The New Train Room: Beginnings

It was always sort of planned that at some point, our model trains would move elsewhere. The room we used until now is quite small, and while we managed to maximise space usage in it, actually working in there was not a lot of fun. There was no room for a proper workbench, and generally things were quite cramped. We wanted the room freed up for other purposes, too.

Feedback Experiments, Pt. II

The next post in this series was originally going to describe how I implemented the first automation experiment in the control software I am using. But I have changed my mind on that, for two reasons. One, I have something else that I'd rather write about at this time. Two, there is a not insignificant chance that I might change to a different control software in the near future. I am already evaluating options and will see where I land, at which time I will of course report on the implementation.

Feedback Experiments, Pt. I

Thanks to Covid-19, everything is in a bit of a limbo at the moment. We started planning for a new train room, but that had to be put on hold due to impacted finances. At the same token, because of that planning, we are not making any major changes to the current layout - it's only still up so the trains can run once in a while. We need the room it is currently in, so as soon as we can resume the work on the new train room, this one will be dismantled. A new train project had to be put on hold for a similar reason.

The Holiday Haul

The holiday season is always a good opportunity to add to the model train venture. Be it new rolling stock, technical equipment or other useful things - something always gets added. This year's haul was unexpectedly big, due to some opportunity purchases that I normally wouldn't have made, but couldn't pass up. So here's the rundown of the new additions to the fleet.