Despite the warmish weather it is only a matter of weeks to that day in December which I am not naming yet but we all know what day it is! A visit to a local store with Mrs. Woody reminded me of how close we are with its seasonal display which did actually take my eye as you will no doubt see why from the photos!
They probably built this whole display in a couple of days whilst my progress in a couple of days is usually five parts of a kit built!
And back on my Last Great Project layout I have been carrying out further testing of the trackwork and the BOC tankers from yesterdays post were hauled around by this Class 25 which, era wise, is correct although whether this combination ever happened in real life is unknown to me. However it is my layout so that golden rule prevails of running what I like!.
The testing has however been useful in that it has illustrated a problem with the track. I got odd derailments and stuttering in the running with some steam locos. It always appeared around one point but I could not see any obvious reason as to why. I was going to substitute another point to see if that had any affect but I did not have one in the WMD Stores. To ensure I got he right one when placing an order I measured it and that revealed the issue. Look at the photo below and the rail next to the red line should be straight. It is not! and that is altering the gauge of the track enough to affect some steam locos. Most of the diesels have enough weight to overcome the problem but the steamers with larger wheels and not so much weight are affected by it. A new point is on order but sometimes it takes a lot of
playing operating of a layout to discover the point of a problem!
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