Wear and tear occurs on anything mechanical over time and model railways are no exception, especially when subjected to the rigors (and occasionally operator error) of exhibiting for hours on end at shows. One of the focal points on Fisherton Sarum is of course the turntable which during an exhibition seems to be pretty much … Continue reading Controlling Interests #10 – more on turning tables, Fisherton Sarum’s turntable is replaced
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Fisherton Sarum at the Great Electric Train Show this weekend 10/11th October
This coming weekend, 10th / 11th October 2015, Fisherton Sarum will be at the Great Electric Train Show organised by the Hornby Magazine at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon Fisherton Sarum's last outing at the excellent Worthing MRC annual exhibition two weeks ago proved that the relocation of the main control panel from the rear of the layout to … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum at the Great Electric Train Show this weekend 10/11th October
Controlling Interests #5-xtra Turning Tables the movie…
My recent Controlling Interests #5 recent modifications completed…and working post included an update on the Model Railway Electronic Group (MERG) turntable control unit that with the grateful help of fellow HWDMRS member Mark Riddoch I am now using to drive the turntable on Fisherton Sarum.The purpose of this #5-xtra post is to demonstrate how the operation now looks via the … Continue reading Controlling Interests #5-xtra Turning Tables the movie…
Controlling Interests #5 recent modifications completed…and working
In my previous Controlling Interest posts I have discussed changes being made to a number of layout control items on Fisherton Sarum. For the last number of weeks the layout has been set up in its entirety at my local Model Railway Society , the High Wycombe and District MRS (whom have a nice new website also worth … Continue reading Controlling Interests #5 recent modifications completed…and working
Controlling Interests #2 Turning tables
In my controlling interest #1 post I mentioned the change of turntable control system to the Model Railway Electronic Group (MERG) turntable control unit. Since I first built Fisherton Sarum the turntable was powered via a Frixinghall motor and gearbox that did not have any form of automatic indexing. This meant that the rotational speed of the table … Continue reading Controlling Interests #2 Turning tables
Controlling Interests #1 Increasing Main Line operation
Although Fisherton Sarum is not currently set up, I am using the time between shows to make a few changes and additions to the operating system. These modifications include: the addition of a third controller for main line operation (see below), the installation of a Model Electronic Railway Group (MERG) turntable control unit with stepper motor, moving of … Continue reading Controlling Interests #1 Increasing Main Line operation
A view from the line #6 The turntable
As part of the layout control changes currently being made to Fisherton Sarum (more of which later) involves the turntable I thought it was about time I posted about the turntable itself. The turntable at Salisbury was originally a 65’ foot heavy over girder type. In 1958 this was replaced by a larger diameter under girder … Continue reading A view from the line #6 The turntable