Inglenook Shunting in TT120, with Hornby Class 08 and assorted wagons

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  • Опубліковано 28 жов 2024

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  • @lindsaybancroft4629
    @lindsaybancroft4629 5 місяців тому

    Yes. I think that we do get so involved with electronics, scenery, track laying etc we can forget how enjoyable running trains really is. Thanks for the reminder 👍🚂

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому

      No arguments from me! I think I just needed to see some movement again and enjoy myself. Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @MrLotus8
    @MrLotus8 5 місяців тому

    Nice bit of shunting ❤ this is inspiring me to finish my TT layout and do some shunting myself 😊🙏. For uncoupling, I purchased the Peco smartswitch PLS-100 but I haven’t installed it yet, it works with servos that will push a little ramp up and down from underneath and hopefully will do the trick! Happy shunting.

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому +1

      That should work well - I have a similar set up on one siding just using wire in tube to push-pull the uncoupling plate. Let me know how it goes.

  • @carolinecleaveley-q1r
    @carolinecleaveley-q1r 5 місяців тому

    an intereting shunting game. caroline

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому

      Always good just to have fun on the railway!

  • @trevorbellTT120
    @trevorbellTT120 5 місяців тому

    It is interesting for me to see what you can do with an inglenook layout. I think I will build one sometime, when I have finished my main layout.
    Do you mind explaining your points sometime? I am still quite a newbie, and a bit intimidated by installing electric point motors etc.

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Trevor - yes, more than happy to run over what I've done. I'm in two minds still between electric and manual points, so I may not be able to offer the most definitive answers! In this module they are done by the wire-in-tube method.

    • @trevorbellTT120
      @trevorbellTT120 5 місяців тому

      @@mactrains I will now google 'the wire and tube method', it sounds my type of low tech solution.

    • @MrLotus8
      @MrLotus8 5 місяців тому

      Nice bit of shunting ❤ this is inspiring me to finish my TT layout and do some shunting myself 😊🙏. For uncoupling, I purchased the Peco smartswitch PLS-100 but I haven’t installed it yet, it works with servos that will push a little ramp up and down from underneath and hopefully will do the trick! Happy shunting.

  • @East_Mallingford_Railway
    @East_Mallingford_Railway 5 місяців тому

    Looking Good

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks 👍Thought it was about time I stopped talking about it and got on with actually enjoying it!

    • @postmanontherails
      @postmanontherails 5 місяців тому

      Even though I am now planning a layout addition for extra shuntability 😝

  • @carolinecleaveley-q1r
    @carolinecleaveley-q1r 5 місяців тому

    Hi there. i use a costa stirrer for an uncoupler. Caroline

    • @gregmacdonald927
      @gregmacdonald927 5 місяців тому

      Yes, that works well, just so long as you have enough flat space around the track to slide it in horizontally.

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому

      Great idea!

  • @East_Mallingford_Railway
    @East_Mallingford_Railway 5 місяців тому

    Who’s points do you use? And how do you control them?

    • @mactrains
      @mactrains  5 місяців тому +1

      Evening! In this case it's Hornby ones, though on other modules it's the Peco unifrogs. They are controlled with a fairly simple wire-in-tube method. There is a video I did in August last year which shows some of what I worked on, which you may (or may not!) find helpful.