Patrick Davey

**UPDATE** I paid a visit to Kieran Lagan earlier, and Kieran kindly tested the misbehaving sound decoder for me in his decoder test setup. Interestingly, it passed all the tests!! I won’t be able to check it again in its ‘resident’ loco until Tuesday, but at least I know the - expensive - sound decoder is fine. It’s still a mystery how the loco hasn’t been recognising it, yet she was fine with a standard decoder…… standby for a further update on Tuesday!!

Great to hear this! Is it too early to give us a hint on the era?

That loco too!!!! Awesome work on the shed Kevin - perfect setting for No. 85.

I have two 121s - 125 with a sound decoder, and 132 with a standard decoder. Last night I had a friend in, and I was all set to show off the amazing sound capabilities of 125, but she didn't come to life - boo. So I had a closer look today and in short: * 125's sound decoder won't respond - it's not the loco, because she runs when I put 132's standard chip in * No movement, no sound and no lighting * I reset the decoder using CV8 etc, and still nothing * The decoder doesn't work in 132 either * The decoder and my NCE PowerCab are definitely speaking because the loco makes those weird noises during the reset and renumbering * All other DCC locos work fine Have I just had my first deceased sound chip? Hoping the knowledgeable folk here can suggest a solution!

Just superb folks!

Even the damaged one shows how incredible these are going to be!!

Nice to see you here @Dawn Quest - love your content!

Very 1970s!! Super scene Noel!

Super day at Downpatrick yesterday, with 124 in sparkling form - so good to hear that distinctive engine sound in real life again!! Huge thanks to all at DCDR for making days like this happen. It was a particular pleasure for a musician friend and myself to entertain the passengers on the trains too!!

Only ever good experiences for me!

A chilly St. Patrick’s Day morning visit to the remains of Ardglass station, a former BCDR branch line terminus in Co. Down. I understand that the building is listed but obviously in very poor condition, although some stabilising work seems to have taken place in recent years, which is encouraging. Still plenty of original features to be seen, despite closing way back in 1950.

Exceptional!

Nice! Galway?

@Bullet_Wanderer welcome!

Fabulous project, can't wait to see the trains running!

Great space - the imagination has definitely been allowed to flourish! Looking forward to updates!!!

That looks fab David, such an unusual prototype and as usual you have replictated it to perfection. Mighty!

Lovely stuff!!

It’s weird, how my car always seems to take a detour when I’m returning from a work trip…… Still plenty to see at Oldcastle, Co. Meath, former terminus of the long GNR(I) branch from Drogheda: * the station building survives in good order, with lots of original features to see, and it appears that part of the platform and also the train shed are still intact * the polychromatic WH Mills small office building - this makes a strong contrast to the main stone building * the stone goods shed - my photo shows what is presumably the goods office, the actual shed is much bigger, but there was a lot of activity here today so I decided not to photograph it The problem with visiting sites like this is that it gives me yet another idea for a new model railway layout!

Even though SC was actually Scottish so the joke was rubbish on lots of levels

I had no idea what the brickwork actually was, just saw an opportunity for a crap joke

Might explain why the bricks are 'English Bond'.......

Looking forward!!!!

Yip noticed that - slates on the platform too. There are signs warning about CCTV but will that make a difference I wonder.....

Work brings me to the midlands again and the obligatory visit to Moate - incredible to think this was once part of a double track main line route to the west. But at least it is being looked after and there might even be the remote possibility of it seeing trains again (hears the can of worms opening)!!