Well the problem branch line tunnel is no more, that's right the code 70 track, the tunnel and the rock face are all removed. Now instead of using less than standard track support, it will be replaced with a good plywood base and then laid with code 100 through both tunnels. Quad 2 was moved to the west end of Heron's Landing and new main feeder wires were strung to the mid section of Heron's Landing, the lower main line to just past Jutland, the upper mail line from Valleyview to Trent's Hill and the turntable. The system was then tested without a problem. Quad 1 powers Wellington, Elsewhere, and the upper and lower return loops. At the same time feeders were added to the Quarry tracks. It's a good thing Tuesday night is a work night as there is a lot of clean up to be done. As a preview to the meeting, we need funding for about 10 lengths of flex track and a turnout for the branch line. Also 2 turnouts and 4 pieces of flex track for the passenger tracks at Elsewhere and a turnout at Heron's Landing for a new run around there. Sometime, maybe, in the next year, we might want to move the turnouts in Wellington to the front, which might call for a complete rebuild of Wellington, so anyone who would like to submit a new track plan please do so, I'm sure if we put our heads together we can improve on what we now have. As a note of interest some of our wiring problems at the start, turned out to be 2 faulty plug in units and a couple of bad daisy chain wires connecting them.
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| quad 2 on new board |
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| Ralph and Trent are cutting up the tunnel |
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| supervisor Don and Jim rewiring leads to quad 2 |
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| leave these two alone for a minute |
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| tunnel and track removed |
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