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Broithe
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Everything posted by Broithe
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Do you need to specify which rail is which colour? I would assume that 'outside' means 'nearest the sea'..?
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You would get away with a two-coach today - Irish Rail on Twitter - "DART capacity reduced due to driver issue this morning peak: mostly 4-carriage DARTs, with some 2-cars, apologies: "
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Of course, it doesn't have to be an either/or thing - some people might want to purchase full baseboards, but some might just want the end-plates to fit to their own boards, etc... All that really matters is that the inter-board connections are reliably compatible. If people are going to produce their own boards, then the height off the floor needs to be clearly specified and adhered to.
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Or supply end-plates, with an alignment jig for the track position..?
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The UK Yellow Pages had this section for many years - until the Institution of Civil Engineers complained and got it removed.
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Lovely - this just gets better....
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...on the double estuary....
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I knew that somebody would suggest it - just didn't expect it to be you.
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Indeed, and if a section from one modeller consists of more than one board, then the connection between those boards does not have to meet the standard - it's only where the 'outside world' is reached that compatibility matters.
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I don't know - the pictures came from Irish rail's twitter this morning - https://twitter.com/IrishRail .
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It's not my intention to complicate the issue but, if it's thought about and agreed at this stage, then people might be able to avoid unnecessary scenic issues and problems with track layouts where they're trying to avoid board joints that could just be a short distance away in what is a more convenient place for them to be. If it's going to be an end-to-end run, then people could make whatever length suits them, depending upon their home situation, vehicle dimensions, etc.. Feel free to carry on how you like, just my tuppenceworth.
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Somebody will soon suggest doing a Knuffingen-style Dublin Airport in the background...
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It's none of my business, but it seems to me that all that matters is that the board abutments are to a standard - the length of any individual board will have no bearing on compatibility, but be a matter for the constructor and his transport arrangements. Unless the intention is to produce a circuit, of course.
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Apparently, it's 150 years since the railway arrived in Nenagh. There's a few things going on ... Might be worth having a look, if you're in the vicinity.
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They talk about "the bizarre world of the model train enthusiasts", but it happens in the real world, too - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/222883.stm ...
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The RPA offers a consultancy service - http://www.rpa.ie/en/consultancy_services/Pages/Default.aspx ...
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Dramatic crossing incident in the US - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24487522 ..
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Lovely looking Albatross, too.
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Definitely - and they look better, too.
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Try this - http://www.brunelhobbies.com.au/PECO/pecoInsulElectrofrog.htm
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Ah, I meant that I didn't need a switch at the point, to change-over the frog polarity, as I was using insulfrog points and the points themselves will sitch electrically themselves. If you use electrofrog points, as you are, then you'll need a switch to control the frog polarity. My points, as shown (badly) in the picture, were manually operated, by cables, from levers at the board edge. It was intended as an answer to "Besides motors, is there any other way to move points without the 'hand of god' descending?"
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I didn't need a switch as I was using insulfrog points and relied on the blades for switching. This may help - http://www.greenwoodmodelrailway.co.uk/wiring-electrofrog-points.html and this - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/2443-Wiring-quot-Live-Frog-quot-points?highlight=points
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Remote mechanical operation is possible. I've done a few operated by rod and Bowden cables, where the angles are awkward. It's even possible to make pairs operate in unison, as shown by this rather poor picture of the underside. The points are operated by a pin going up through the baseboard.
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There was somebody on the old site talking about modular layouts... Here - http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/reply/1487/FremoModules#reply-1487
