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141. An unusual slip
... running rail cannot perform this job- can it? This particular item (Kings Cross, middle portal, East road) seems to have been removed some time after WW2. I don't know its copyright status so I'll just add the link if anyone's interested. http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-01-11/the-flying-scotsman-worlds-most-famous-train-back-after-a -53-year-retirement posted: posted: 29 Dec 2017 09:23 from: JFS Er? just an ordinary Outside Slip? Am I missing something? Best wishes, Howard 29 Dec 2017 09:23 from: Ian Allen Derek, This looks like an outside single slip, albeit with a short lead from the switch blades, so in this instance the switch blade can provide checking for the stock rail for that route, although there may be a machined check rail out of shot which would be tapered to fit against the switch blade. Ian posted: 29 Dec 2017 09:33 from: Martin ...
... line is a dummy track template having a zero-length transition, as you can see from the markers. You can see that the dummy template is matching the print style for the background shapes: 2_132216_410000000.png Take care what settings you use, or you will be using a lot of coloured ink. (This works for turnouts or plain track templates, which also provides an additional option for displaying a track plan.) In the next program update. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Apr 2015 12:49 from: JFS Sounds like a very useful feature- many thanks Martin. Best wishes, Howard posted: 23 Apr 2015 09:20 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Martin Yes I agree with Howard that will be very useful and will certainly add clarity. So thank you for this a nice touch. On the subject of adding stuff to aid clarity, is it possible to add notes that show on the Trackpad. For example things like Datum (+ or -), Gradients, Up and Down lines, etc? In the end I ...
... topic: 2593 RAIB report- derailment on switch-diamond posted: 11 Dec 2014 12:20 from: Martin Wynne The RAIB have published a report today about a derailment at Liverpool Street: http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/141211_R272014_Liverpool_Street.pd f It makes interesting reading with lots of diagrams and notes about the working of switch-diamonds. The derailment was caused by gauge-spread on a sharply curved switch-diamond. Martin. posted: 12 Dec 2014 16:49 from: JFS Interesting- thanks for this Martin. I rather think the Driver was on his way home... I have had a few of those off-and-on-agains. If a Train leaves its starting point and reaches its destination it does not really count as a derailment... Best wishes, Howard Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> RAIB report- derailment on switch-diamond about Templot Club Templot ...
144. my first attempt.
... this plan. Its Park bridge station in the Oldham area im really happy with it for my first attempt i,ve not managed to fit the 3 way points& double slip yet simply because i dont know how to yet. I,ve uploaded the boxfile for you to have a look at i,ve done this off a trackplan background from the book so it is as accurate as i can make it. Simon. Attachment: attach_336_530_park_bridge_station _90% _complete.box 417 posted: 26 Aug 2008 12:45 from: JFS...Park Bridge eh? In my shed outside is the kettle from Park Bridge Signal Box- liberated around 1964 after the 'box closed... Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Share and show> my first attempt. about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back ...
145. DXF / Render Bug
... topic: 939 DXF/ Render Bug posted: 21 Sep 2009 17:28 from: JFS Martin, Not sure if this is a little glitch or a setting error I have made or just a "feature" of my 3D rendering software (ProgeCAD), but in the attached image, you can see that none of the K Crossing checkrails have rendered- they appear to have lost their top faces. Also, I notice that the slip road switches on the double slip have failed to materialise. Not at all a big issue even if it is a bug, but thought I would ask anayway. Best Regards, Howard Attachment: attach_653_939_Track_Render.jpg 124 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> I found a flaw> DXF/ Render Bug about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of ...
... : Paul Boyd Hi Martin That all seemed to work fine. Thanks goodness for the mute button though posted: 8 May 2014 21:50 from: John Preston Hi Martin, All seems to be working fine. Running under Windows 8 Regards John posted: 8 May 2014 22:27 from: Jim Guthrie Working OK here- Win7 64 bit. Jim. posted: 9 May 2014 13:53 from: Graham Idle Works fine for me. Windows 7pro 64bit. posted: 9 May 2014 14:02 from: JFS All good here (Win 7 64b) and it look useful! (" The Entertainer" was a bit ropey though) Cheers, Howard posted: 9 May 2014 14:14 from: Trevor Walling Hello Martin, It seems to work fine in Linux as well. Thanks. Tevor. posted: 9 May 2014 15:50 from: Paulr1949 Martin All seems to work fine (Windows 7 home 64 bit) Paul posted: 9 May 2014 16:26 from: Dasatcopthorne Using Win XP 32bit. Runs just ...
... topic: 1846 Vintage Japanese Railways posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:49 from: JFS Dear all, Herewith a couple of youtube vids of vintage Japanese railway operations. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =A1RVCmd0E7g Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Aj-33_0xtMw Some things which might be of interest... From the track point of view, in the second vid, at minute 8:47, there is a shot of a "moving crossing" point the like of which I have not seen before. But there are lots of other things:-- in the first vid, the primary interest is mechanical signalling which is very British in its principles and equipment. Also, have a look at the chap firing a largish steam loco using a shovel not much bigger than a table spoon.- Again in the second, have a look also for the power signal box where they seem to have an operator for every 10 levers with one further chap doing nothing apart from barking ...
... see what you think, and if you would be so kind, as to report any problems you find, and in particular, if you don't fully understand any part of the document. The attached file is in PDF format, and the document it contains is reasonably illustrated with screenshots taken from the Trackplan whilst constructing some slips. Have a play, and I hope it helps, perhaps, some members. All the best, Brian Nicholls. Attachment: attach_1456_1979_Alternative_Metho d_of_Constructing_Slips_v1.pdf 758 posted: 8 Jun 2012 13:03 from: JFS Brian, Many thanks- I found it very helpful as I always struggle with these things (which means I am not best placed to comment on the methods!). Just a quick question- in referring to position of the end of the switches, should it not mention ensuring that the switch end is fully supported on a slide chair (ie located above a timber) There is usually not much scope for moving the timbers subsequently. Best Wishes, Howard posted: 8 Jun 2012 13:19 from: Martin ...
149. Dock Road
... track! However, I have found that If I replace the regular V crossing with a generic one of the same value in the two yard turnouts I can gain several valuable extra inches in the turnout's nominal radius without changing anything else. I've no idea whether it's prototypical- but it is pragmatic in view of the cramped design. Phil posted: 6 Dec 2010 20:52 from: phileakins If anyone is interested, I'm building the pointwork for Dock Road here. Phil posted: 7 Dec 2010 11:16 from: JFS Excellent stuff Phil- thanks for the link. The S7 looks excellent. A couple of us have been having a discussion about PCB vs brass strip for supporting rails at crossings. topic 1300 What has been your experience of PCB so far? Howard. posted: 7 Dec 2010 17:47 from: phileakins Thanks Howard. I use (as you've seen) Exactoscale/C &L chairs on ply sleepers. V and obtuse crossings are reinforced by 'copperclad fibreglass strips 1mm thick' C&L code 7ZC101A@ £ ...
... : Which station? Please, it must still be with us with the HV. Hi Phil, Sorry I missed this. 2_261733_500000000.jpg It's Rowden Mill on the closed Bromyard-Leominster branch. Privately restored but occasional open days in aid of local charities. The next station at Fencote is almost identical, and likewise privately restored. See: http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i =31345992 http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i =31345898 regards, Martin. posted: 16 May 2012 11:00 from: JFS Just so long as no one thinks Firefox is perfect. Last night the (" Fully updated") Firefox on my wife's machine was highjacked- luckily she is in the habit of asking me what to do before she clicks the "OK" button, otherwise we would have had a serious virus issue. The trap screen came up every time she ran Firefox, so the only way out was to uninstall it- so now she is using Chrome. Best Wishes, Howard posted: 16 May 2012 18:24 ...
... ) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused ALSA lib pulse.c:229 pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused ALSA lib pulse.c:229 pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused fixme:avifile:AVIFileExit (): stub! I assume this is because I require the appropriate application installing in Wine that is used to open/run these files in Windows. Is the required Windows application available to install with Wine? Thanks. Trevor Walling. posted: 3 Apr 2012 12:58 from: JFS Trevor, Those of us who use Windows just run these things- by definition, being executables( .exe), they need no "appropriate application" "we" just double click and they go Since Wine is- by its own definition- NOT a windows emulator, it is perhaps not surprising that these things don't run. Do you not have a dual boot machine? :-) Best Wishes, Howard. posted: 3 Apr 2012 15:02 from: Trevor Walling Hello, Yes I have one ...
... be at the Exactoscale stand at Railex on Sunday and I heard Len explaining to another customer that he had just taken on more staff to help him in getting rid of the backlog of orders. He was also keen to get back to development work since what time he had had available recently had been taken up with trying to deal with the day to day business of the company. Jim. Thank you Jim. Nice to hear he is 'up and about' now. posted: 31 May 2011 17:12 from: JFS Hi Chaps, I most recently spoke to Len last Wednesday and he now has his condition well under control and is working hard to catch up the backlog. My own order arrived on Friday having been placed on 15th March- I normally get them next day! So things might still take a while to get back to normal, but it is such good stuff that it is worth the wait! Best Wishes, Howard. posted: 3 Jun 2011 16:00 from: Dellboy My first Exactoscale order arrived this morning ...
... increase it to say 3mm or 120 thou just to be sure that there is a full opening all along the switch rail. The wheels should not contact the back of the open switch rail when running through a switch -- the opening should be wider than the normal flangeway gap, all the way along. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Mar 2012 13:38 from: RedgateModels Thanks Martin, didn't think it'd take you long to get back to me ;) posted: 28 Mar 2012 21:50 from: JFS RedgateModels wrote:... I'm making my first tie-bars... Ian, have you read Mike Norris's article on his Preston layout in BRM 2011 Annual? I think it is about the best design I have seen in terms of simplicity and robustness and might be a good bet in 7mm as well. Good Luck! Howard. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> GOG-F Switch ...
... 76.2 km in 1 hour then you could probably get away with sharp curves. If however you mean a true scale speed to correctly represent the dynamics, then your model will need to travel at an actual real speed of 330 x square root of 76.2= (appx) 2880 kph. I think at that speed you need the same curves as the prototype (if you can get it to stay on the track- especialy when it exceeds the sound barrier!) Alan posted: 2 Mar 2012 11:32 from: JFS Ewerthon Mota wrote: To have a main line in a layout that can keep a Eurostar running to a scale 330kph what would be the minimum radius? For me the answer is very simple- if you want scale trains running at scale speeds then you need scale track- so just model the real thing reduced in scale!! And one thing is for sure- you won't be able to build a "Scale" ultra high speed turnout in 00- unles someone can prove they have already done it? Oh and ...
... hefty registration/white-listing fee, after which the very same file will magically become 100% safe. Notice that they don't say that they have actually found anything wrong with it. The same trick is tried by some US-based ISPs, who won't let your emails to their customers through their spam filters until you have paid them a fee. Nothing doing. Seriously I think you should consider changing to a reputable anti-virus provider. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Jul 2012 20:38 from: JFS I had no issues- even though I use McAffee. I admit that I ditched Norton as a complete con about 8 years ago. Regards, Howard. posted: 4 Jul 2012 23:08 from: Rob Manchester Martin, My AVAST AV software flags up Templot as being potentially harmful when downloaded. It wants to run it in the Sandbox which doesn't allow the program to communicate very well. After a couple of goes( AVAST) gives up and lets you get on with Templotting properly. Rob posted: 5 ...
... topic: 1999 Square crossing details posted: 1 Jul 2012 16:27 from: Martin Wynne This strange video appears to be a celebration of square crossings, with some useful close-up details: posted: 1 Jul 2012 19:05 from: JFS My Polish needs some polishing, but I read it to say "Dismantled in March 2010- the only 90 degree crossing in Poland." Regards, Howard. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Prototype pics> Square crossing details about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal non-commercial purposes, and ...
157. Microsoft Word
... C Hi Martin This is from a Windows 7 OS and Microsoft Word 2010. Hope it helps Bernard Attachment: attach_1301_1766_sample_RTF.rtf 139 posted: 6 Jan 2012 15:15 from: Martin Wynne Hi Bernard, Many thanks for such a quick reply. It worked fine. Added to the sketchboard a few times: 2_061007_010000000.png 2_061007_020000001.png In the new simple RTF editor: 2_061007_020000002.png Showing on the workpad: 2_061007_030000003.png Many thanks again for your help. This is looking promising. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Jan 2012 17:27 from: JFS Quite impressive!! Best Wishes for 2012, Howard Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Microsoft Word about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to ...
... than N/S but I have had occasional problems with rust. Exactoscale tyres are now made from stainless steel so should not have that problem. Alan's comment about DCC versus DC is an interesting one as it is well known in the electrical sphere that relay contacts switching AC stay cleaner than those switching DC and the DCC system has a constant AC supply across the rails so in theory the rail and wheels should stay cleaner than with the traditional DC control systems. Tony. posted: 1 Jan 2012 22:42 from: JFS LSWRArt wrote: So what are the pros and cons of NS v Steel Personally I have always used N/S and like Tony, now use the HiNi version and like it very much. Equally, there are others who have only ever used steel. In the recent MRJ, Don Rowland relates that he is relaying a large part of his steel railed track with N/S because of rust- and he knows a thing or two about building a working model railway. And for me at least, the bottom ...
... .... years, I've managed to punch up a set of sleepers for the double slip. However it reminded me of another "hitch"- that is the punch "hanging up" in the sleeper on release- if there are holes close to each other, this can snap the sleeper, and I try to keep my thumb on the sleeper strip close to the punch to stop this happening.... Any thoughts on a better solution? Richard posted: 2 Jan 2012 19:21 from: JFS Hi Richard, I would never say it is a "better solution", but I did post some details of how I build complex assemblies without using any rivets (I just don't like them!)- it is an approach which I worked out to particularly make use of functional plastic chairs and it works for me as they say. Details here:- topic 1433... and more here... http://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f =78&t =1342 Good luck ...
... than emails, eBay, web shopping, watching BBC iPlayer, etc., all of which can be done on an ithing. Even printing photographs is now done on a stand-alone printer that takes the camera card directly. There will still be a conventional computer in every home, driving the main media/tv display. But getting on it for long enough to do any serious Templotting or other model activity could be easier said than done. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Nov 2010 13:06 from: JFS I also really can't buy Martin's doom and gloom scenario here. Templot is BY NO MEANS the only application in the whole wide techno world which runs best on a decent sized screen sat on a desk in the home environment. Besides, I have just bought a decent desktop, with a 2048 x 1152 display 8GB of RAM, 4 core processor, 2TB of disc space- it was dirt cheap and the flat screen display takes up no space at all. Why would people sit at home with some tiny hand held ...
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