Traviss Trains

Hello, today I've got a bit of a dilemma: I currently have a triple track layout and am wanting to build a tunnel leading out from a station on a curved 2% incline. Sounds somewhat simple but I have several concerns: 1. I cannot find any triple track tunnel mouths, nor do I know where to source general dimensions for them 2. With the 2% Incline, I am unsure to if it would work as the only foam inclines I've seen only allow 1 or 2 tracks, not 3, and since it's on a curve the outside, the distance covered by the outside curve is greater than that of the inside curve due to a larger turning radius, and since the total vertical height is the same by the end point the gradient is therefore theoretically less than on the inside line, and since I want the maximum gradient to be 2%, It would have to be the inside line which uses a 2% gradient. So what would I use for the other gradients? 3. How would I find a way to do the tunnel reliably inside a gradient? In case you may require information about the situations surrounding my railway, it uses 2nd, 3rd and 4th Radius for the curves on the layout, the 2% gradient starts just on a curve, which turns 90 Degrees before going into a single R600 track segment before curving another 90 Degrees again, before going of again. The Tunnel mouth starts about 1/3rd way on the R600 straight and ends with the curve, where the gradient ends. Any help on this is greatly appreichated. Best thanks, Travis

Hello, for my todays enquiry I have a youtube channel (Link is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHoRNoOos7siLQa7iSJLEg if you want to check it ou) but recently, I want to make some videos giving some stories to model trains- and one such locomotive is an 0-4-0 Tank- specifically the O gauge clockwork type. The engine in question is LNER 460, type 101 from a goods set, specifically the Number 201. For the video, I want to find out when these things where produced. The most I can find on them is that the train set was brought by my grandad when he was 10 years old back in 1951, probably second hand. Therefore, my question: does anyone know when they where produced? And if any does have any extra information regarding this tyoe of locomtoive, that would be great to share if possible! Best thanks, Travis

Hello, I was wondering recently the possibilty of in the future buying a Hornby Pecket B2, for shunting purposes on my DCC Layout. But I was thinking would it be possible to fir the locomotive with on-board uncouplers so that I wouldn't have to use a (subjectivly somewhat) ungainly looking plastic piece on the track, and so I could uncouple around pointwork. My question is: is this possible? Is it possible to fit a small 0-6-0 with an on-board uncoupler? If anyone has any idea, that would be good thanks, and if any links on possibly where to buy the equipment and how/where/who to make this work? Thanks, Travis

I'm just started out with DCC (Only had it half a year) and I'm almost ready to solder in a dcc chip to my Hornby 0-4-0 105 Shunter, but Im looking for wire to use for my locomotive- does anyone know the current required for hornby DCC locomotives to run off (Because I need wire to chip the locomotive with, but I don't know which current to get). I use Hornby R8248 Decoder and a the standard 0-4-0 as found in the Industrial freight train set Also is there any advice people can give with DCC in general? Best thanks