First Outing...

Yesterday's WRG show went well.

The layout ran nicely, any problems were largely due to being distracted while operating, mostly by nattering to my "audience" and running against points or whatever.

One oddity is the when pulling more than two open wagons from the loading siding by the platform with the BR212, the leading wagon derails on the loading dock points. This doesn't happen with the Köf 3, I suspect the sharp curve of the point combined with a lack of weight in the wagons, and perhaps nearing the limit of swing of the close coupler mechanism on the 212 may all be contributing factors.

I ran pretty much all my stock yesterday and this was the only combination that gave problems. I continue to be impressed with the performance of Profi Couplings and close coupling mounts.

Once I've put the layout up at home again, I'll experiment with adding weight to the opens, I intend to load them anyway so it's no problem. 

Thanks to all concerned for organising the show, and especially to my lovely wife, Gilly, for her unswerving support.

Here are a couple of "action shots" from yesterday:

The fat bloke in the tank top is me:

And Gilly in action....

Finally, my prediction that the layout's next outing will be in a removal van may have been a bit off, as I've very kindly been invited to the French Railways Society Rendezvous in June. This is great as it has very much the same sort of friendly vibe as the WRG show.