iTrain Basics
A tutorial into the basics of iTrain and using a computer to control your DCC layout.
Building NSE On A Budget
A question…
Well Alistair such a response certainly couldn’t be confined to 140 characters but here are my thoughts…
The first thing to bare in mind when building any layout on a budget, or any layout whatsoever for that matter, is creating a plan and sticking to it. Cost can quite easily get out of hand if you are easily distracted by new and diverse rolling stock or constantly changing layout designs. I certainly found this with my first layout, it’s great giving yourself flexibility to run “whatever you like” but the lack of focus meant I never got round to completing rakes of coaches or sets of locomotives.
Tube Line Stereotypes
I know this sort of thing has already been done before, but I do find them very amusing and highly accurate…
The Overground is everything you’d expect from what is essentially a monorail tour of insufferable East London. Continue Reading.
The Secret #NightTube Service To Epping
There has been much debate on the Twitter and Blogespheres over when the Night Tube is actually the Night Tube. The consensus seems to be: Any services that fall after the last and before the first “normal” Monday-Thursday advertised trains belong to the Night Tube.
Fluid Definition
The Night Tube therefore doesn’t have a set start and finish time across the board and is fluid depending on where you are looking on the network. Take Marble Arch for example. On a normal weekday here are the last and first trains:
Calling All Stations 