Pete Waterman’s Railnuts - Post NEC debrief and planning session.

Pre meeting chat.
• Hard won awards
• Chester exhibition ideas (July/Aug 2024).
• Railway within a model.
• Inspiration from Blair Athol exhibit
• New buildings.
• Future exhibition layout ideas.
• Great Electric Train Show.
• Key Model World 2025.
• Chester Cathedral 2025.
• 2026 ideas.
• Contract movers.
• Watford expansion.
• Car movements.
NEC problems discussion
• Another 3 months needed to make layout ready.
• Not tested before exhibition.
• The “missing” baseboard and value of correct labelling.
• Short circuits galore.
• DCC woes and explanation from Phil.
• Guinness World Record runs time underestimate.
• Baseboard joint issues.
• Tripping over the camera crews.
• Pete gave 51 interviews at the event.
• Guinness adjudication sessions.
• Issues updating and configuring the control tablets.
• Operator scheduling.
• Radio differences / issues.
• Operator interaction with the crowds.
• Overwhelming response from the public.
• Operator exhaustion.
• Operational differences between a 64’ and 208’ length layout.
• Damage during transportation.
• New exhibition venue possibilities.
• Good publicity for the hobby.
• China meltdown for rolling stock manufacturers.
• Display boards not operational at the NEC.
Would you like to drive? Keep reading for details...
Chester Cathedral Monday 29 July to Saturday 31 August 2024
Want to drive our layout?
Here’s what you do:
• Come along to Chester Cathedral on an exhibition day (closed Sundays).
• Sign up for a drive (it’s free).
• Drive (don’t forget to take lots of photos)!
• Collect your certificate.
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[@richardswiderski4985]

Great video Dave love the behinf the scenes bits the debriefs are grest to listen to what a hige task it was for you all 😮 A well deserved success. Looking forward to Chester and Blakemere.👍

[@DrDave_63395]

Fascinating to learn the problems of moving large portable layouts in tight deadlines.

[@AiMedia24]

Thank you so much for the upload.. it is so good to have a behind the scenes listen in. I find that I have more of a connection with the finish layout . Thank you so much.

[@nigelericogden3200]

Colour (coding) for immediate recognition could make the jigsaw easier to decipher (?????) … just a suggestion … I’m so glad to see that you’re all still friends … well done everyone. 🙏🙏🙏

[@ALEXPATON-se6op]

Excellent video Dave and proved very informative with a lot to think about as they go forward.

[@carolinerogers1057]

Thanks dave nice to see u all having another duscussion and debrief

[@MalcolmCrabbe]

I still think a company such as Eddie Stowbart should have offered to cover the transportation. A driver and couple of lads to do the lifting would have helped you guys and would have been free publicity for them.

[@HauntedRailway1820]

Is Eddie stobart still a thing as u don’t see them as much now it’s only the trailers I’ve see

[@CALVO36]

Cullina now !

[@DrDave_63395]

This debrief sounds so like some of the large complex IT systems I’ve been involve in. So many moving parts to align where a small delay in one step has a larger knock on effect on the overall project. The segment on volunteer operators also reminds me of the need for good training as the system is handed over to the day to day operations team. Are they ready/can they handle the day to day problems

[@craiggybear1807]

Maybe get Phil a gold chair and let him sit on it on top of the table. Might save time. :D

[@robinrye3964]

Thinking about power districts, instead of having a booster doing a section of all tracks and another booster doing the adjacent section of all tracks, have a booster for each complete circuit of track and no other track. Extra sidings could be an additional booster(s).

[@Thunderer0872]

Thought I was seeing double, I never released you had twins there on the record-breaking train, etc. as said at least they are wearing different colours LOL

[@user-cn4rg2bs4p]

thanks dave. that was a frank and honest debrief. hope you dont have to do that again. caroline