Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB

[Rhinochugger]

Very clever!

Thank you Sean Connery

 

[Paul M]

Thank you Sean Connery

The names Bond, James Bond

 

[PhilP]

The names Bond, James Bond

Not Basildon, then?


PhilP.

 

[dunnyrail]

The names Bond, James Bond

 

[Paul M]

Not Basildon, then?


PhilP.

How many youngsters understand that these days? Unless Basildon Bond have gone into keyboards and screens

 

[PhilP]

How many youngsters understand that these days? Unless Basildon Bond have gone into keyboards and screens

Source: YouTube Russ Abbot in Basildon Bond V.s Dr Yes

PhilP.

 

[dunnyrail]

How many youngsters understand that these days? Unless Basildon Bond have gone into keyboards and screens

A Hemel Hempstead Company (well located at Nash Mills nearer Apsley) that sadly closed/moved and the site is pretty much all Housing now.

John Dickinson Stationery - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Nodrog1826]

Anyway back to this railway thing.

The heat, which is ironic as it's raining as I type, resulted in a short on the railway caused by rail expansion I guess. The Oisurb Spiral Bridge check rails of all things, one of them touch the rail clamp on the bridge ends, but there is a small gap between the "V" ends where they meet, which I guess must has closed in the heat. So all it needed was something, like a set of metal rimmed wheels to bridge the other side of check rail and running rails, cue a locomotive, and voila everything came to a halt. But it was a easy tweek with a pair of pliers to re establish the gap. Funny how it has been that way for a few of years, just awaiting the right conditions to create a short, makes you wonder where the next one is lying in wait.

 

[Nodrog1826]

After the recent bridge check rail problem, another one has been attended to. With all this heat of late the Tunnel Portals/Mouths have sort of flexed and opened up along the centre of the arch, so a bit of glue, filler and a bit of spray paint to sort it out was required...



...you can notice a bit of white filler, that I missed with the spray paint, but it's now been attended to, as for the horizontal join lines, they don't bother me as much, as a gaping gap running from the ctr of the arch...

...anyways why just get one loco out when you can faff around with five...



...TBH that was when they were en route back into the shed, but befor that they each had a full lap of the line, and the odd photo was taken...



...compeating for who gets the Lawnmower Bridge first...



...but all in the end it's quite civilised here and it was oldest first as in lowest numerically, as in 409, lower number = earlier build date, but in fact 413 is much older, as it's pre DCC. But let's not tell the guys in the cabs too much, anyways you may have a headache trying to get your head around that, I know I have.

 

[Nodrog1826]

Over the last few days I have sort of embarked on a standarisation project of controllable on/off cab lights.
Basically the new Crok is MFX and has separate on/off cab lights, and the old Crok had the same applied during it's recent trip (no not off the Darlo Branch Bridge) to Scarborough. So that left MOW, D4, 619 and the Stainz to do.

So as part of finally giving MOW a voice, the cab light was wired into a function port of the sound chip.
D4 has which has LGB MTS compontens has been wired into the added Massoth function chip A5 the same chip that controls the auto couplers.

Whilst the above are basically on/off as they are single cab, 619 is twin cab, and that is where I came unstuck.

As with D4, 619 is the same, LGB MTS etc., I assumend that I could wire them into A5/6, change the CVs to switch between which end was leading and that was it.
Well err, no after doing the above activate the cab light function and the auto couplers triggered as well, so long story short, the cab lights are on a separate function chip, and they and the couplers work as they should.

So then, the proof of the recent works...







...which just leaves the Stainz to do, yes I should have done it during the recent reed switch install, but hindsight is wonderful, and after the 619 experience it can wait.

 

[Nodrog1826]

After sorting the cab lighting problem of No.19 (619), may as well have a running session, and that is what has happened today...



...OK, it wasn't all perfect...



...the wagon is upside down, not the photo...



...and I still carn't figure out how, but it allways throws this piece off, and the only way to get it back in is to remove the body...



...and whilst it wasn't the only derailment, I could at least get creative with this one, and the photo opportunity guys were no where to be seen.

 

[dunnyrail]

After sorting the cab lighting problem of No.19 (619), may as well have a running session, and that is what has happened today...

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...OK, it wasn't all perfect...

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...the wagon is upside down, not the photo...

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...and I still carn't figure out how, but it allways throws this piece off, and the only way to get it back in is to remove the body...

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...and whilst it wasn't the only derailment, I could at least get creative with this one, and the photo opportunity guys were no where to be seen.

If it is always the same false axle box it could be that the clios that hold it in place are a bit on the weak side, we had one that was always loosing the same part in the Ruschbahn but not after a derailment just anywhere on the line. I would think a dose of glue would help.

 

[Rhinochugger]

After sorting the cab lighting problem of No.19 (619), may as well have a running session, and that is what has happened today...

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...OK, it wasn't all perfect...

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...the wagon is upside down, not the photo...

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...and I still carn't figure out how, but it allways throws this piece off, and the only way to get it back in is to remove the body...

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...and whilst it wasn't the only derailment, I could at least get creative with this one, and the photo opportunity guys were no where to be seen.

Makes you think that something's fouling somewhere

 

[PhilP]

I wonder if the part coming off causes the derailment, or comes off after the fact?

PhilP.

 

[Rhinochugger]

I wonder if the part coming off causes the derailment, or comes off after the fact?

PhilP.

I suspect foul play

 

[maxi-model]

If it is always the same false axle box it could be that the clios that hold it in place are a bit on the weak side, we had one that was always loosing the same part in the Ruschbahn but not after a derailment just anywhere on the line. I would think a dose of glue would help.

I would think that the faux axlegaurd might be fouling the axle's pivot mechanism as it detaches. Anything that interferes with the guided movement of that pivoted axle, by its attached coupler arm, could lead to a derailments. I remember a Piko Scheinenbus pair that I had, each car had a similar pivoted, both motorised and unpowered, pair of single axle "bogie" set up. It was delivered without the correct flanged pickup skates, used as the axle "bogies" were not attached to couplers, to keep the wheels tracking straight. Just would not work without them to maintain accurate tracking, they just flailed around. Always felt this set up (to meet LGB's R1 dictate?) was a bit marginal.

 

[Nodrog1826]

I have never been in a position to observe an actual derailment, it's either in the far distance, or the wrong side.
There is no pattern to it, points, curves and straights, it runs for days OK, but then sometimes, it carn't make a single lap, without falling off.
As for glueing the offending piece back in, you would of thought if it drops out it should just push back in, without having to strip the body off.
I'll be more intrested as to seeing the mechanics of how it dislodges itself, so I can reverse the process, it must twist somehow to come out.
As it's a limited edition item I am loathed to modify it, after all it will be disposed of some day, but then again, I probably won't be around, so maybe the glue will be pressed into action, as I will not be in a position to care.

 

[Rhinochugger]

I have never been in a position to observe an actual derailment, it's either in the far distance, or the wrong side.
There is no pattern to it, points, curves and straights, it runs for days OK, but then sometimes, it carn't make a single lap, without falling off.
As for glueing the offending piece back in, you would of thought if it drops out it should just push back in, without having to strip the body off.
I'll be more intrested as to seeing the mechanics of how it dislodges itself, so I can reverse the process, it must twist somehow to come out.
As it's a limited edition item I am loathed to modify it, after all it will be disposed of some day, but then again, I probably won't be around, so maybe the glue will be pressed into action, as I will not be in a position to care.

Waddya want - re-sale value or a wagon that works?

I know which way I'd go, and regularly do .................. with the result that my 'collection' of model railway rolling stock (with the exception of three brass items) is virtually worthless - so my offspring will have very little to worry about as far as the railway is concerned

 

[dunnyrail]

I would think that the faux axlegaurd might be fouling the axle's pivot mechanism as it detaches. Anything that interferes with the guided movement of that pivoted axle, by its attached coupler arm, could lead to a derailments. I remember a Piko Scheinenbus pair that I had, each car had a similar pivoted, both motorised and unpowered, pair of single axle "bogie" set up. It was delivered without the correct flanged pickup skates, used as the axle "bogies" were not attached to couplers, to keep the wheels tracking straight. Just would not work without them to maintain accurate tracking, they just flailed around. Always felt this set up (to meet LGB's R1 dictate?) was a bit marginal.

Those Piko pickups guiding single axles round curves on the Railcar were always dodgy in my mind, i had acouple of the Trailers nd were glad to get rid if them.

 

[Paul M]

As for glueing the offending piece back in, you would of thought if it drops out it should just push back in, without having to strip the body off.

Try a small piece of Blue Tac, or similar