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  1. I've started! A trip to Wickes and we're off! First hole dug, first support post cut.
  2. Thanks Shaun, this is what I intend to try. I've been looking at IRDOT to detect the train, this can then throw the points and the auto-reverser 'should' take care of the polarity change. I'm going to order some bits and have a try in the shed to see what happens. The loop is planned to be close to the house and I've got some watertight plastic cases, that we've used for outside Christmas lights, which are already mounted on the wall close to my intended route to house the electronics. I've been working in the shed today, creating an area for the fiddle board and clearing vegetation for the likely route of the track. It looks like we've got honey fungus and sadly a lot of the woody plants are dying. Bad for the garden but good for my route clearance as I'd never have got permission to cut them down!
  3. Thanks for the quick reply Mick; I'm determined to keep to the 'single track' idea for now though. A trip to Cambridgeshire next week to look at these http://www.filcris.co.uk/products/garden-railway-products , I think
  4. I have another question that I can't seem to get an answer to. The line will be single track, it will run down the side of the house to a loop - that I won't be able to see all the time - and I want to be able to automate the loop process. There seem to be many auto-reversing modules available and I get how they work. The sticking point for me is how to change the points as the train is negotiating the loop. Will the force of the train exiting the loop be enough to push the blades over or am I looking at a derailment? As I said, the loop is a bit remote so I have to have a robust methodology in place or I'm going to end up running round the house to sort this issue! Is there a module available that will change the loops polarity and, when the train has cleared the points change them ready for it to exit the loop? If I use train detection to change the points as the train goes round the loop will that cause issues with the module, as I assume the polarity will have to change again.
  5. I want to keep it single track, I like the idea of a DMU 'wandering' through the garden. I'm thinking about a loop/juice module to handle the loop - which may now be situated down the side of the house; the 'boss' doesn't like the idea of crossing the path, I'm OK about this as it actually adds another 10 metres to my potential available building zone. I've got a couple myself, they're DC, but I want to convert to DCC; they haven't got a plug so it'll be new modules. I'm still researching plastic boards, next time I post I hope to have made a decision.
  6. Hi all a long-time reader of this forum, I've finally decided to join as I'm ready to start my first garden railway and I'm going to need some help! I have a reasonably sized garden to work in - it happens to be my partners but I've got her full support to proceed - with certain caveats: - the railway has to be aesthetic with the garden, the garden has to remain 'useable', by that she means she can still get to the flower beds and the paths remain clear. What I have to work with is here: -
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