I found WD-40 only worked for a short time. Yes tractive effort is decreased if you use INOX or similar oils, but you do not need to apply it frequently and you never need to clean wheels. I just designed my layout to have sensible gradients and run scale length steam era Australian trains.

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Thanks Julian! It’s been a very busy year or so in life and every time I’ve had some time and mojo to do some recording, then something has cropped up! Hopefully a layout update video soon … Kind regards, Mark

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Thanks for the compliment, glad you enjoyed! 👍

Many thanks! It’s been a very busy year or so! Hopefully another video following sooner this time! 👍

They are lovely loco’s! I read on RMweb that others have noticed the fans not working on DC and it maybe a setup issue with ESU. I’ll keep an eye on the thread in case an update with different settings are announced. I must confess that I didn’t notice the fans not running on mine at first while running around! 👍

Many thanks for the kind words! The WCML during the 80’s and 90’s certainly enjoyed a good variety of rakes and liveries and with the many models released in recent years, it’s great to be able to model and operate some of them … and hopefully some more videos on the way! 👍

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Many thanks for the lovely message. Have you seen the construction history time lapse video as well? I did check with the local planners and received confirmation all was ok and yes, height and consideration of neighbours is something they have certain rules and guidance for. Top tip is to speak to your local planners and also a decent builder … and yes, good planning and taking your time I’ve found has really helped! Good luck with your own project 👍

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Many thanks! I can remember a holiday to Cornwall during 1985 and crossing Brunel’s Royal Albert Bridge and have always been fascinated by it since then; such an amazing structure. So well spotted, my own bridge is the Hornby suspension modified a bit and spray painted a similar colour as a nod to Brunel. 👍

Many thanks for the lovely compliment! As for time … good question! Time per week has varied over time due to other things in life and mojo etc, so no idea! It has been a project over approx 17 years to date though! As for cost … well, the shed and contents are insured and have some security measures! 👍

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Thanks for the message, the layout is approx 8m by 4.5m (25ft by 13ft) … hope that helps 👍

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Well spotted! I did manage to attend … very impressed! Also good to catch-up with Dave and co … great teamwork behind the scenes and hope you’ve been enjoying operating and volunteering! I did notice a few double-headed Class 90’s on show! 😜 Say hi next time (although it looked like you were all busy with operating, helping the kids operate and making sure no stray arms caused any derailments!) … I’m planning to attend GETS to see the layout as well! Mark 👍

I saw you, and the next minute, you'd gone, I was about to say you were one of the few people lucky enough to have their own making tracks layout, Kat 😊

@@johnson_street_IEMD Hopefully speak next time! It was pretty busy but enjoyable … and yeah! A mini making tracks in the shed I guess … really need to get cracking soon doing a layout update and running session video! 👍

@ModelRailway yeah no worries 👍 happy modelling !!!! Kind regards Kat - Johnson Street IEMD 😀

Many thanks for the comment and compliment! Sure, the brick viaducts are Metcalfe card kits. I cut the height to size, as well as widening some of them and cutting the back (to allow the viaduct to be curved) … hope that helps! 👍

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Apologies! it’s been a busy and challenging few months … every time I’ve gone to start recording some clips something has cropped up or get in the way! Hopefully things a bit calmer again … so it’s on the to do list to start recording! 👍

Many thanks for the lovely comment! Good luck progressing your layout … 20ft by 10ft still a good size area! Kind regards, Mark

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Many thanks for the lovely comment, and glad you like the longer sweeping curves! I always liked seeing trains go round Queensville curve (just south of Stafford station) and I know what you mean about some layouts having curves that appear too tight (although often understandable due to space constraints) … so when I designed DP I tried to have larger sweeping curves. While looking better, they are also often more reliable. I also included transitions between the straights and curves. To accommodate the larger radius curves, I included the board cut-outs that lower in each corner to allow good access, also for different viewing angles. Glad you enjoyed! Kind regards, Mark

Thanks for the comment … and yes, my trains are currently DC and non sound. Although I have recently purchased a Bachmann sound fitted DMU (Class 117) and the sound is pretty decent on DC … so it’s tempting to expand and trial a few more … although takes a bit of time to get used to controlling the train speed as there’s a time lag while the engine start-up sound sequence progresses!

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🤣 A bit dramatic there!! Life has been very busy this year … but patience is a virtue … and will be rewarded soon (I hope! 👍)

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed … and I’ve recently added a few more loco sidings below the main layout! I’m planning to record a layout update video soon that will show these … as well as some recent arrivals! 👍

@@ModelRailway ditto I’m due an video, look forward to your next video 👍