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The Jubilee beacon has been lit in Glendarroch on Gwyn’s loft railway

These are from my loft railway, Glendarroch 

1 hour ago, Butler Henderson said:

Golden rule ought to be to test run any new loco on dc before decoder fitting. The "I have only a DCC layout" is not really an excuse IMO as its easy enough to quickly lay an oval of Kato Unitrack on the floor (as it designed for before any one gets any "Sam" visions) connected to whatever suitable supply is to hand; any 9-12v dc power plug will do subject to it current rating.

I agree with you, the loco was fully tested on DC before the original decoder was fitted.  

1 hour ago, Butler Henderson said:

Golden rule ought to be to test run any new loco on dc before decoder fitting. The "I have only a DCC layout" is not really an excuse IMO as its easy enough to quickly lay an oval of Kato Unitrack on the floor (as it designed for before any one gets any "Sam" visions) connected to whatever suitable supply is to hand; any 9-12v dc power plug will do subject to it current rating.

I agree with you, the loco was fully tested on DC before the original decoder was fitted.  

I’ve had no end of issues with my Precedent. Disappointed doesn’t even come close - it’s been ran in for hours, it’s had 3 different new DCC chips trialled including DCC concepts Zen with stay alive, it’s been on 3 different layouts with different controllers, it’s been ran in DC, I’ve tweaked CVs for days and yet it’s jerky at anything other than almost full power. Rails haven’t been helpful at all, just keep suggesting CV tweaks yet I have the same issue on DC. I’ve cleaned wheels and checked pick ups - I’m sure there’s some wiring loose or something but Rails won’t take it back. I’ll mention the cost in that I have a loco that’s really only fit for display so it’s not worth the price. I model LNWR on an exhibition layout so it would have been perfect. 
real shame and poor after sales too. 

EDIT: I was far too quick to judge Rails, they contacted me, offered a replacement and even arranged to meet me at the DCC Concepts stall at SECC to show how they have overcome the running issue, they were incredibly apologetic, very helpful and the issue was sorted. I am the proud owner of a beautiful loco that runs very well, I’m very happy!