A should have been railway
The basic design for the Pont Llyfni viaduct is in with 27 open arches, six filled arches and three girder bridges. The filled arches are needed to cover the supports that hold up the actual track. A secondary reason is…
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Module 3 of twelve is now in electrical order. I followed my pattern of two buses – one for the accessories (inc motors) and one for the track. I will eventually have a booster just for accessories. The track will…
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Automated operation of PDL suffers from a problem once humans enter the picture. How does the computer controlling the storage sidings know what it is being sent and so work out where to put it? Equally for the humans –…
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The ideal place for a signal box at Pont Llynfi Junction (PLJ) is between the Bay platform and Platform 3. All the trains to and from Nantlle have to come to these platforms, while goods will only be one track further…
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Two new bogie wagons for 5 pounds a piece! Two of my refugees from my friend Philip Reed’s train set of about 1980 have made the transition to fine-scale. The lo-Mac are used to transport loads like rails for the…
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