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Hi everybody.... Hope I am in the right place......Can anybody point me in the right direction, PLEASE.....? I am looking for a service sheet for a mainline 0-6-2 A class 56xx I believe. Running number 6697 On the underframe it says 'Made in Hong Kong' Have searched the interwebthingy; but nothing. ...

Many decoders including Hornby's can be reset by writing 8 to CV8 which should return the decoder to factory settings when it should then have the default address of 3. Hi, Roger. Thanks for the mail. that's the problem, it's set on the default and wont budge....Really frustrating. It runs well, bu...

For all the excellence of their better models - and the current Castle is in Hornby's top bracket - their execution of DCC leaves something to be desired. Try the reset and then try programming a new address, give it a go at least a couple of times to see if you can get an address change to 'take'....

There is a CV (other members will know the one as I do not) that can reset the decoder. Is this a possibility? Thanks End2end Hi, End2end Thanks for the post. I have tried everything that the NCE Power Cab instructions tells me to do....I just cannot shift it.... methinks another decoder may be the...

I do not know about DCC but if you cannot change the code on the Castle, can you change the code on the other loco no 3 instead? Glencairn Hi, Glencairn. I don't have another loco with '3' as this is the default setting. I number my loco's by their shed number. But thanks for the thought...we are s...

Not been a member for more than a week, and here I am asking for help. I have a Hornby Castle Class, that is DCC fitted bought from a shop hundreds of miles away (the wife was visiting friends...and I went awol...) It was part of train set and I just bought the loco. Now the problem I have I cannot ...

Hi - I've just joined the forum and I'll be straight and honest with you guys. Basically, my Dad as recently passed way and as a family, we are left with quite a substantial amount of model railway items. Alot of trains etc some brand new and still boxed. Also alot of track and flat cardboard railw...

Lofty wrote:There is nothing wrong with making it up as you go along.

Unusual and weird were your words, not mine

Yep...and I stand by what I said....


It was unusual and oh so weird....

Welcome aboard Tiny, Some interesting woodworking solutions going on. Hi, Lofty. Thanks for the welcome. When you say, 'interesting' don't you mean unusual, or maybe even downright weird?...lol It was all made up as we went along. Hopefully, it will all be covered up....Sooner the better. Keep watc...

Wow what a run. :o How did you film it? Makes my beginner efforts pale into comparison. Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to watching your layout grow. Thanks End2end Hi, End2end I filmed it using a camera truck.Had it rear facing as I wanted to check the track that had been laid....Found all t...

Hi Tiny Loved the video. Great start and looking forward to seeing progress. Michael Glad you liked it. Testing is not quite finished. As soon as I finish the platforms, I intend to do another video. The only reason for the videos is to see exactly where the faults and problems lie...AND THERE WERE...

Welcome Tiny - certainly enjoyed the video - reminded me most of the time of being on a ghost train but without the cobwebs dangling and the skeletons jumping out! Not the normal "beginner's" layout - hope you'll put a track plan up with dimensions please. You mean it was that frightening...

Hi, everybody. At last I have managed to get into the BB. Many many thanks to Rebecca for assisting me. **** :wink: I am fairly new to OO gauge model railways having cut my teeth on designing and building RC Model Aeroplanes. (when I was a young man) I have spent the last 18 months laying track with...