Goodford Model Railway MK5 - 7. Automation

[@LetsGo_41]

I am really enjoying watching the progress on your layout build and seeing how you do things. Looking forward to future updates. Tim

[@violinstar5948]

Fantastic models

[@shornford]

Scenery is looking good. Having the trains not running constantly is certainly more interesting and allows you to watch and enjoy your trains run.

[@darrelldeltic807]

Excellent update, really like how you’ve simplified the automation and leaves you to get on with doing other things while they’re doing their thing , brilliant! 😃👍

[@karlsage3064]

Hi Dave, thanks for the great update. Layout is coming on brilliantly in the time frame you have set yourself. The automation is really effective! Cheers, Karl

[@gazclass58]

Brilliant update mate layout coming on well now 👍

[@ewoodrailway]

Nice update, looks impressive

[@robertbrown9486]

Modelux is the manufacturer of the office block i was refering to,never seen a city backscene or anything taller than the above mentioned company but if i ever see or hear of anything i will let you know

[@bramelsheretan]

excellent update

[@a910sye]

looks great well done 😍

[@AllensTrains]

Awesome modern image layout. I see a signal box, but no signals? Is that a work in progress? Thanks for uploading.

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@AllensTrains very good point and one that I forgot to mention in the video. In previous layouts I did the track detailing such as lineside trunking and cabinets before any other scenery however wanted to get an almost finished look on this layout as quickly as possible so the track detailing and signalling will be done when there’s no more visible baseboard. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍

[@AllensTrains]

@@GoodfordModelRailway Are you going to go for colour light or semaphores? I find the drawback with colour lights ls they are often not visible from the operator's position!

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@AllensTrains I think I’ll have a couple of normal signals on the left of the layout before the junction to protect it, plus one on the branch line and then just one for each track (possibly on several gantries) at the end of the platforms. Part of the reason I haven’t done it yet is due to wanting to get this stage of automation finished as I will be linking signals to ABC braking sections too so when a signal is changed to red (point is also switched to go against the trains direction) it will also activate the ABC braking section. I have considered semaphores however I want to keep the layout close to the year of 2020 as possible when I believe most major UK stations would have primarily been colour light.

[@Rule1ModelRailways]

My favourite bit!

[@ECMLTrains]

Fantastic mate!

[@aberfordwest4003]

One thing I would say with the station, the large stone wall looks rather odd, and I think it would benefit from arches being cut, as the real things wouldn’t have looked like that, plus it will offer a better view of the tunnels under the building. Looks great though, this is basically my dream layout in terms of track plan, it’s nice to see someone building it !

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@aberfordwest4003 are you referring to the grey wall which supports the canopy in the platform closest to the camera? If so that’s a great idea and certainly eliminates the restricted view issue. I did almost put some stabling tracks over the road in front of this wall to eliminate the issue of limited view but your solution is much better so will definitely be looking in to it. Cheers, Dave 👍

[@aberfordwest4003]

@@GoodfordModelRailway yes, good luck and I’m looking forward to seeing how you do it in the next video!

[@Tauraco00]

Greetings Dave🎉

[@robertbrown9486]

Having the same problem with company who make the flats,bought a set 3 weeks ago and still no sign of them

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@robertbrown9486 it was the office blocks company that I struggled with, the flats are metcalfe and readily available. I assume that it’s the offices you are referring to 👍. It’s a great shame as they’re quick and easy to build and although you could argue that for what you get they’re over priced, the actual results I would say are reasonable value for money.i do want to buy more however I got frustrated last time! Have you come across any other manufacturers who do pre-cut low relief which are taller than 30cm? I can’t believe no one produces an inner town/city scape backscene either.

[@goforitpainting]

Cool 🚂

[@kevg707]

Where did you get your display cabinets from?

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@kevg707 think they were just from AMZ, they do come with glass doors but I found they weren’t particularly secure and didn’t fancy them falling on the layout 😂

[@petertownsend8276]

What size is railway. Z, N, 2mm?

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@petertownsend8276 OO gauge.

[@Freddie-iq2wi]

whats your ebay account?

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@Freddie-iq2wi Goodford 👍

[@jamiemurney9857]

Really looking at doing the shuttle thing on the layout… are you using Loksound decoders not sure if they are compatible ? Or does it need to be a certain decoder, thanks

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

@@jamiemurney9857 the ESU Loksound V5 decoders are capable of doing ABC braking and ABC shuttle. I have these fitted to over 90% of my locos, the others are Zimo, which are also capable of doing it. The ESU lokprogrammer is extremely useful for setting it up.

[@Freddie-iq2wi]

@@GoodfordModelRailway Thanks.

[@violinstar5948]

Fantastic models