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by siltec
Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:34 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: End to End Running
Replies: 8
Views: 5506

Hi All Thanks for the Timpdon suggestion - I do not usually like spending real money but I can make exceptions. Nice to learn that the crude method I thought of does work. Actually I remember now, my first 'G scale' loco, a plastic effort had this facility. ever made use of it and sold it on. Off on...
by siltec
Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:07 am
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: End to End Running
Replies: 8
Views: 5506

End to End Running

Thought I would fire up my garden railway project again. Not having much room I reckon an end to end will be easier than a full loop. However, I like to set a train running and then sit back. Now for and end to end there are two options. Reversing loops which requires one way or auto operating point...
by siltec
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:45 am
Forum: Locomotives - Alternative Power
Topic: HYDROGEN POWER
Replies: 10
Views: 12487

Hydrogen Electric Future

New boy sticking his nose in, but this is a pet subject of mine. Whenever the topic of future 'green' carbon free energy crops up I suggest that there is only one answer. That is a nuclear hydrogen future. Nuclear energy produces bulk electricity which can then produce the portable hydrogen. I appre...
by siltec
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Finally! Holiday videos
Replies: 7
Views: 2641

Home Movies of Trains

Hi I am a new boy here and was just looking through the forums. Thought I might start with 'home movies' from holiday and home. There are also some of my efforts of railways in the garden on my YouTube site - but I had to start somewhere. Should link to page of railway 'home movies' http://www.youtu...