Last week I posted a picture of Himself's first attempt in the best part of 20 years at making 009 points by hand.
These are required for the sidings which peel off as the line plunges down the steep 180 curve into Minffordd exchange yard.
As I wrote, after finishing the first one he realised he'd soldered the frog to the wrong sleeper, leaving too much of a gap, so another pair have been produced and pinned into position.
They really are works of art, aren't they! I am impressed beyond words.
This time the alignment is spot-on, and has been proven by the ultimate test.
The line is on such a gradient here that slate waggons will hurtle down by gravity, and they pass quite happily through both of these points before ending up in a heap at the end of the 'coal hole'.
Yes.....accurate coupling heights to prevent runaways are going to be crucial on this layout!
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