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You may also find this website extremely useful for allocations of locos in BR days.

http://www.brdatabase.info/index.php

I would have thought 10 amp was overkill for the smaller scales such as ON30? If your dealer recommends your existing power supply, and you have been running it without issue, I don't see any reason to change it. I currently run my Lenz LZV100 with a 5-amp power supply (Lenz TR150) on my OO gauge la...

The moving point blade is fed from both ends - blade to stock-rail contact and via the pivoted connection to the fixed rail. Normally this is fine, but if you are over-zealous in ballasting and painting you can cause issues with both contacts. PVA glue can seep into the pivot and paint on the blades...

See http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/99-strenghtening-the-wire-on-tortoise-motors/ I purchased this wire size from Ebay - eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Piano-Wire-3m-length-9ft-10-39-SIZES-Industrial-Metalworking-Crafts-Toys/263605299252?hash=item3d6019a834:m:mDipwigW8pkVHf6B4fJOJ1A ...

To me this is keeping it simple :lol: My guitar setup is a similar story, it’s great! My elaborate £20K studio has become unuseable in the last couple of weeks. The HDD went kaput and now theres no way I can get XP back on to get it up and running again. :evil: F&^*%^G technology! STUPID micros...

Hi Muggins, There is also the Model Rail USA tank which has been made in post war Southern livery. Jim Bear in mind the USA tanks were purchased by the SR in 1946 specifically for use in Sothamption Docks, and were never employed on traditional branch line duties. There's also the long-lived 0415 c...

This is the link to the new one - https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/cobalt-ip-dcc-decoder-sx-solenoid-motor-drive-8-way-output-2/

The DCC Concepts decoders should be fine. The only failing they have is that the ones with frog polarity switching have to be initialised after power up because they do not remember which way the points were left. That was with the original design. The new design has changed that so that it now rem...

Hi Michaela If you have standard Peco PL10 or PL10E motors the Lenz LS150 point decoder is not suitable since it is rated at just 3A. I don't think that Dijikeis offer anything suitable either. The LS150 also requires an AC power supply (so the power to the motors is dependent on your local mains v...

Over £500 quid for a Murdoch!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HORNBY-00-GAUGE-THOMAS-R9684-MURDOCH-CLASS-9F-LOCOMOTIVE-BOXED-/123034746565?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=AOrOtZft4BWMhxkVU70RGVP19KE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Got a bargain compared to...

Before deciding on block detection you need to also consider what software you will be using, as they don't all have the same requirements. I use RR&Co Traincontroller (TC) Gold version and for that I need only a single occupancy detector per block. That's because TC has functionality to profile...

A couple of historical images for you -

https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/SR-and-BRS/SECR-tank-engines/i-rLGn6Xt/A

https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/SR-and-BRS/SECR-tank-engines/i-G2dz2V3/A

Also depends whether the branch service is to include 1st and 3rd class accommodation, in which case a brake composite would be suitable. For example, http://www.hattons.co.uk/337793/Hornby_R4719A_58_Maunsell_Rebuilt_Ex_LSWR_48_six_compartment_brake_composite_6401_in_SR_olive/StockDetail.aspx Howeve...

Any NMRA-compliant points accessory decoder will work fine and it doesn't have to be from the same manufacturer of your DCC system. The Lenz LS150 is a popular choice. Solenoid motors draw a heavy current so you do not want to connect it to the DCC bus as they can drain the bus momentarily. The LS15...

Their search engine suffers from one characteristic that annoys me with many sites, namely when you enter a search with multiple arguments. For example, try "Hornby Wheels" and you get 1307 results because the search returns all hits with any of the words. And all results are in huge boxes...