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Well no football this week! Far too warm! Enjoying the Spanish hospitality in the lovely village of Competa. Tonight's tipple a local brew and very refreshing in the heat- Aurum 4.8%

I have just recently finished re-wiring a large exhibition circuit layouts 18 Road fiddle yard from DC to DCC and I can confirm it's definitely 4 needed without leaving many dead sidings and potential short circuit problems!

Thankfully they can never take this away from me and I doubt we will ever see it at our level thankfully!

Great pics and not been to Ulgham (pronounced Uffham if I remember correctly) for many years!

Yes the frogs on both points (if a crossover) need to be isolated using four insulating joiners in total to avoid a short circuit.

First north east derby tonight! Darlington 1 - 1 Gateshead nigh on 2000 crowd and honours even! A far better Gateshead team in the first half scoring first with us not getting any real hold of the game until the later stages with an equaliser that ended the contest in a draw!

Sorry for the barrage of questions but a brainstorming session might just bring up the problem! Just a thought have you snipped the frog connectors to the switch rails under the points (if they are electro frogs). As mentioned a process of elimination on the frogs first will be the easiest.

Worth a try! Are both frogs insulated beyond the points and are you using the point motor auxiliary contacts to switch polarity or the point blades?

Hi Felix, has the layout been converted from DC or did you wire it up to suit? Obvious short circuit areas are point frogs and associated rails. A DCC short can be frustrating to find as it's very hard to isolate any of the feeds on a bus! Hope this helps a bit but it's difficult without seeing it first hand.

Yes that's what I was meaning. but that's just my opinion as I have tried both (before Marstons took over the Rock brewery were the only outlet).

Scary! But not too bad- We have been plagued by bad investors/chairman/players/football league decisions back in the day

A great day out! A 700 plus away following! Then reality -3-1 defeat away at Farsley a good attendance of 1123 and a deserved defeat with our first half defending debacle! Gateshead at home Wednesday and if we defend like that a home defeat!

A really fun day out on the NYMR today distributing posters and leaflets for our show, an enjoyable visit to Grosmont books who are attending and the Railway shop model centre who kindly displayed our posters!

A lovely day out on the NYMR and just back to the caravan before the heavens opened and the lightning storm began! St Peters- Gatekeeper golden ale 4.7% 'Caramel aromas with a late bitterness'.

Much better thank you!

Hi and welcome to RM web (I hadn't spotted it was your first post) A possible short circuit if the light is going out when connected. Is your track layout quite simple or with points etc? And how have you wired the track connections please?

Just try to avoid the stuff Marstons ship out of their establishment.

Tonight's post match beer is from the Cropton brewery (well worth a visit if your in or around the Pickering area) Yorkshire Warrior 4.4% a very palletable ruby bitter!

I know exactly how you are feeling coming within minutes of extinction ourselves! But there is always hope! Never let them win over your (the fans) passion and love of the game!!!

Very similar but be mindful that Safe work leader (SWL) is not currently used apart from I believe a small section of projects division. The work group would be using a COSS & PIC (person in charge), they can be one in the same person but with complex work COSS/PIC duties can be shared out within a group if required. Duties of a COSS -https://catalogues.rssb.co.uk/rgs/rulebooks/GERT8000-HB7 Iss 5.pdf

Latest update- Published 4 July 2019 Last updated 19 July 2019 — see all updates From: Rail Accident Investigation Branch At around 09:52 hrs on Wednesday 3 July 2019, two track workers were struck and fatally injured by a passenger train at Margam East Junction on the South Wales Main Line. A third track worker came very close to being struck. These three workers were part of a group of six staff, who were undertaking scheduled track maintenance on lines that were still open to traffic. The train, which was travelling from Swansea to London Paddington, was approaching Margam on the up line at around 73 mph (117 km/h). Its driver saw three track workers walking away from him on the adjacent line and, beyond them, three more track workers on the line ahead of his train. He sounded the train horn and applied the emergency brakes. The track workers walking on the adjacent line became aware of the train approaching and tried to warn their colleagues as the train passed them. The three track workers on the up line were working on a set of points, using a petrol-engined tool for loosening and tightening large nuts. Consequently, at least one of the workers was wearing ear defenders. CCTV images taken from a camera at the front of the train suggest that the workers did not become aware of the train until it was very close to them. By this time, it was travelling at around 50 mph (80 km/h). The RAIB’s investigation will identify the sequence of events that led to the accident and consider: what might have influenced the actions of those on site the protection arrangements that were in place the planning of the work and the implementation of Network Rail’s standard for keeping people safe on or near the line any relevant underlying management or organisational factors Our investigation is independent of any investigation by the railway industry, the British Transport Police or by the industry’s regulator, the Office of Rail and Road. We will publish our findings, including any recommendations to improve safety, at the conclusion of our investigation. This report will be available on our website. You can subscribe to automated emails notifying you when we publish our reports.

Theres quite an art in cooking with beer! Some very good recipes in this book my wife bought me. Ps- There might be a use for cooking bitter as I reckon it may still be more palatable than John Smiths smooth

I'm thinking it's too good to use for cooking! Well just a few sips for me and the rest for the pot!!!

Didn't seem too bad the pre match forecast for Consett!!! (Photo @consettafc Twitter)

There are LOWS (lookout operated warning systems) authorised for use but I have never seen them in action from a company called Zollner. Many railway workers will remember the infamous Pee Wee system using drums of cables that had to be ran out up to where an advanced lookout was positioned, he then had a handset that was released on seeing an approching train. Sometimes it was far more dangerous running out the cables than the actual job and many stories emerged about the handset release being taped up to make it easier to hold.