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Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

Ta very much . It is a rather cool train.😊

Cool video !

Must pay a visit. 😊

Is this shop in London? Im Visiting London next month where to go for train shops? Thanks George USA

POINT MECHANISMS - RELIABILTY & VERSATILITY ! Not clever using solenoid point motors ! They hammer the points back & forth, and many commercial brands of "points" including PECO end up breaking their "tiebars", making the point totally useless ! Use proper "slow action" mechanisms such as Fulgurex. Which move the blades slowly and press the blade against the stock rail, ensuring better electrical conductivity. "Slow action" mechanisms do NOT need a CDU which itself ensures the solenoid "Hammers" the point, & of course you save money and wiring. Indeed the Fulgurex type mechanisms come with TWO free switches built in, with space to add TWO more. This then covers and allows "Live Frog" type points to be used (always more reliable than "Dead Frog" types), via one of the free switches. The second switch can also be used to "Interlock" signalling with the points movement. Ensuring a signal cannot show a "Clear line" indication if the point is not set correctly. I've been using Fulgurex mechanisms on Exhibition Layouts for over 30 years without trouble. As these mechanisms are also one of the only types that can cope with Scratchbuilt pointwork, which is "stiffer" to operate than commercial point types ! Further the Fulgurex type mechanism is designed to screw under the baseboard directly beneath the point, only using TWO screws at diagonal corners not 4 screws. A 1mm hole is drilled through the baseboard, for the provided and pre shaped brass crank, that comes with each point. This connects the mechanism to the tiebar. They can however be mounted above the baseboard as an alternative. And even come with a free dustcover for such use. By simply reshaping the 1mm diameter brass crank with an "Omega loop" somewhere along its length. You can also wire two of these mechanism for a Crossover (two points) to just one switch ! Fulgurex mechanisms need a DPDT (Double Pole Double Throw no centre off) type mini toggle switch to make them function. This type of switch which has 6 terminals, simply allows the plus & minus wires of the 12v DC supply to be reversed. To make the point motor go back & forth. Which also means only two wires (not 3) are needed without the problems of requiring a "Common Return" in addition, as per the "Solenoid" wiring method, being shown in the above programme. Fulgurex point mechanisms are therefore constantly live, and have built in "diodes" to detect the reversal of the plus & minus, when you change the switch !!!

Lot less stock in the shop compared to the last video i watched 👀 of Rails.

Hi there, great video. Can you show how to wire up the switch module in detail

Do not use the HM7000 decoders with the Gaugemaster controller. There is a high risk that it will fry the decoder. If you want to run the train analogue, it is better to re-fit the blanking plug and run it that way.

Happy New Year !

Hi Richard. Wow how neat your wiring is, you wouldn't want to see under my baseboards.😢 Love the buffer stops adds realistic atmosphere to the layout. Have a fabulous new year to you and yours Richard 🍾🍾 Thumbs up thumped 👍 .... Pete....

Interesting, just started wiring on my new build and was temped by Wago's.

Happy Xmas Richard...

Really useful and practical help. Can I ask if you can buy these switches individually as I'm hoping to set my switches in a plan box to replicate where they are on the layout. Many thanks for the helpful video again

i live in doncaster looking forward to spending a lot of cash hear will see you in 2025 .

Great video. Very helpful! Did you have any trouble filling it up with butane? Mine has been a pain

I've never been to their shop but I've purchased second hand items from them and I think it's probably one of the safest places to do that, there's an absolutely no quibble returns policy if it's not what you're expecting. Never experienced anything other than excellent service from Rails.

Looks to offer plenty of activity.

Hi Richard. Nice bit of track planning there buddy. Points all making good contacts. Thanks for sharing Richard. Thumbs up thumped 👍 ....Pete....

Coming along...

Good luck hope new job goes well !

Good luck with your new job.

All grist to the mill as they say.

Am building a dc layout. Do I still need to connect each green wire together? Even tho all the point motors have the green wire coming into the switch?

Hi Great little tutorial, that soldering iron is similar to the one Phil Parker used on one of WoR's recent videos. Thanks

OMG I have to go to this shop soon. Amazing. Nice to see someone still having the balls to keep a shop instead of just a website. Good on ya. Al defo visit you guys. 👍🏆🇬🇧

Any model shop that is thriving must be good, went to Rails once many years ago (20) and I must admit even then had @ great selection secondhand on display. Only criticism lack of car parking then.

Cool bit of kit

Certainly one of the best! Always had great customer service and even at one point where there was something I had originally on preorder with a deposit, when I went to cancel this item, they were kind enough to let me use the said-deposit on something else! :)

bought from your ebay listings in the past, always a good service. All the best and will use you again.

At first look, Grenval, grab a cloth!

Was that a troublesome point?

Any used?

Worst customer service. Dreadful attitude to sorting faulty goods. Wouldn’t buy so much as a track rubber from them.

Looks like a great plan. I like the dual track mainline. Part of Dib's Yard track plan is based around an old double track that was converted to single as traffic decreased. Hence why the engine shed is so basic as it was thrown up over one of the disused lines.

Triple point AND a double slip on the main line. How does the song go; "there may be trouble ahead". By all means try it, but have a box of kleenex ready for the tears.

Best Railway model shop, OK. But if you're not into trains, Hobbycraft wins, hands down. And there's a lot better than Hobbycraft.

You got me in shot 😂 Nice video that deserves more views.

Hi Richard. Lovely looking DMU. Had a bit of a nightmare with hornbys HM 7000 when it first came out, never tried it again. Nice quite running. Looks the part as well. Thank you for the bit of history. Thank you Richard. Thumbs up thumped 👍 ....Pete....

Pity Hornby did not retool the 110 to modern standards...

Your a very fast worker! Looks great.

That is a cool train !