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Excellent work Gentlemen. First class work. Could you give more details on the track work you have used. I understand it is OO. Thanks. John

Steve, So sorry to hear that Frank has passed away. Thanks for letting me know via your post. Nice to see you again at Newcastle. John

Hi Steve, Yes I will pop in to the show either Saturday afternoon or Sunday. Ground signals looking very good too and unusual with the "pass at danger" yellows. Thanks again John

Looking great Steve, beautiful work as always. Cannot wait to get them installed on the layout. John

Steve, Elevated ground signals just brilliant - as usual. A pleasure to read up on how it's done. Regards John

I used both the MegaPoints Servo Controllers as well as the GF Controls Servo Controllers, on a regular basis - two different layouts. My preference is GF Controls by far. Simple, good quality and easily and finely adjusted without having to look at the circuit board - you are free to look at the semaphore signal arm during adjustment. I find MegaPoints Controllers complicated by comparison, many repeated button presses (of small buttons), and no safe mode so the servo moves rapidly through it's range of motion during programming etc. From experience this result in damage to the semaphore signal mechanism or point tie bar. Each to his own though.

Hi Steve, As Jon has rightly said, fantastic work. I note that the cantilevered doll has a tee just below the finial and there appears to be telegraph wires supported by the tee which look as though they may be running to the telegraph pole to the right of the signal. I have never seen this done on a signal before. Do we have any further information on this feature? John R

Brilliant as always Steve. Thanks for this.

Steve, As others have already said Steve, excellent work on the Keswick signals and all others. Look forward to their installation.

Sorry, I haven't checked in to RMWeb for a week or two so I missed the chat with regard to the Keswick signals.I am the "layouts owner" who has requested Steve to produce the signals for me. I am unsure of the date of the the signal diagram attached to Steve's earlier email. However I attach photos from the early 1900's showing signal 2 and 3 controlled from Box 2 as a bracket. With regard to the goods only loop passing along side platform 3 - I can only presume that at one time the points on this loop were not fitted with facing point locks and hence the signaling. This again must have been very early. I can confirm that traffic travelling west to Cockermouth either went down past Platform 1 or 3 and not down the platform 2 road.

Hi Steve, Many thanks for your reply. Quite clear thanks without the direct chat. Will have to get to a show where you are demonstrating and meet up. Regards John

Hi Steve, Been following your work since your article on the ground signal in RMJ. Excellent work, setting the standard. Steve, I am not sure if this has been covered previously but I would appreciate your advice on base board requirements for fixing your semaphores. I am at the scenic stage of a 4mm model of Keswick station. Some semaphores are on the side of embankments. How do you decide the size of the N S base of each signal and what size do you use for the base? What space on the baseboard do I need to provide for a semaphore to be mounted? Any information and advice you can give on base board space and construction above and below track level so that signals can be more easily installed would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the inspiration. Regards, John