Harlequin

It’s been getting gradually worse for me too over the past few days. Not every fetch is slow but those that are are becoming more frequent and longer.

The problem with any kind of removable cover is that you would spend most of the operating time with it removed and lifting or removing it becomes a small chore that might put you off operating sometimes. So my suggestion is to do something permanent to visually separate the FY from the scene behind. Just manipulating the sight lines might be enough but a wall or a fixed partial cover might also do the job.

I believe there is a worldwide shortage of one or two chemicals that are used in the production of plastic products, such as acrylic paint. So hopefully the availability problems are just temporary. (The same chemical shortages might partly explain why so many new models are being delayed.)

Here’s Minehead station building about 18 months ago: https://photos.app.goo.gl/T5vcjLgPt754dmPS6 Preservation era so take with a pinch of salt but it looks good!

Lovely idea! Challenge accepted... GWR road fleet number 2020 was a Thornycroft A1 4 or 5 ton lorry introduced in Nov 1929. It probably looked something like this: but it would have had a UW or GC number plate. The only credit I can take for this is for remembering where to look it up! Atkins, "GWR Goods Cartage - Vol 2" Don't Panic!

What about a simple fiddle yard on a slightly lower level in front of station B? The junction would be just outside station A. From there the single track line to B would rise very gently on the outside and the double track line to the fiddle yard would fall very gently on the inside. The fiddle yard would be just low enough that from your normal eyeline vehicles in it would be visually separated from the station scene but without needing to be hidden itself. (Maybe 50mm difference?) A fiddle yard in that position would be easy to access and there would be more room in Area C for a scenic run from A to B. Edit: Furthermore, the outside platform at station A (the one suggested to be shorter) would then have an obvious purpose as the "bay" platform serving "branch" station B.

The new "Twistlock" point motors have an optional redesigned microswitch that fixes mechanically to the motor: If anyone has actual experience of using these new products their comments might be useful.

Here is an updated version of the 1920 box diagram for the 12 lever frame, later modified by the removal of the shunt ahead signal and the closure of Lustleigh box: I've also made various other tweaks thanks to everyone's suggestions above. (I haven't changed "Caution" to "Danger" because I found a period example using "Caution".) Question: Would the occupation crossing have been shown on the box diagram in some form?

Yes, possibly. I think the later version would but conversely possibly not the earlier style? Yes, that's the route we will probably go down. It's PT's decision. Sounds interesting! Thanks yes, we also found reference to the 15-lever frame being replaced in 1920. So for PT's period we can ignore the earlier frame entirely now. 12 levers only. The AB suffixes are on the 1950's style BR(WR) diagram, which we will probably not use now. Good point about 10 and 12. That will be fixed, thanks.

Thanks Tim, "GWR Signalling Practice" by Smith and the Great Western Study Group, says the label should be , "in one of the bottom corners". I guess that bottom right was preferred but if there wasn't room because of the drawing (as in this case) it would be fixed at bottom left. I should maybe move it further left, though.

I spotted this on BBC Four last night, while watching "Flying Scotsman: Sounds from the Footplate": Not only on it's own post but with a finial! This is on the SVR so may not reflect true (G)WR practice but I thought it might be interesting. If you want to see it in the context of the film and the driver's comments about it, go here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b087k5rf/flying-scotsman-sounds-from-the-footplate and click the timeline at around 38 minutes.

That's largely supposition and assumption and I don't agree with it at all, I'm afraid. I think the new software is clearly superior in most respects and obviously fit for purpose. There's just a bug in it that needs to be fixed. Some bugs are more difficult to fix than others, especially if they occur apparently randomly and/or only in specific configurations. To track it down will need persistance, meticulousness and patience...

OK, sorry Andy. Let’s pick this up on or after Jan 6th. Have a good break!

@AY Mod So there are lots of us out here seeing similar problems. Do you see any indication of this at your end? If not, then perhaps you need to change the metrics that you are monitoring???

Dean: Dean Goods - mentioned in passing by The Johnster but fits the OP criteria very well.

It really doesn't feel like that at this end... Because the delays are not consistent I guess some people are just lucky and don't see them and some might see a few but not report them. When the delays happen they are present both on Chrome on Windows and Safari on iPad simultaneously. At the same time other websites are working as fast as normal. The delay always occurs in the first page fetch, all the subsequent graphics and CSS files are delivered much quicker (although some of those are slower than maybe they should be but not of the same order as the initial page delay).

I'm seeing random very long response times at the moment. For example, fetching index.php?/topic/149199-forum-grindingly-slow-this-afternoon/&do=getLastComment to add this comment took 27.22 seconds according to Chrome DevTools. The same symptom as previous problems. Just letting you know, not whingeing!

Hi Mods and Admins, This is not urgent but I'm curious to understand a couple of things about Private Messages: When you look at a PM thread you sometimes see the message, "XYZ has left the conversation", at the top. What does that mean? What did XYZ do at his end? Is it permanent or could they rejoin the conversation later? Will they receive notifications of my replies or am I just talking to thin air ??? If I try to PM the same person as above, starting a new conversation, and get the message, "XYZ is unable to receive messages", what does that mean? Thanks,

Ivor for me too! Imagine the amazing DCC Sound project for him! Pshtacoff - Pshtacoff - Pshtacoff Pawp Pawp "Oh Jones, you're always getting overex - cited about everything." etc, etc...

Sounds interesting but I’m looking at the underside of a Code 75 Small Radius turnout and I can’t see where you would make the cut(s). Could you post a photo or a drawing with the position(s) marked, please?

Did you check the decoder was aligned correctly?

Fair enough. You can never rely on a damn computer to do the same thing two times in a row!

For the record the website was down in the wee small hours last night, giving 522 errors. This follows the pattern we have seen prevously: sporadic deterioration in response times then a crash.