo below. Only slight problem is that the NEM pockets swivel, so couplings don't always line up properly.

The driving trailers are back in use now, so the trains only have one 37 on them, usually at the north end. If you are out travelling on them next weekend , Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August, it is the Model Railway Weekend at Carnforth Station. I'm attending with my 00 gauge blue diesel layout. Pop in and say hello.

I've just tried fitting the DCC Concepts Zen ZN68 micro decoder. It is too long to fit in the decoder space when plugged in directly. I also tried using the 6 pin harness which came with the decoder. The harness will plug into the loco socket fine and fits into the decoder space. I was hoping this would enable me to then put the decoder on the cab floor. This way I could also fit the 'stay alive' in the cab too. Unfortunatly, the extra wires of the harness are too large to fit in the cable space, preventing the bonnet from going back on. It might be possible to fit it this way with a bit of cutting and filing of the cable channel, but I decided against this. I'll probably leave the 05 in my display cabinet until someone comes along with a sound chip which they will fit for me.

I've recently been over to North Germany to video & photograph diverted (diesel hauled) freight trains. There were lots of German enthusiasts out with their cameras too. Many brought ladders, But some climbed trees instead - there are three in this tree.

I've got a tiny DCC concepts decoder in an 03 which I plan to try in my 05 (the 03 doesn't run well enough to use).