The club has a couple of new train speed measurement gadgets — one permanent and the other portable. Why is measuring the speed of your model trains important? And what speed should they be running at anyway? Read more to find out.
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Work on the new main layout at the club is progressing nicely with the main yard 90% complete and operational. Unlike the previous HO layout, the main yard will eventually have full scenery applied (including backdrops) for added realism.
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Anderson Yard is well underway on the new HO layout. It contains 2 arrival/departure tracks, 6 general tracks and 1 loco runaround and servicing track.
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The first of several industry access sidings/branches is now being installed on the HO layout. This one leads to the steel rolling mill module that was salvaged from the old layout.
All photos courtesy of John Kinson.
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Photo courtesy of John Kinson.
Work on the new HO layout continues at a rapid pace with the main lines on the main deck now fully connected and working! Photos courtesy of John Kinson.
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A montage of recent shots from construction of the new HO layout (now called ‘The Anderson Sub-division’) courtesy of John Kinson.
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Main line track laying on the HO Layout is progressing at a great pace! The guys have found cans of soft drink make the perfect weights for holding the track in position while the glue dries. Fortunately we have many full cans on hand in the storeroom as we sell soft drinks when open ot public on Sunday afternoons (and Wednesdays during school holidays).
All photos in this update courtesy of Garry West.
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Good progress is being made at the club on the HO layout. A significant length of main line track bed cork has been laid this week. Picture courtesy of Garry West.
The HO Layout build continues to progress in leaps and bounds! Some more photos courtesy of Garry West showing the state on 29 June 2022.
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