Gunnedah's Last Control Panel Completed

This is quite a large milestone, having the final control panel completed, this one controlling all of the points in the main Gunnedah yard section of the layout.

This now means that all points on the layout are operated from the control panels, with route selection clearly visible.

The completion of these panels also means that as far as wiring goes, all major electrical work on the top deck is now complete, which in itself is another major milestone.

The four control panels still need to be mounted properly, which will be done next, but having them plugged in and operational is a huge reward for what has been a considerable amount of work.

Cheers
Darren

Panel Number Three Completed

Panel number three, which controls the four sets of points for Anbeon yard, as well as the two oil sidings on the main line heading into Gunnedah, has been completed.

Once again I am very pleased with how the panels have turned out, the LED equipped buttons are super bright making route selection extremely clear.

Anbeon yard features two sets of points forming a crossover, and on the panel these two sets of points are operated simultaneously. If the single LED button in the centre of the crossover is pressed both sets of points change and that button is illuminated, and to set the points back to the straight ahead position, either of the two LED buttons for the straight ahead route can be pressed, with both LED buttons lighting up and the points changing to the straight ahead position. This is definitely a nice little feature of this method of point control.

The final panel to be completed is for the main Gunnedah yard section, this panel contains thirty-seven of the LED buttons, so will be by far the most time-consuming, but no doubt the most visually rewarding once completed.

Cheers
Darren