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Sorry, I use the new App and it doesn't behave like that at all. John P

Surely it's "of what is that a classic example?" John P

They do in N Gauge. John P

No. I use Zimo and for 20 quid they can't be beat. Regards, John P

Hi James, Why do you say that Railcom can't be used for occupancy detection? Both Digikeijs and Roco sell Railcom occupancy detectors. Regards, John P

I'm hoping that there'll be some things I want. CL60 GBRF, CL319, CL150 Northern Rail, Castle Cement JPA's, CL66 BR Livery. Frankly they've got a big enough list to work through, let's see what's arriving in the next 3 months. John P

OK back to the OP's post. They elected Trump as President, don't have any links for that though John P

So assuming somewhere in Lancashire, and the 4 track mainline, then I'm thinking somewhere on the Atherton line from Man Vic to Wigan, it was 4 track from the Pemberton loop all the way through to Manchester and there were plenty of other lines that crossed it, so possibly around Walkden. But I haven't found anything that matches yet on the NLS Old Maps site. Regards, John P

Also, the Z21 app lets you choose between 'normal' and 'differential' speed control. With 'normal' control the loco runs at whatever speed you hit with your finger, with 'differential' control the loco's only respond to finger movement (sliding up and down on the speed control). You can set the sensitivity of this and when you are reaching maximum or minimum speed the app vibrates the device you are using. This works fine for my modern mainline layout (no shunting). but if I had a shunting layout I would probably look at the Multimaus if I didn't like the feel of the phone. Regards, John P

if you haven't looked already, the Named website is fascinating, plug in a surname and it shows where that name is common. Blastock has a hotspot in a triangle formed by Derby, Loughborough, & Burton on Tent. Plus a couple of warmspots in Ipswich and Swindon. https://named.publicprofiler.org/ Regards, John P

And because model trains carry 0% tax under WTO rules, we can import as many at a time as we want. John P

Well I've got 5 N Gauge DRS Compass CL68's. John P

Or, if possible, put the Lais decoder in the motor car and program it there. Most DCC systems expect to see a motor load before they'll program a decoder. Regards, John P

The N Gauge wagon looks like the Realtrack PCA. Regards, John P

The livery thing always puzzles me. There are 34 CL68's. I have 4 N gauge ones with another 3 on order. I have a Scotrail loco and a TPE loco, the other 5 are DRS 'Fade' livery. I'll get one more TPE liveried one, to go with my MK5A rakes and that will probably be that. Now according to my little book (DRS 25 years), there are currently 14 in TPE livery and just 12 in DRS Fade livery, with 6 Chiltern and 2 Scotrail ones, and yet there's only one TPE liveried version available as a model. I'd happily buy 4 CL88's in the same livery as long as they had different names and numbers. Regards, John P

It means that the model is ready to be posted. For example, I got my notification on a Saturday, but the tracking info only showed up in the RM system on the following Monday or Tuesday (International order). So I guess it depends when Ben or Mike actually get to drop off the parcels at the PO. Regards, John P

Sounds like the PC which you are using for TrainController isn't talking to the Z21. Assuming that you have connected your PC with a LAN cable to the Z21 router, then as the Z21's default IP address is 192.168.0.111, that means that the the LAN port on your PC needs to have an IP address in the same range. You need to edit the properties of your PC's LAN port to turn off DHCP and give it a fixed address, such as 192.168.0.100. To test the connection, from a command prompt on the PC, type "ping 192.168.0.111". Regards, John P

Look like Touax Hold-alls. Revolution trains are making them in OO and N. Regards, John P

Hi, What DCC accessory decoder are you using, or do these motors have them built in? Regards, John P

CV 7 is firmware revision, not decoder type, some manufacturers do have a CV set which tells you the decoder type. For example Zimo use CV250 to tell you the precise decoder, MX617, MX600, etc. Regards, John P

If the point blades are making contact with the stock rails then creating a short circuit is dead easy, just get the power wires the wrong way round. But obviously the solution is just as easy, swap the power wires around. John P

Yes you are, for customs, as well as many other things. The divorce isn't finalised until the end of this year. Regards, John P

It depends on the decoder, but setting CV8 to 0 or 8 are very common methods. Regards, John P

Hi, Glad you got things sorted. Re the decoders, a hard reset of the decoders might help, if not, the various Zimo non sound decoders for 20 pounds are extremely good value. They are not budget decoders, they used to be priced nearer the 35 pound mark, but Zimo reduced the prices on these a few years ago. Regards, John P

In the full article it talks about ROG competing for infrastructure and intermodal work. Regards, John P