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I think you are only thinking of modern railways, you should note I used the word ERA in my post, it means the time frame in which the model is set. I refer you to Wiki if you have no historical knowledge regarding facing points. How sweet that you should apparently gang up on the imposter lols Perh...

RogerB wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:29 am Attached is the plan for the layout. This is drawn using the bespoke train control system called Trainsagogo [TGG for short]

Hi Roger, I could not find this software on the web, maybe I am blind, do you have a weblink for it please ?

I don't know what era this is or how close you want to be to the prototype but all those facing points on the mainline are an accident waiting to happen!

Soldering Iron...........as long as it's not PTFE
Usually works for me, cut the end to expose some wire to conduct the heat in, blob of solder & bobs your uncle

**********************Happy new year everybody ***************** An update for 2023 so far, not much in the way of construction except working semaphores for platform starters, inner & outer homes. Good running session earlier this evening that culminated with 5 loco's in steam! One in the shed ...

Thank you for your kind comments everybody :) I have managed to move a tiny smidgen further along by refitting the layout lighting along the back of the main station boards, of course I should have done this before I re-assembled the layout as the rear of the boards are hard up against the wall so I...

Phew, thank goodness your back. I may not have much time for hands on modelling ATM but I really enjoy browsing this site in odd moments and I was horrified when it apparently disappeared :o Fortunately I kept the bookmark and kept trying and tonight I found you all again :) As many have said I much...

A goodly portion of a year has gone by and the layout has moved from Norfolk to Lincolnshire! The new house is in such a state (some emergency plumbing done already and a full rewire next week) that although it has been bolted together in it's new location that's as far as it's likely to get for qui...

I tried this years ago in N gauge steam, tanks! very small space available so used 47uF non-polarised surface mount times four, this is my report at the time :- COMPARING two 060 tanks one fitted with 4x47uF across motor and other not whatever difference there is is not immediately obvious so more d...

Hello, your 1st port of call should be whoever sold it to you, is it new or s/h ? You don't say if it is DC or DCC, if you could identify the loco & controller (with model numbers) it might help. You say "the motor in the loco runs" is that by some noise or by observation of the motor ...