Looking good, would be better with the point motors under the baseboard Ron ?

Phil, the boards were built in my lounge room & moved out to the layout room later & will have buildings etc hiding them - all the wiring is on top & in the fullness of time, will also be hidden.
The D&S while is has a lot of scenery, it is mainly an operating layout keeping myself & 5 drivers busy twice a month for just over 2 hours per night.

Currently with all my other involvements in the hobby ( equivalent to 4 days a week - 8 hours per day ) plus some home duties, I don't see this layout getting 99% completed for at least another 5 years but who cares ? !

Looks good, Sol. Interesting track plan; is it a real place or like my Wadebridge where I got carried away?

Tiverton is a real place but the D&S being freelance, does what it likes - all stations are named after real places but the working stations are spelt differently
Watchit - a play on Watchet
Tawnton = Taunton
Charde = Chard
Marabost = names from my operating crew

Nice work Sol.

Sol said

Tiverton is a real place but the D&S being freelance, does what it likes - all stations are named after real places but the working stations are spelt differently
Watchit - a play on Watchet
Tawnton = Taunton
Charde = Charde
Marabost = names from my operating crew

From “Post #289,734”, 22nd February 2024, 7:18 am

Yes, I broke down between Taunton and Bridgewater with 8,000 bricks on at about 5.30am. Injector pump knackered, so couldn't fix it, despite being a qualified diesel mechanic. Of course it had to be in January, so nice and cool. Towed on the bar with no working brakes… loads of fun. :-)

peterm said

    Of course it had to be in January, so nice and cool. Towed on the bar with no working brakes… loads of fun. :-)

From “Post #289,786”, 28th February 2024, 1:01 am

 That's somebody or other's law, Pete  


Ed

Coupled with the sweet odour of the smellophane factory at Bridgewater ............................

Sol, I've just been reading about the D&S.  It's changed quite considerably since the outset!!  As an operator on the D&S, I think what you have now is miles better than what you had back in 2011!  For the record. I enjoy operating on the D&S, especially when we can give Sol plenty of stick! 

David

Yes David, there has been quite a few changes, some of them suggested by the crew…. but one that is constantly mentioned being the helix -  is constantly ignored  

Funny isn't it. I was only thinking about you and your layout the other day, Sol.

Are we going to see some update shots Sol ?  Haven't seen much of the layout since the beginning of the year …………………

Am I guessing that this ignored "helix proposal" came from Dave "dorsay"…………………………

There hasn't been much done in the way of scenery, I have been concentrating on train orders etc combined with other model activities.
The "helix proposal" comes from a few of the crew at different times and like all good layout owners, just ignore them……

Why did they want a helix Sol?


Ed

 

A helix can create more levels - one layout I work on has a big helix double track of 6 levels getting the layout up from about 2ft off the floor to approx 4 foot.
In my case, the crew suggested a big helix in another shed & both sheds joined  by two 5-6" PVC pipes = one for each direction  & have a few more stations in the other shed & split the crew or get more crew. Very helpful are my crew….

Sounds like major expansion, you'd be 'Two sheds Sol'  


Ed
 

Perhaps you could live in the shed Sol and move the D & S into the house - closer to your coffee machine and you could cook a meal for them whilst they're operating ………………………

Are you still involved with that club layout ?

Yes Petermac  & also helping build another & be part of the group organizing the yearly big exhibition here in Adelaide & operating on a few other layouts each month intermixed with house hold/ gardening duties & some family activites
but me cook for the crew ? - you are dreaming, I don't cook -  that is  a swear word to me  

Not much time for a coffee break then Sol……………………….

It appears your zest for cooking is like mine - if we were intended to cook, they wouldn't allow take-aways ………….

You side-stepped my question about photos - are we going to see some recent pics of the D & S in all it's glory (taken in your spare time obviously )  ?

PeterMac. no new photos coz no new work done, just fiddling with paperwork to make things theoretically work  as the crew find new ways to 'stuff" things up.
Like I had an Op session last night & some suggestions means some time doing revamped paperwork  !!  As David/ Dorsay is fully aware of…