Christmas Party / Running Track session

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Here is a selection of what ran on the main test track. The MR 0-4-4 T has been seen before but now had a chance at an extensive run which it did really well. Also stretching its legs was the streamlined railcar, a relatively new purchase. 

Below we see American stock from MikeE and a Heljan Mogul that has been in a box for quite a long time.

The evening ended with our traditional imbibing of cold tea.

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Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae Fiddle Yards and suport

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Paul (S) primarily and LBH worked on the baseboard and support modifications on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae. 

The trestles have been extended in to raise the track level to approx 4’1″

When LBH laid out the new bases for the cassettes on Tŷ’n-y-Coedcae’s fiddle yard it became apparent that more space would be required to accommodate anything like a decent train so PaulS set to to extend them by 15″. Here’s the start.

In December Paul assed the extension to the West fiddle yard

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LBH buys a second-hand layout

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LBH assembled his new acquisition, a S7 layout built (very well too) by Ian Roll. Plans are to add a halt and give it a bit of a south Wales flavour. It may be rechristened Y Draethen.

Apart from the name change LBH is planning a few modifications including a second fiddle yard.

With the new layout bein equipped with electrol magnets LBH added droppers on to some Alex Jackson couplings on a few wagons.

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