Testing

Hi all,

Another update from the mancave. Cleaned up the SCT sidings so decided to give them a rollingstock test, and everything went to plan which was great to see. Was asked to provide a diagram by a person on facebook however haven't managed to do one yet however hopefully I'll have one soon. Couple of happy snaps: 

A shed will cover the 4 roads on the right, with the middle two roads allowing access for the Greater Freighters. The container wagons are sitting in the container loading road (has a set of points up both ends in case a run-around is required). 

Up the other end of the yard we have the headshunt on the right, two storage roads in the middle and the loco depot on the left. Depot will have a shed plus refueling facilities. As you can see the train just fits, so a couple of refrigerated wagons will complete the train.

Another look at the storage sidings underneath. Main thing down here is to ensure theres no derailments as it will be a PITA to get something that's derailed in the back roads!

Looking down the mirror.

Last photo of the day. This is a cheap way to keep your track clean, a tip we picked up from the guy who runs EFD Simply Glues at the Sydney exhibition last year. Using your standard track cleaning rubber is good to get the gritty stuff off the track however it leaves a residue which can cause poor electrical pickup as well as dirty wheels. All this is is a cheap disposable razor (buy them in packs of 50 from the $2 shop) and a piece of felt that has a sticky side (bought in long strips and then cut to size, sticks straight on). Then pour some of the EFD Track cleaning fluid on and away you go! Haven't had any troubles with this method so far. If anyone else has some track cleaning tips or tricks please share!