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Great British Train Show 2012 - Genetk44 - 05-04-2012 North Americas' largest British themed model railway show is held every 2 years just north of Toronto, Ontario, called The Great British Train Show. The club I belong to, The British Model Railway Club of Montreal exhibits a layout every show and this year was no different. Pictures and videos of this years show can be seen here at our club website. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://bmrcm.org/photos-video-from-the-great-british-train-show-2012">http://bmrcm.org/photos-video-from-the- ... -show-2012</a><!-- m --> I also took the opportunity to update/add various how-to articles in the Tips&Tricks section of the website so have a poke around and enjoy. Cheers Gene Re: Great British Train Show 2012 - BR60103 - 05-04-2012 At the other end of the show was this: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2OfUnCLDg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2OfUnCLDg</a><!-- m --> For those who don't know, Trix Twin was a multiple train control system using 3 rail track. The track base was plastic (Bakelite?) so the rails were all insulated from each other. A movable contact shoe allowed the loco to pickup from the centre rail and its choice of running rail. If you hung catenary, you could run 3 trains at once -- independently. I think it was AC pre-war and DC post. The layout shown is a creation allowing the track configuration to be changed for every appearance. |