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Originally Posted by meurglysIII
maybe a stupid question for n guage, but have you tried adding weight to your models?
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I feel like adding weight to it alright.....and then dropping the bloody lot over the Humber Bridge.
Just been having another look at things, and the passing loop still does not isolate. Or rather, one side of it does isolate when the points are set against it, but not the other.
One of the sidings which yesterday did not get power through now does, but to compensate for this, one which did work properly yesterday, now doesn't.
The Class 73 still derails its trailing bogie over one particular point, and it's always the trailing bogie, no matter which end of the loco is leading. If the loco is turned around and ran through the points, the bogie which previously derailed will then go through whereas the the other one (now being the trailing bogie) will of course derail.
I've had railway models for around 25 years (always OO) and ran trains around temporary set ups on the floor and on the table, and I've never had anything like the problems I've had with N. I left a temporary track formation and rolling stock on my bedroom floor for a month once when I lived at my parents house, and it all still ran perfectly despite dust, the occassional attentions of the family dog and me rolling in at 3am on a Sunday morning!
I know that the 'railway in the landscape' idea sounds dull, but it's the only way that I can think of to derive some pleasure from the investment that I've already made. I'm certainly not going to throw any more cash at it with regard to track. At least I'll be able to try out some scenic techniques for when I can gain some space for the OO stock that I have.
Really beginning to regret my N adventure now.