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Not mentioned yet is that stranded wire is a larger diameter than solid wire of the same gauge. If you have a wire stripper with different holes marked with the gauges, you may need to use the next larger size for stranded wire (some of the new ones are marked for both solid and standed). As far as I am concerned: stranded where the wire will be flexed a lot, solid if you need it to keep a shape, either in any other situation. Solid may have an edge if you have to put it in pins and sockets.
Michael: I have a pair of Peco double slips on my layout. If you have the Insulfrog, you only need extra wiring to the point of hooking it up to the block that it's pointed at. (choose one end). If you have DCC you don't even need that much.
There was at least one in England where the was a turntable at the station end of the platforms. The platforms had a circular cut out where the turntable rotated and passengers had to walk by it. I think the cutout lasted long after steam engines and the turntable was replaced by plain track.
The only use of "milk run" that I've heard refers to a train that stops at all stations and takes a long time to cover the line. It refers to the train that did stop very frequently to pick up the fresh milk cans.
In the early 70s, when I modelled N scale, I had slip switches from both Atlas and Rapido. The Rapido ones were very sharp and toy-like. The Atlas one was lomger - maybe a number 6 - but I didn't think it was very good as wheels kept slipping between the points and the stock rails. I also think it had only 2 points at each end. (Thinks: must see if I still have any of these!) I now have 2 Peco HO gauge slips and they generally don't give any problems.
Anyone in North America interested in British modelling should look up the British Railway Modellers of North America website. They (we) have lists of dealers in North America that carry British trains. There are a large number around Toronto and a few around Vancouver. There are al;so lots of magazines, but they may be hard to get in the U.S. Recent OO trains are quite compatible with NMRA track, although maybe not completely compliant. Older ones had their own ideas and might or might not fit through
Caso: it's usually a pretty gentle show. One small gym and not crowded (course, I don't get there at opening time!)
CP: I thought of the same thing when I saw the Lee Valley folder. Thank you for trying it our for us. What sort of lengths and radii does it look capable of?
Thanks ed. This also explains why, in pictures of derailments, you see all the trucks off someplace and the axles of somewhere else.
To give a quick reply, look up OVS Bulleid. After Britain nationalised the railways in 1948, there was a surplus of locomotive designers. Bulleid went to Ireland. If you want another odd duck, look up his Leader locomotive. I think the peat burner was pure steam.