00 Gauge - Devan and Summersett V4
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Proper Job :thumbs
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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I hope you`ve got plenty of assistants to help you run your layout.???
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:cheers Gormo
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Ron
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Sounds like it could get a bit hectic with that many folks on the one layout.???
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Timetables, etc plus some buildings have kept me busy but operationally, a couple of areas needed to be fixed.
Outside of the wall panel that displays turnout status
which is going to be replaced with a larger more encompassing track diagram, the main station Tawnton which has 2 platform tracks & 4 goods loops and has two panels
will be combined into one and the main two goods loops 1 & 2 will also be equipped with solenoids.
To do this meant 3 existing handmade turnouts need to be replaced and this required some minor track re-alignments to boot
The turnout at the West end
before
ripped out
then replaced - you can see the other track re-alignment
Tawnton East had 2 turnouts to be replaced
and after removing existing
then replacement all with large radius Peco Code 75
even the Y turnout with the white on the tiebar end, had to be lifted to allow a rod for the solenoid to work to as the knob on the end of the tiebar had been removed.
All good "fun" - in fact the easiest part of the "improvements"
Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Ed
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Just an observation…do you need the point motors on the surface as they are a bit obtrusive.
Phil
Phil
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If I started again from scratch, things would be different - possibly Tortoise/Cobalt
but the layout was designed not so much as a "realistic" scene but for operation by a crew. (And as I find out, changes have been done to make operation "better")
Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Ah, makes sense :thumbsEd, the red dots indicate both turnouts operate at the same time & the black arrow, added to the photo, was to indicate to my crew that the turnout pointed to, would be a separate control when the panel is rebuilt.
Ed
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Looks good by the way. Nice and tidy.
Cheers
Marty
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So why change to solenoid Sol? Had the original manual system failed?
Marty, some of the 4 tracks in which incoming trains arrive on, had some turnouts- manual & electric and to make it easier for the Crew is have all the same way and electric is the way
Looks good by the way. Nice and tidy. Thanks
Cheers
Marty
Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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looks like a Christmas tree when all LEDs are working - panel starts to be installed next Thursday
Big red buttons are for the Kadee electromagnets on the platform tracks.
Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Are the LEDs for occupancy or routing?
Marty
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