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Hi all, I'm fairly new to this and wondered as I'm running an analogue set up but the locomotives are all DCC ready so if I wanted sound can I just add that to the locomotive or is that a DCC only thing?

Thanks MJB 1961, it took best part of a day to redo the track and move scenery, bridges etc but I got there. That was my first time using flexi track and only bought it because hornby we're out of stock on the long straights. Yes I went too tight not thinking about wagons going round but it's all in a days learning. Still loving my first foray into model railways.

Thanks for your help puffed out, I've just redone the track layout as it seemed the only cure. Everything working fine

Thanks puffed out, the track is a flexi track so quite a curve and when the locomotive turns the buffers catch and the wagons derail. I was thinking if I could get couplers a little linger that would give a little more space between the loco buffers and the wagons. I've no worries running the longer carriages it's just the small freight ones as they have the built in buffers.

Hi all, I said recently that I was a newbie and this time it looks like I've come unstuck. I finished my track layout and ballasted everything and finished a good bit of the scenery and had a couple of locomotives running on it no worries but I fancied a freight train so bought the EWS on with the three coal buggies on the back and the theee hopper pack but I've now found that the radius is too tight and the carriages come off going round the corner. The small carriages the buffers catch one and another is there extensions for these or am I looking at redoing the whole layout. Thanks in advance for any help.

A big thank you to everyone who contribute, some very good ideas in there. I've started by ordering from Scalescene to see how I go. Looked like Metcallfes is closed due the Covid.

Hi there, I've just completed my first layout and am now adding scenery etc and as I'm handy I'd like to make my own houses to scale. Looking at the Hornby houses they vary quite a lot in height from 100 MM to 180mm. Can anyone help with what the overall height of my ( I'm making a row of terraced houses) houses should be to suit a 00 gauge set. Also if anyone has any tips or links that might be helpful Thanks in advance

Also have that problem. I bought the new train set the GWR one which comes with a new controller and when I turn it on the locomotive hums and buzzes until I have turned it up to over halfway. I tried my old controller for ten years ago and plugged it into the track and the locomotive runs from the first turn with no noise. Are these new controllera useless??

I see that. Thanks

Many thanks, I'm trying to buy new so as I've no problems and CD also want to stick with hornby if I can.

Hi all, I'm new to all this and wondered what locomotive I should buy that's suitable to pull freight carriages. I've only one locomotive so far the GWR green one so wanted to keep something in that era. I'm trying to slowly build up a scene that's plausible or maybe that's the wrong strategy and anything goes? Any suggestions appreciated.

Thank you everyone, most helpful indeed

Is that the one that says width 197mm. I'm wondering can I run two tracks through the middle of that ? I'm counting 35mm to the insert on each platform so 70 MM leave 127mm but that doesn't seem enough for two tracks/ trains?

Hi there new to this and wanted to add a roof over my station halt by adding another halt R590 and to run two tracks inbetweven could anyone tell me if there's such a thing and what distance I need to keep the stations apart as I'm just doing my track layout and what I'd need to order. Thanks in advance