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    Hi All just dropped by

    Hi Everyone It's been a long time since I visited the forum. Too much grass to cut hedges to trim and B&B guests to look after. Make hay while the sun shines and all that. Haven't been in the loft for months. I am enjoying the summer but am also looking forward to getting back to the...
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    How do I get 2 locos to run at same time

    Hi We have our lay out which is a 16 foot long oval with 4 sets of points which bring the track into the middle to create something like my rough sketch as shown. Trains run at different speeds so how do you run 2 or more at once. Regards J&D
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    Just for laughs

    I thought this would keep everyone thinking. I wonder how many will be able to think of a song to do with trains, locomotives and,or railways. I wonder who will be last one to think of one, come on let's see how long we can keep this thread running. First one group Monkees/song title, Last...
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    The Jacobite West Highland

    Hi Folks:wave: Now that I appear to have sorted the picture sending out ,here's one of the Jacobite on West Highland Line, it runs past our house everyday. We live on the main West Hghland line which has the steam train run past twice each day in summer. Lets you see what we are trying to...
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    New water feature advice please

    Dear All I have started putting in water features using hot melt glue over sand which was PVA glued onto the hillside channels in West Highlands we have streams of water everywhere 78 dry days at my house in 2005!! So our lay out needs to have Lochs/lakes and rivers and plenty of em. I...
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    wee springs in couplings

    Hi there I have purchased 6 carriage's for the lay out recently. We noticed that they became detached easily then realised the wee springs have gone missing on 4 of the couplings is this normal they seem to fall out easily. Where is the best place to get new ones or is there a better method...
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    Problem with wee jinty

    Can anyone please help we have a wee jinty loco which wouldn't run so we sent it back to engine shed they sent a replacement and were very good with customer service. It fell off the track under construction some 6 inches and the wee link between the wheels came off we tried to put it back on...
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    New lay out new member

    Hi Folks As you can see from the avtar we don't have much room but once your in the loft there is just enough room to sit on a mini chair and work. My young son asked for a train set for Christmas a few years ago he got a 00 gauge but taking it appart t ohoover around the living room was...