Still troubleshooting

It may be wired, but parts still don't work.

Some of the points in the yard aren't throwing- I think this will be a fault in the return circuit as it affects three points close together. In addition points 5 and 6 throw each other in one direction- that is just a bit of swapping needing to be done.

The biggset problem is that trains running Southbound stop at the first callon, but none of the buttons work. This is a fault affecting all so is either the supply to them or the return. If the latter a simple fix, but if it is the supply it has already been doubled up.

Its somewhere under this panel.......

Farndon Fiddle Yard wired!

At last the wiring of the Farndon Road fiddle yard was finished yesterday, and the whole layout has been erected on its new legs at its full 16' by 9'.

This is the fiddle yard, or rather three quarters of it.



Bingham Model Railway Club are taking us as members and FR will be exhibited under their banner.



On the right is one of the power boxes Trev and I built (he made and I wired) last year. All passed their PAT tests and all three have been tried out powering up the layout.

Next stage is troubleshooting. Some of the points at the South end of the fiddle yard are thrown from the wrong studs (an easy fix) and one or two don't throw at all. Then to get a train running right round the layout.

Only 4 weeks to its first exhibition!