Showing posts with label Surinbahn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surinbahn. Show all posts

Friday, January 29, 2010

Refurbishing Maryville Haupbahnhof



Maryville Haupbahnhof, the Central Railway Station of SurinBahn, was recently refurbished. The entire lighting system was re-soldered. Previously the 6 x 12V bulbs were (in part) in series - this was deemed unacceptable as the light level was quite dim. All the lights are now in parallel.
Look at the roof, it shows only the Swiss flag. On most railway station in Switzerland, the cantonal flag is also shown. There is no cantonal flag right now as I have not decided yet which Canton, Surinbahn is in.

Friday, January 22, 2010

everyone needs protection



Saturday Jan 23, 2010
I have a section on the layout where the trains rapidly descend and then make a 180 degrees turn (on a R2 curve). In the past, I was always concerned that the trains will crash to the floor. Winston gave me strips of clear flexible acrylic and these affixed to the base with angle brackets, give great protection to the trains when they rush down the slope and round the curve. These photos don't quite show how great the acrylic strips look. I hasten to add, I have never had any trains crash at this particular spot before but then protection and prevention are important.