Corbs

Not particularly, I've just been on the internet for far too long

Yaaaas

Thank you

Thanks on both counts Mikkel, I got the idea for the blog index from Ullypug of this parish Class references are for power classification on locos. The NWR number system is a 3 digit one, the first digit is the power class. So No.301 Thomas Allen is power class 3, loco number 01. Likewise Suddery Cathedral is power class 8, loco number 05. Yes I was wrestling with that one for a while and tried to get my head around what was needed. If we take the necessary trains, the quarry workers have to get to work and home (Train set A), people in Elsbridge need to get to work in Tidmouth etc. and home, or to Ffarquhar/Ulfstead in the other direction. Finally the connecting service with the Wild Nor'Wester must go to Tidmouth in the afternoon. The railcar and main loco are both shedded at Ffarquhar so must start from there and return at the end of the day. If I were to lose one, I think it would be the final FB service of the day (and the final FC working to Ffarquhar could leave later in the evening), but that would mean that anyone returning to Knapford at the end of the day would need to go on the quarry workers' train. Then again, I could strengthen that train to a 4 wheel and a bogie coach... Yes perhaps that's the solution? Quarrymen in the 4 wheeler and the public in the bogie coach, with the local eccentric propping up the bar inside!

Thanks guys. David at deltang has also been very helpful. I am not able to test right at this minute as the chassis is in the vice waiting for some chemical metal to go off.

MMMM Did you say you were working on an Edward?

Well it matches the colour the loco will end up as!

I removed the shell, it is very easy to do, just a few screws. Great running little loco

Hi mate! Thanks for checking in. Sorry to hear of the woes with the twisted chassis. That's partially why I went for the P2 chassis as I was concerned I wouldn't get anything square. I kind of lost my mojo with the P2 as I got more into light railway and then industrial stuff. I need to fabricate a valve gear mount and then it should be smooooooth sailing.

I think 2A Rail are planning on doing a 3D printed body of the Par twins. By the way, does anyone know a supplier of worm gears that will fit a 0.8mm shaft? all the ones I can find are for 2mm shafts.

I hope it will not disappoint! This is the motor I am aiming to use with the loco. Banana for scale.

Hello Dave, thanks for the reply. The 'runaway' test did have inertia set to 0, I only had inertia turned up for the video. The Rx-61 is about 2 years old (I think) so doubt it has new software on it.

Me too!

This is Gauge One, yeah?

Thanks guys. I have fixed the antenna with a length of wire and it mostly works better now. Here is a test with the 3v motor, inertia set to midway. What is strange is that it still does the 'runaway' thing, but only if you jam it in to full speed reverse. It doesn't do it when going forward.

Gotta love a green 5!

I think you should have a go at sculpting a face!

Heyup, shameless plug for my latest blog post, looking at working out what locos and stock the NWR needs to satisfy its traffic requirements, from doing timetables. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1365/entry-20165-timetables-and-traffic-requirements/ (reposting here as many people don't see/check the blog pages)

Thanks Giles

Interesting! I will see how this fix goes, a bit cautious of opening up the Tx at the moment as I wussed out and bought a pre-built one rather than the kit

Mmm delicious bodging

To clarify - it's not increasing in speed when it 'runs away', it just maintains the speed it was at and won't stop. I'll fix the aerial first, thanks guys.

Thanks!

Thanks Giles. Was this the case when using the transmitter with any of the other receivers? All my Rx41 type ones seem to work fine as does my other Rx61.

A large theme of this alternate fictional universe is to give things reasons to exist. I've changed a lot from the Reverend's version, as I wanted to backdate the opening of the main Sudrian railways and give the island a chance to industrialise rapidly at the beginning of the 20th Century. A big part of any railway is the traffic demands, these will guide what kind and amount of stock the line should have on its books. For 'fun', I've begun to devise timetables for the NWR main line and the branches. This will tell me how many trains need to be run per day, and thus how many locomotives, coaching sets etc. are required. The period I have chosen is high summer in the mid-late 1950s. Steam is still king (and the NWR remains un-nationalised here due to some complicated legal gubbins I won't go in to here. The IoMR remained privately owned long after 1947 so there!). I so far have been working on these services: Main Line (Express) - Tidmouth-Barrow non stop (with 3 services departing from the ship terminal at the docks) Main Line (Stopping) - Tidmouth - Carnforth Brendam Branch - Wellsworth - Brendam (but with 3 return trips per day to Tidmouth) Ffarquhar Branch - Knapford - Ffarquhar (with quarry workers train and one direct service to Tidmouth to connect with the Wild Nor'Wester) The Peel Godred, Kirk Ronan and Norramby branch lines still need to be worked out. For each service I've worked out the distance, average speed over that distance, and dwell time in stations to give me the overall travel time. The complicated bit is trying to work out how to connect services. For example, can people from town A get to town C in a decent time if they have to change trains at junction B? The other thing that this tells me is the type of loco required, and how many of them. Main Line (Express) - class 5-8 4 train sets Main Line (Stopping) - class 3-5 9 train sets Brendam Branch - class 1-3 2 train sets Ffarquhar Branch - class 1-3 2 train sets (1 passenger, 1 quarry workers) + railcar We can assume that each 'set' requires a loco. Plus a spare should be kept on the books for each group, assuming something will be undergoing maintenance. These locos are solely passenger or mixed traffic, goods locos are another matter. I'll need to take a look into the industries we need to serve and work out traffic requirements on that front....