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BLACKMILL
00 Gauge (DCC)
Blackmill is intended to portray the privatised railway operation around the North West of England in the last few years. Most of the rolling stock to be found on the layout can be found in and around the Blackburn and Manchester areas.
The track plan of Blackmill is based upon the track layout at the western end of Blackburn Station with suitable alterations made to fit the space available for the layout.
The layout is operated via a Lenz Digital Command Control (DCC) Unit. This is a system where the operator keys in a specific number on a keypad, and then drives’ the train, with no need for individual isolating sections of track. Another advantage of DCC is the continuous power feed to the track, which enables locomotive lights, sounds, and other functions to be controlled via the keypad.
Most of the locomotives have operating lights, most have working day/night lights and some of the multiple units have operating door lights. With the introduction of sound decoders suitable for British prototypes, we are adding sound to as many of the locos as possible.
A few miles away from Blackmill a heritage preservation site has now opened. Although Blackmill has no control of the heritage site, some of the rolling stock may pass through Blackmill if the busy schedules allow.
Trackwork is Peco Finescale Code 75 and Tortoise slow acting motors control the points.
Watch out for the moving road vehicles departing and arriving in the industrial park running on the Faller Road System. This is a buried steel guide wire, which is followed by a small magnet attached to the steering system of the vehicle. The vehicles themselves are powered by small internal rechargeable batteries.
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