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Very nice.

Best wishes Ian.

They are sand pipes, used ro apply dried sand to the rails to improve traction when slippage is a problem

Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.

"I love it when a plan comes together"

Well done Rob.

Only the products that they make themselves have a lifetime guarantee. The PA2 is a rebadged MRC product, so is excluded from the lifetime guarantee.

A CDU isn't essential but is highly recommended to ensure reliable operation and prevent the motor (solenoids) from burning out in case of faulty point switches. 16 to 20 volts ac can be used but don't exceed the voltage rating of the CDU.

64 was the highest value that some older decoders could accept, I can't remember which decoders it was though.

The Powercab has a rotary button but it's mounted edge on like the rotary control on a computer mouse.

Probably best to use flexi track to get the track to join up properly.