Model Tramway / Modellstrassenbahn in Ikea Billy Bookcase, May 2018

[@dominiquedescottes8314]

Remarquable réalisation Réaliste C'est le travail aboutit d'un passionné Chapeau bas Les tramways des années 50/60 n'étaient t'ils pas nos trains du far west L'hommage de ce MONSIEUR aux tramway est un chef d'oeuvre

[@michaelinlondon]

Thank you very much for your kind comments.

[@PIOTRAM]

Very nice layout. Four segments with four seasons , on a bookshelf - very interesting solutions, particularly in case of very small place. Very realistic configuration, whole model is great! Awesome work!

[@nordictram]

Very good idea and nice layout :)

[@mpqtpie]

This is awesome!

[@michaelinlondon]

Thank you! (Sorry I've only just noticed your comment. KZbin quietly dropped automatic notifications a while ago.)

[@philippephilippe8147]

beautiful ! congratulations ! which automatic control device for this miniature ? some explications? thanks

[@michaelinlondon]

Thank you and hello. Sorry for the delay in replying, KZbin did not send a notification. Each end of the layout is automated by simple relays controlled by miniature reed switches under the track, triggered by a small magnet under each tram. There are two isolated a sections: the single-track reversing spur including the point, and the safety-stop zone for the incoming tram. A double-pole change-over relay reverses the current in the spur. The Hartel points are spring-loaded in favour of the outgoing direction of travel so do not need motorising. The sequence of operation is as follows: 1) The incoming tram trips the change of polarity in the reversing spur. 2) The incoming tram trips the current off in the safety-stop and the current on in the spur. The outgoing tram starts to move. 3) The incoming tram enters the safety-stop zone and halts. 4) After clearing the points, the outgoing tram trips the change of polarity in the reversing spur. 5) The outgoing tram then trips the current on in the safety-stop, the incoming tram starts to move. 6) When fully in the reversing spur, the incoming tram trips the current off in the reversing spur and halts. The length of the isolating sections and the positioning of the reed switches have to allow for the length of the longest tram. At the “winter” end, LED colour light signals are connected directly to the change-over relay. There is also a pause-stop on the curved section of the layout which I bought ready-made from heathcote-electronics.co.uk/ This is triggered by an infra-red detector which is normally mounted under the baseboard pointing upwards through the centre of the track, but I added it after the layout was built, so the detector is hidden in the tree next to the tram stop pointing down at the track and it works very well. I hope this helps. Actually, all the above should be written in the past tense. I have recently moved home and the layout is dismantled in packing cases, hopefully to be rebuilt some time in the future.

[@philippephilippe8147]

Thanks so much for your answer