Any electro-magnetism experts around?

marconi · Apr 23, 2022

May we see the model railway you have constructed please?

timhoward · Apr 23, 2022

marconi said:
May we see the model railway you have constructed please?

Sure, though there isn't much/any "model" to it. My enjoyment comes from repairing the locomotives and the 'railway' is just a loop around a shed with a lift out bridge for the doors. I'll take some photos / video later.

Moley · Apr 23, 2022

Are you a fan of diesel or kettles? Personally I prefer the early diesels, class 31, 37 etc.

timhoward · Apr 23, 2022

Moley said:
Are you a fan of diesel or kettles? Personally I prefer the early diesels, class 31, 37 etc.

I'm a bit of an all-rounder really. I agree that early diesels are nice machines.
Possibly my quirkiest interest is early railcars/DMUs, Wickham's, 101's, 102's etc. I consider them a very ingenious fault-tolerant and flexible design.
I like seeing kettles at mainline speed doing the job they were designed for; I'm not so bothered about seeing them potter about on heritage lines.

I didn't have much time this afternoon as I had to work on the car - but here's a quick video of a class 43 HST set that I repaired this week rattling past with my son adding sound effects:
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