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Sorry for double posting, but I got this Triang EM Electra going, and am rather eager to share the result. It did yeoman's work for this
video, and got quite warm, did not falter. I did not know that it went into production in 1937 and lasted well into 1950's before being
sold to the Netherlands. So I can happily run steam with it, I should think.

I cannot find the "stabilizer" function on Windows 10, I will be have to be more careful in the future, in some spots.

https://youtu.be/er1jJ5N7hrQ

BTW, the visual pun is that of Stephenson's Rocking idling upon a siding as a DMU glides past, In "Modern Trains..." Last scene.

https://vimeo.com/user71607961/

Some rolling operations on "Henley." I like to do operations, but have limited
shunting space, and do a little when the story line permits. DCC was
strongly considered, but my experience, the experience of some friends,
and what I read in the threads is that DCC is finicky and unreliable.
Others will stoutly disagree, and I salute their ability to get the most
out of it. So, I rely on "poor man's" DCC of two seperate electric circuits
that overlap in such a fashion that two trains can be run by two operators,
or one, with the goal of staying on schedule without fouling the other.
Luckily, the buffer bars offer good protection from damage on the
occasions a collision occurs. I am not keen at all on ramming my equipment,
but it does occur; take your attention of this for a moment and you will
regret it.

Incidentally, both the Hornby shunters have had their motors replaced with a
aftermarket motor and worm that is supposed to slow them down to a nice
reliable speed: high RPM's coupled to a higher gear ratio. Doesn't make
much of a difference, really, save your money. But they run, and I love
Hornby and these 0-4-0's are British as Yorkshire Pudding, and so deliver
much enjoyment, regardless.

The theme today is the "bug" that is buggering us all.

https://vimeo.com/437789186?utm_source= ... aign=28749

The perilous bug continues to plague the UK whilst Henlians go about their business with stoic British resolve.