BPRC – Newport Model Railway Society

Mainly Cwm Carno and some homework

24 February 2025 / BPRC, CM&DP, Cwm Carno, Project Kevin

After we fixed the trackbed on Cwm Carno it was apparent that it needed further support to prevent excessive flexing and ensure the it was in one plane throughout the areas supporting turnouts to give us the best chance of reliable running. Paul S added several braces to this end.

Sticking to Cwm Carno, Andrew N has produced what may prove to be the first items of stock specifically for the layout. They are all based on the Masokits whitemetal kits from the 1980s (when, *coincidentally*, *LBH was involved in the enterprise).*

And Wagonman looks like he has pretty well reached the finishing line with his ex-CMDPLR pannier.

Away from the clubrooms our members are busy:

Stephen B has created Locomotive no.7, aka “the brick”. It is being built for the mysteriously-titled Project Kevin and will be the test bed for battery powered radio control. He reckons that he should be able to get a small power station in there.

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Back to DCC?

The space available for a battery in a Manning Wardle Class K has proven to be too limited so it is reverting to DCC and thus pickups will be required. Unfortunately the perfectly good OEM ones were removed and have gone astray so some new ones will need to be fabricated.