Phil Bullock

Our over wintering peacock in the garden shed is still there though..

Pretty central in Brum then. Have you spoken to Redditch they are a friendly bunch . As Phil says a good plan to go and talk to them. It’s a shame their show was 2 weeks ago, that’s always a good opportunity

Yes they worked up to Warwick on oil tanks

Was just going to post exactly the same! Saw a female road side driving home from Usk this morning

And Birmingham covers a large geographical area… a more specific location might help

Yes hoping we will have them for Winchcombe!

That will be Fringford Manor I guess.. 😉

That’s one expensive loco! Don’t go giving them ideas…

So all the points on the previous incarnation of Abbotswood had Tam Valley frog juicers. On the current layout they are only used on diamonds and reversing loops. They are solid state not relays. We are totally DCC sound … and there are zero issues with them, they do their work without any indication they are there … polarity switching instantaneous. Take a look at layout videos in signature to see them in action … but you won’t notice them! No connection with firm just a very satisfied customer

And I do suffer from occasional prop shaft failures ….

34 NBLs might be too many! Luckily we dont have that many…

Only half of them!!! 😉 Yes probably more than in the Black Sea fleet…

So have decided to do as suggested to eliminate another issue going forwards … thanks @WIMorrison

Have been playing with IP-CB and stay alive sound fitted locos this morning. This has revealed that 0.33 amps should be allowed to give a safety margin for IP-CB to be able to reset after a short. 16 sound and stay alive Warships would not allow restart on 4 amps but they were ok with 4.5 amps. Definitely a job for when SWMBO is out!!! IP-CB will support more than that once they are running but it’s the power rush in to the stay alives that pushes up the current draw. As more locos are coming with stay alives installed this is something for folks to think about with their Dcc system perhaps ….

And the PAD at Newland?

Great progress Neil. Hope we can run them at Winchcombe in July….

Very nice ! Thank you. I don’t have any notes so that is good gen

That is very true! thanks for reminding me of that. It does mean more wiring though. Will try current plan but could fall back on that if problems persist. Of course given that all junctions on at least the scenic section are protected by signals then there should be zero incidents… 😀

Absolutely. Have already supplied driving checklist for each train movement and will do the same for power district resets. You are right about the pressure but @Downendian tells me he keeps his eye on me! Thanks Neil 😉

Yep good plan!! Will just have to remember that when the accessory bus shorts to switch off the relevant track bus before resetting the accessory bus

Cheers! The way we have the layout wired we can easily pull apart the bus connectors to achieve the same result … will install LED for each bus on each board when rejigging so that should help too…

You are right! No seperate point decoders, integral to the motor and on the cobalt Digital the frog feed is from the same feed as the motor itself which will be the accessory bus.

Remember going to Saltley early 68 …. A lot of the early members of the class there were waiting for a tow to Cashmores on their last journey….

Cheers! And thanks for the offer, but already ordered the extra IP-CBs this morning! Switches also good idea do you use double pole ? And before or after the DCO?

Am in MERG but as I said I don’t gave the time to construct electronic units … the layout scenery, signals and rolling stock are more than enough!!!