The end of the current layout

Well is all packed away now, ready for us to move house next week. The house we are moving to has an extra room so I am hoping to create a permanent layout in place of this fold away one. watch this space, it may take a while as there is no doubt that there will be other things to do there.

 

One or two loose bits are now away in a drawer to transport separately. Everything else is in boxes somewhere, it will be fun trying to find everything after the move.

My Latest Model railway video is available by clicking here

All is not as it seems here, not all the trains are functional. There is a series of Magazines currently being published with Model Trains attached, and since these are scale models I decided I could use them to pad out the layout. If I hide them in appropriate places no-one will notice. Have you worked out which are real yet?

As I am trying to move house I thought I'd list the good and bad points on my current layout in the hope of eliminating the bad ones on my next model.

Good points on the current model

• Plenty of lines to run trains on

• Continuous run for two trains at once, (or three with care)

• Manual control of some points by wire to front of layout (Saves buying and fitting point motors)

• Manual uncouplers using cork and nails from under baseboard.

• Several items can remain on layout when it is folded away

Bad Points

• Ballasting - difficult especially near points and at back of layout.

• Access to back of layout

• No out of site sidings for storing spare trains

• Random wiring under board.

• Electric uncoupler fouls underside of engine.

• Layout has to be folded away most of the time.

• Everything tall has to be taken off before it can be folded away.

All I need now is for someone to buy my house so I can buy a different house with room for a permanent layout.

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Goods trains

Put a few coaches away today so we could try out some trucks. Also discovered my bridge camera is better than my SLR for video of the model.

Another quick look at my model railway, filmed with a Fuju S5800 camera sitting on the model

As it's not been out for a while I thought I'd see if the model was still there. Here are a few pictures of it and a link to a short video. Click here for the pictures
Mind you, I think I ought to do some work on the wiring.