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I am pleased to announce the details for our 2018 exhibition * Updated 18/05/2018 MRX 2018 Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May 2018 Museum of Transport Manchester Boyle Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 8UW 1000 to 1630 Admission (includes access to all of the museum):- Adults: £7 Concession: £6 Accompanied Children under 16: FREE Layouts Arcadia Pennsylvania (US, O, DCC, 1960/70s) Batterdale (UK, N, DCC, 1950) Blackwood (UK, OO, DCC, Trams) Bodmin Generally (OO, UK, DC, 1963) Coal Valley Mining (G, DCC) End of the Spur (US, HO, DCC, 1990+) Forthal Schmalspurbahn (DE, HOe, DCC, Modern) Graithwaite Junction (UK, OO, DCC, 1970/80s) Grange Lane (UK, O, DCC, 1970s) Manchester Model Trams (Large Scale Trams) * Midhurst Road Junction (UK, OO, DC, 1930s) Newbie Bridge (UK, OO, DC, Modern) NO PLACE (UK, OO, DCC, 1975) Nordenstadt (HO, DE, DCC, 2000) * OO Live Steam Roadshow St Combs (CN,N, DCC, 1970s) As seen in April 2018 Continental Modeller Smethurst Junction (UK, OO, DCC, 200) Traders (confirmed) Aire Valley Models Along Classic Lines Crafty Models Digitrains Durham Trains of Stanley Finishing Touches Leigh Models * Locoshed Manchester Models * Model Roads and Tramways Sig-Na-Trak SMTF Poyntom Stevenson Carriages & Millholme Models TTC Diecast Todmorden Model Supplies Tower Collection Treemendus * World Of Motion * Demonstrations Wagon Loads - Brian Davis Scalefour Society CentreShuttle - Free Heritage Bus Service The CenteShuttle free heritage bus service operates between Corporation Street (stop NU outside New Century Hall near Victoria Station) and the Museum of Transport. Every 20 minutes throughout the event, using heritage buses. From Corporation Street 0950, 1010, 1030 and every 20 minutes until 1630 From the Museum 1003, 1023, 1043 and every 20 minutes until 1643 And Not Forgetting the Museum's excellent Cafe

Departure list for the Bus Service from both Urmston and Partington.

Slightly Revised Timetable with later departure from the Exhibition to Urmston on Saturday. SATURDAY TRAIN Manchester, Oxford Road 0916 0944 1016 1044 1116 1144 1216 1244 1316 1344 1416 1444 1516 1544 Urmston 0927 0953 1024 1053 1127 1153 1224 1253 1327 1353 1424 1453 1527 1553 BUS Urmston 1000 1100 1200 1300 1417 1514 1617 1714 Partington Lesure Centre 1020 1120 1220 1320 1437 1534 1637 1734 BUS Partington Lesure Centre 1040 1140 1240 1357 1454 1557 1654 1755 Urmston 1100 1200 1300 1417 1514 1617 1714 1815 TRAIN Urmston 1050 1119 1150 1222 1250 1319 1350 1422 1450 1519 1550 1622 1649 1719 1749 1823 Manchester, Oxford Road 1103 1134 1202 1235 1303 1334 1403 1434 1503 1534 1603 1634 1703 1734 1803 1835 SUNDAY TRAIN Manchester, Oxford Road 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 Urmston 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1553 BUS Urmston 1000 1100 1200 1300 1412 1512 1612 Partington Lesure Centre 1020 1120 1220 1320 1432 1532 1632 BUS Partington Lesure Centre 1040 1140 1240 1352 1452 1552 1650 Urmston 1100 1200 1300 1412 1512 1612 1710 TRAIN Urmston 1118 1217 1317 1417 1517 1617 1717 Manchester, Oxford Road 1130 1229 1329 1429 1529 1629 1729

This is the provisional timetable for both days, subject to a timing check. The timetable is designed to meet trains from Manchester in the morning, shifting to meet trains to Manchester in the afternoon on both days. Please note the service will be operated by a real bus, my Manchester MCW bodied Leyland PD2 3706 (3706 VM), the Routemaster is currently off the road. SEE LATER POST FOR TIMETABLE

Exhibition Update 19th May 2017 Sadly Ray O'Neill has had to withdraw 'End of the Spur' this year as his mother died earlier week, all at LYDCC and the Museum send Ray our condolences. Ray says he will bring it next year. Additional Layout Port d'Etriob (HO, FR, 1960's, DC) Robin Industrial (OO, UK, DC) Additional Demonstrators Weathering, Richard Wilson DCC Clinic, Simon Howard 3D Printed Model Railway Items, Simon Dawson P4, Scalefour N Gauge Finescale, Mark Henshaw

Exhibition Update 15th May 2017 Seminars - Both Days 1100 Introduction to DCC 1400 DCC Question Time There are a few other updates which I will post later.

Hi Andrew, Look forward to seeing you and Yorkton. I am currently at a conference but I will be posting an update later in the week. Peter

I took this photo of the prototype Bullhead point on display at Model Rail Scotland, I thought it was very impressive, including single piece blades.

Here is a picture of one of the pre production Bullhead points displayed at Model Rail Scotland. I was very impressed.

Exhibition Update An addition to the layouts Shed Street (O,UK, 1960's, DCC)

The new leaflet for the CentreShuttle CS-M-L-0317.pdf

So I don't need to go to Specsavers then!

I am pleased to announce the details for our 2017 exhibition. (Updated 15/05/2017) MRX 2017 Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May 2017 Museum of Transport Manchester Boyle Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 8UW 1000 to 1630 Admission (includes access to all of the museum):- Adults: £7 Concession: £6 Accompanied Children under 16: FREE Layouts (confirmed so far) 29th Street Wharf (HO, US, 1970's, DCC) Barclay Road (N, UK, 1970's, DC) Bear Greek Junction (HO, US, 1900, DCC) Coal Valley Mining (G,UK, DCC) Eisengebrau (HO, Prussia, 1910, DCC) End of the Spur (HO, US, 1990's, DCC) High Lane Junction (N, UK, 1960's) Oldshaw (EM, UK, 1970's, DCC) OO Live Steam Roadshow Shed Street (0, UK, 1960's, DCC) St Cuthberts (OO, UK, 1960's, DCC) Thomas The Tank (OO, DCC) Thorncliffe (OO, UK, 1980's DCC) Upstairs (O, UK, 1960's/70's, DCC) Yorkton (OO, UK, 1990's, DCC) Traders (confirmed so far) Along Classic Lines Crafty Models DC Kits/D&E Videos Digitrains Direct Train Spares Durham Trains of Stanley Finishing Touches Locoshed Model Roads and Tramways R L Models Sig-Na-Trak SMTF Poyntom Stevenson Carriages & Millholme Models Todmorden Model Supplies Seminars 1100 Introduction to DCC 1400 DCC Question Time Demonstrations Wagon Loads - Brian Davis CentreShuttle - Free Heritage Bus Service The CenteShuttle free heritage bus service operates between Corporation Street (stop NU outside New Century Hall near Victoria Station) and the Museum of Transport. Every 20 minutes throughout the event, using heritage buses. From Corporation Street 0950, 1010, 1030 and every 20 minutes until 1630 From the Museum 1003, 1023, 1043 and every 20 minutes until 1643 And Not Forgetting the Museum's excellent Cafe

As its really an iPhone/iPod Touch app it probably does not appear as an app for the iPad, you may have been looking at only iPad apps, if so look for it under iPhone apps or ones already purchased.

Problem solved, it was the WiFi connection in the shed so I've used a powerline WiFi extender and it dosen't crash.

Hi Alan, I have tried as you suggested and I can now control a loco once again but with the occasional crash. I need to investigate further. Thanks for the tip. Peter

Sorry to hear Jens. that you have decided to stop development of TouchCab, sadly it comes at a time when ESU have released an update for the ECoS and having downloaded it on to my ECoS it no longer works correctly with TouchCab so the end of an era as it was the best way to operate the layout and caused a lot of interest, sadly there is nothing on the marker to match in terms of quality, design and ease of use. Peter

I have working and re working the Class 504 front, I have found some plans in a old BR DMU/EMU book and did some comparisons with resized photos to try and correct measurements for the cab windows etc. So after a couple of weeks the trailer is nearing completion. The windows have been redone (several times) and today I corrected the destination box and I put some thin plastic strip around the middle window to represent that windows beading. Unfortunately as the plastic has been hacked a lot of times I will have to make some compromises especially as I will have to get the motor brake ready for the Blackburn Exhibition on 5/6th September. I have done a quick paint to highlight any errors before completing it.

I have been doing some more work on rebuilding the cab Windows and it now looking a lot better and I think more like the real thing. I've glazed it temporarily to see the effect but there is still some work to do.

I have just looked and it is over three years since I last posted on here. I have done bits and pieces on the 504 but nothing drastic, it has mainly been sorting out the front windows which I have never been happy with. Last night I thought of using some thin metal, in this case Printers Electro Plate aluminum which is nice and thin and easy to cut and file. I had successfully used it on my Push Pull unit. The original DC Kit front it wrong as the windows should be square and not tapered, I have tried filing but the plastic is very soft and it is quite easy to file too much and make it worse. Last night I had been working on a new front on for the cab of my L&Y radial tank using the aluminum and it looked quite effective, so I thought I could apply the same method to solving the 504 cab windows, so this morning I made a prototype using a spare front and it seems to work well and looks a lot better than the original plastic. Being very thin the aluminum can be easily filed and blended with the plastic so it doesn't look like it has been stuck on. I will be now trying it on the original 504 and the one currently in build. I filed out the original windows to be their maximum so that I could easily place some glazing behind to give the impression of near flush glazing. I will be using the 504 on my layout Holcombe Brook & Tottington at the Blackburn Exhibition on 5/6th September.

I was in tonight and we were talking to Tim about holidays and he says the last time he had a two week holiday was about 1979! In fact it is only in the last couple of years or so he has been having some well extra deserved though ofter short holidays. I am sure his wife Karen is pleased he is having some more holidays! I put a smile on his face as I spent some more money! I have got some of the new Hornby LMS coaches, I rang this morning and he said he'd got a parcel but hadn't opened them as he thought they were some repeat orders, he didn't realise he'd got the LMS coaches as he wasn't expecting them!

Looking at the pictures above they look like the short windows.

I have updated my ECoS to 4.0.0 and whilst outwardly it doesn't look different, it does seem to load faster. The first thing I tried was TouchCab and this seems to work fine so no problem there. I have tried the VNC connection and that works really well, I have done a connection via an iPhone, iPad and Windows PC, and you get the full ECoS screen on the device. I am trying a humber of different VNC iPhone Apps to see which one works the best. Being able to have a VNC connection on the PC means editing information is a lot easier as you can use the keyboard, especially when entering loco and accessory details. I have found a couple of glitches on the maintenance section when selecting an option on the left hand side, it seems that after selecting some of the top options the two lower ones cannot be selected, I have found a work around by exiting the screen and then selecting the lower options. This is a welcome update and makes the ECoS even easier to use.

The current Oldham Depot, now owned by First Group was never a tram depot as I first thought and Red Devil was correct. I had mistaken the entrance of the old tram depot for that of the new bus depot in a photograph, having checked the book on Oldham Trams I realise my mistake.

With regards to Parrs Wood Depot at East Disbury, I worked in the Schedules Office at Birchfields Road Depot (an ex Tram Depot) which was at the other end of Kingsway and I was told one of the justifications for closing the depot and moving a lot of the work to Birchfields Road was the reduction in walking time for drivers on the 50, as duty changeovers could take place outside the depot, unfortunately the police didn't allow it and crews had to walk around the corner to the lay-by on Kingsway thus increasing the walking time over Parrs Wood reliefs!