AC installed

 Keeping it cooler

After a very warm summer and having issues with track warping etc, I decided to install a split sytem into the shed.

I have also reinstalled the skirts on the layout to clean up the room.

I will now continue to shake down the layout and fix any issues before a few impromptue sessions.

Signal installation

 Signals

The next step to getting the layout back to how it was in the old shed is to reinstall the signals.

I have reconfigured some of the driver boards and will use both TC64 and SE8C as I had before and eliminate the use of the LocoHDL and SRC16 boards for signals.

With this change, I had to build a few extra termination boards for the SE8C and TC64's

Then I was able to install the signals.

Due to changes in the layout, I need to make a few more double mast canterleaver signals.

All signals installed and working nicely.

Here are 2 wide shots of the isles. 

I dont have airconditioning in the shed and it has been a fairly hot summer. The layout has suffered a bit with some track warping. All is fixed now but the AC is now really needed as summer is not done yet.

Next step is to reinstall the skirts.

Lower staging installed

 Lower staging

I have now completed the addition to the lower staging by adding 6 extra tracks under Plattsburgh.

Here is the new staging

Here is the old staging

Next step is signal install.