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In modern times, things updated a bit.

Is there a joint in the track where this occurs? The track joiners can fail to connect between sections after a while - either by 'creeping' away from one rail, or by just losing 'grip' on one of the rails - this is usually more of a problem with flexi-track.

I think the bridge is about 1,500 metres, not much over a mile, anyway. It does make it look worse than it was, but getting up to get off was not something to be approached in a blasé manner. It was a 300mm lens equivalent, I suppose.

Some of the track needed tidying up a bit.

It's often feasible to lay the track, wired-up, loosely on the bare baseboard - and test it out with all plausible scenarios, before 'hiding' the wiring underneath. When you're happy with it, the track can be fixed and the droppers dropped.

If you're running two engines at the same time, you should have a means of separating the circuits and using one of the controllers for each one - the Model D has two track outputs at the rear - one for each control knob.

I am confident that you should have no trouble from the Gaugemaster. Just avoid running huge quantities of lighting from it.

A dropper is a wire from each rail down through the baseboard, to allow connections to be made 'out-of-the-way'.

Quick chat on the news just now - 95 bridge strikes this year, ten up on last year's total.

You may have cracked it - just a single one today.

That's always seemed the better way to me - any lateral force on a rail will almost always be outwards. The 'normal way' may be to do with stopping the rail from 'rolling' in the chair, perhaps?

This - - seems to be the first one, if that's any help.

I've recently started getting duplicated alerts for each new thread - not life-threatening, I will survive and just thought I would mention it.

I had two Hornby controllers, one was a lot worse than the other. Even when they work, the low speed control is poor. It can also be worth checking track and loco underside for loose trackpins, etc., that could cause shorts. Things like that can even get stuck up behind wheels.

Odd indeed - it's only ever happened to me when things have been running for a few minutes, then it all just turns off. There are much better devices out there - in fact, there may not be a worse one...

We've had a similar question just lately - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/5938-MM201-Erratic-running?highlight=gaugemaster The Hornby 'train set' controller is not the best device around.

I see from October's Model Rail that the GSR Sentinel has sold out and there are only about 60 NCB ones left now, I believe.

There appears to have been a reconnaissance visit to Heuston today. I hope you've all been good boys....

Long before the days of auto-correct, we urgently needed about four inches of two inch brass bar, but, as it would be a 'new batch', we would also need a test piece (and a spare, if it all went wrong), so we decided we would get a whole metre. The 'new girl' was told to type out the order and it was sent off. Two days later, the delivery driver arrived, "Where do you want this brass bar?" - "Oh, just leave it here, under my desk." - Blank Look - "What's the problem?" - "There's two lorry-loads outside..." "She" had missed one of the ms when typing 1000mm and we had a kilometre of bar arrive, too heavy for one truck....

I was after a Porsche and a mistress, too, but auto-correct had me ending up with a porch and a mattress.

The Q1 is a nice device - and a 'plausible' Bulleid Irish possibility..? I note that there appears to be a halo in the above picture... ...or, at least, an aura...

My final visit to the emporium today - I'll have to find another community centre to attend now... The Captain on the bridge, bringing the ship in to a safe landing.

Ah, well, it's always worth a try.. For my own pictures on this and my other forum, I always use Imgur.

Someone had a very similar problem on my other forum after the recent Windows update - a restart seemed to sort it for them.

Lisduff this morning. A style of tree that you don't often find on a layout.