Comtrain goes H0! H0! H0!: 05/13/20

2020/05/13

2020_05_13 More shorts, and rebuild Alanvale

2020_05_13 Alanvale turned about.

Ok as usual quick and dirty :)

Plugs used to connect Tortoise machines into system

This plug is correctly located allowing connection to the system.
Outside pins are 12v DC connections from operating toggle switch

This plug is incorrectly fitted and is causing a full shut down of DCC system. Notice it is moved to one end. pins 5 6 and 7 to right carry 17v AC that is, DCC track power to the frog.

The tortoise machine circuit card is narrower than the plug allowing it to slide from side to side.
At the time I bought them, there was no alternative. However now you can buy an expensive blue connector that fits properly. I have been waiting their arrival from USA for over a month now,

Ways and Works taking advantage of shut down, to rearrange track at Allanvale.

Not finished, as I might need Al's cleverness to connect up the east end.

Al renovated the station and as it has a subway, it needed to be turned around to face the viewer.

Their is a platform edge along the back of the station, and clearance for all trains.

Just a small adjustment to swing 36" radius curve into main line to right of picture. I should have started laying track from that side, I guess?

Cheers
Rod

About my Railway

The Australian National Railways was established by the Whitlam Federal Government following a commitment made in the 1972 election to invite the states to hand over their railway systems to the federal government. In July 1975 Australian National Railways was formed taking over the operations of the federal government owned Commonwealth Railways.

The state governments of South Australia and Tasmania whose railway systems were deeply in debt, accepted. During the next two years discussions between these two states and the federal government resulted in a number of staffing and operating agreements being made that resulted in all South Australian Railways services (except for the Adelaide metropolitan passenger network) and all Tasmanian Government Railways services transferring to Australian National Railway in March 1978, the latter being re-branded AN Tasrail.

At first Victoria declined to hand over its Railways, however a change of Government after Bolte retired meant Victoria could be absorbed into AN as well.
Despite doing everything they could to tarnish ALP leader Clyde Holding, The ALP were able to defeat Hamer who was seen to be just another Bolte, doing more of the same into the future.

Clyde Holding handed over Victorian Railways to the Commonwealth where it prospered as a division of AN retaining its VR colours until later when AN decided to re-brand it as V/Line.

My Railway thus reflects what could have been ;)
And of course National Rail (Pacific National) has no place in my little scenario. Australian National was never privatised and has continually taken East Coast loads off the Highways. As well many branch lines were upgraded and Whitlam's policy of decentralisation actually moved employment to towns with a ready pool of workers, which of course took the pressure of Melbourne which was starting to expand as bush kids moved away from the Country in search of education and employment ( just as Gough Whitlam envisaged it would do)
Rod Young

Comtrain goes H0! H0! H0!

2020/05/13

2020_05_13 More shorts, and rebuild Alanvale

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