Recent progress with the traverser on my latest 'hi-fi' Cameo layout 'Cwmbach' encouraged some proper testing (although not powered, yet). My rake of 9 HEA wagons and an 08 were placed and pushed around for a very pleasant quarter of an hour last weekend...I knew the concept would work as I'd traced the movements on a piece of paper - but to see the trio of trios shuffling from the arrival road, via the traverser, to the departure road was rather magical. The basic concept is simple - a train arrives, the loco runs around (using the traverser) and then propels a short cut of wagons under the screens, where a magnet is hidden at the end of the road to uncouple the DG. 3 HEA (or up to four 16T) will fit on the traverser, and are slid over to the departure road and pushed, by hand, back into the scenic section - and potentially, a load could be dropped in here too...At the end of a mindful few minutes a loaded train is assembled, the brake van repositioned before departing back on to the…
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