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Ok thanks for the extra info.

Ok thanks. In the end I went for pins and glue at the bits where pins did not work. That was small pieces of track I had cut that did not have holes for the pins. I don't have a small drill! Its been 24 hours and the track is still holding! So should be ok.

I thought glue would be easier, as like you the pins bent and were hard to fix correctly. Not tried screws - are they easier then? Which ones do you use?

Hello I normally pin the track with Hornby pins, but I saw there were a few posts on using glue instead. Some said PVA some said Copydex, but there didnt seem to be an overall view. I wondered if anyone had used glue instead of pins and if it worked ok? Keith

Thought people may be interested in this - I will still be testing my locos first!

Ok thanks. I do not use the locos as much as other people - I suspect - so that may not be an issue for me. I think I was more concerned about the derailing - etc, but your views are important to me. I am going o set up a small oval with the curves and two straight pieces and try all three locos plus my coaches - which are the small ones and some of the wagons. Hopefully that will let me see if it would work. Thanks.

Ok thanks for the replies - very helpful. I think my best bet is to set up a small test track and try the three locos and coaches. The coaches/ wagons are all small as well, I didnt see the point in having large coaches on the 1st layout - it just looked silly! So everything is small! Anyhow I will try it and post the results here for other people - in case anyone is interested. Cheers. Keith

Oh ok - a few alternative views then! I thunk I will try out the 3 locos i have and see how I get on. Can I just ask what you mean when you say 'flanged wheels?'. Thank you.

OK. As I thought. I will stick to my end to end idea - just wanted to check in case it was an option. Thanks. Keith

Hello All I am just finishing the plan for my second layout - I have enough space for a max width of 36 inches of baseboard - length can be up to 10 foot. Now I had planned on an end to end layout this time - but in another forum I saw comments about 1st radius curves and small locos. I only have three locos -all are 0-6-0. The posts in the other forum indicated that those locos would run fine on these curves. Has anyone had experience of using this small curves? Only I could slightly change the plan and have curves at each end to create a loop. Thanks. Keith

Ok thanks. Yes the idea is that the layout is a small branch line in Yorkshire. There is a small station, at the bottom, with a passing loop, linked to a coal yard. The top siding goes to a goods yard/ timber yard. In the centre is a small village with pub and shop. Close to the station there are two railway cottages. This one is going to be around 7 foot by just under 4 foot, so slightly bigger than the first version. That is shy I was hoping to add the second station/ halt at the top with another passing loop leading tho the goods yard/ timber yard. I only use the J50 and a couple of small locos - the coaches are small as well, so the 2nd radius works ok. My second version had no passing loop, so was unrealistic as it had locos pushing coaches, so I will keep the bottom passing loop. I am getting my head around adding a second power point for the top, but the cable would be longer than the standard hornby link. Still as this version has only just started i have time to stop and think. this is what the previous version looked like.

Interesting. I started using this forum a few years ago when I started my first layout, I was frankly amazed by the help & support offered. In every case I would always thank or acknowledge any reply - I did have to be careful from some users about posting a thank you and overwhelming the system, but in the main it was all good. I have not had any need to post since - but coming back with a new query I am again grateful for the help and have thanked those who replied. I do agree with the comments about thinking you are talking to Hornby staff though. Other forums I use have also had issues about general manners - I think it is just a sign of the times.

Thanks for that. It does look better, so i will try that layout.

Ok thanks. On reflection I will remove the top passing loop, in my plan it was never required as that area is planed as a goods yard, it was just an option for a small halt near the goods/ timber yard in that area. I will look at putting the extra power link in though. Thanks again.

Probably being very dim here, but I dont understand your reply. Apologies - but could you just explain that for me please.