Above: All is quiet at the Tatiara Downs loco, with a variety of SAR and VR power awaiting their next assignments. The above image was captured at the start of the session – and there was soon plenty of action in and out of the loco depot, with engines being turned, fueled and, at times, stabled. Of the 30 trains movements worked in the session, seventeen had locos start, stop or refuel at the loco depot, making for busy times!
With a big thank you to Brendan, the bulk of the July 2018 operating session has been again caught in a time lapse video. As well as being a great source of entertainment, the video does help assess how “balanced” operations are – both in terms of trains and also operator positions (witness the “filling” of the Tatiara Downs/Jameston aisle early in the video, as discussed in the previous blog post). Three of the four operating sessions this year have been recorded in this manner – a fantastic resource! If you are interested in checking it out, click the following link to view: Border District July 2018 time lapse
Border District 
I will look at the time lapse later. Just a correction the Digitrax decoder i use is the N scale Digitrax SDNX136PS. It is an easy fit to the Train O Rama 830. Just plug into the 8 pin socket cut off the speaker that comes with the decoder and solder the wires on the the speaker in the 830.
Ken
Thanks Ken – I am really fortunate to have Brendan set, record and transfer the time lapse video for each session. The video makes for good viewing for a range of purposes – educational and just for fun! I have used TCS decoders in my two Trainorama 830s – one has an MC2 and the other has an M1. I haven’t yet thought of sound for them …
Regards,
Anthony