Nelevation - an automatic smart fiddle yard

[georgehgv]

I would see the Nelevator asversatile and easy to swap between different layouts simply by creating a modular support and incorporating it into layout board, in fact I could easily do that with Geominster.

[cutting42]

Is there an update as to when pre orders will be ready for shipping?

[georgehgv]

Is there an update as to when pre orders will be ready for shipping?

Go to www.nelevation.co.uk and ask or the facebook page

[daveg]

Is there an update as to when pre orders will be ready for shipping?

Go to www.nelevation.co.uk and ask or the facebook page

May I correct the website:

Go to www.http://www.nelevation.com/

HTH

Dave G

[georgehgv]

Is there an update as to when pre orders will be ready for shipping?

Go to www.nelevation.co.uk and ask or the facebook page

May I correct the website:

Go to www.http://www.nelevation.com/

HTH

Dave G

Ooops thanks Dave

[helresa]

For anyone who is interested I received this a few days ago

Nelevator Production Update – July 2016

It's been three months since you last heard from us in April, and we certainly haven't been resting on our laurels in the interim, but we thought it was about time to give you an update on our progress with the Nelevator.

While things have taken longer to achieve than we would ideally have liked (as these things often do unfortunately), we are happy to say that the first few Nelevator units have now been shipped to customers and we are very close to achieving full production status; more to follow later in the e-mail.

Forthcoming Shows

Nelevator was first shown to the public last September in its prototype form at the International N-Gauge Show near Coventry. Since then we've come along way, with full production due to start imminently plus we now also have a full working prototype of the OO-Gauge version and are gearing up for its production also.

If you haven't seen the Nelevator and want to see it in the flesh, here's the list of shows that we intend to visit this forthcoming season:

The International N-Gauge Show: 10 – 11 September 2016, Leamington Spa
The National Festival of Railway Modelling: 15 – 16 October 2016, Peterborough
Warley National Model Railway Exhibition: 26 – 27 November 2016, Birmingham
Model Rail Scotland: 24 – 26 February 2017, Glasgow
The London Festival of Railway Modelling: 25 – 26 March 2017, London
Full Production due in August

We have been assembling sub-assemblies for the Nelevator for a little while and indeed the first two units have now been shipped to customers using some pre-production parts.

We have amassed a large number of production parts in stock and have just received, programmed and tested the first batch of 50 electronic control circuits and remote control handsets.

The critical path for full production to commence is the end stacker plates, for which we are still awaiting the first batch of mouldings from the moulding house. These are expected to be arriving soon.

When will Shipping Commence?

So, as you can see we've remained very busy getting the Nelevator ready to ship as soon as possible, and in this respect we thank you very much for your continued patience.

The question on everyone's mind is undoubtedly, when will it ship?

The current estimate for the production run to fully kick in to action is mid-August.

With over 130 orders in our order book however, we obviously won't be able to satisfy all orders simultaneously. Once we have a few more Nelevators out of the door we should have a much better idea of how quick we can manufacture them and should then be able to give you a more accurate prediction of anticipated delivery date.

Additionally, to be fair to everyone we will be shipping units in the order we received the orders.

Thank you once again for your interest in the Nelevator and we look forward to bringing you more updates in the near future.

[georgehgv]

The one I ordered has been performing as expected, it is reliable and I was fortunate to get an order in right at the start hence mine is with me. I waited for nine months and I must admit whilst I was impatient towards the end the wait was worthwhile. Now I can leave my stock safely enclosed whilst I continue building my layout and doing scenery etc but still able to play trains.
It would appear that those who have ordered will be seeing them before much longer. Be amazed.

[Kiwi40]

Hi Guys,
Having had your Nelevator for some time and gained experience perhaps you could give me some advice. I am considering ordering an Elevator to use as a substitute for a fiddle yard.
What I want to do is include the tracks through the Nelevator as part of the running rails of my layout. My question is would this be feasible, would the trains get a smooth transition through the Nelevator or could I expect problems like poor running and derailments.

What do you think?
    Thanks

[georgehgv]

Hi Guys,
Having had your Nelevator for some time and gained experience perhaps you could give me some advice. I am considering ordering an Elevator to use as a substitute for a fiddle yard.
What I want to do is include the tracks through the Nelevator as part of the running rails of my layout. My question is would this be feasible, would the trains get a smooth transition through the Nelevator or could I expect problems like poor running and derailments.

What do you think?
    Thanks

Nelevator works OK as a through line, it appears not to lose any power and the main difference when running through it is the quietness. With the covers on it the sound is deadened so it does go quiet. If possible I would suggest if you have room to provide a couple of tracks that also go past it so you have the option to move levels whilst running trains and therefore not be totally reliant on an empty through track in Nelevator to keep stock moving.

[Kiwi40]

Thanks for the reply. Yes I was wondering about the complications of making sure there was a clear line through the Nelevator

i'll try to move things around to make space for some by-pass lines.

Thanks again

[georgehgv]

Thanks for the reply. Yes I was wondering about the complications of making sure there was a clear line through the Nelevator

i'll try to move things around to make space for some by-pass lines.

Thanks again

I am going to change mine slightly so that Nelevator sits back against the wall and change the current tracks through it to run in front of it and put points and crossovers toaccess it, therefore it can be used to its advantage purely as storage and display.

[Kiwi40]

Moving things around on mine wont be so hard as I am still at the planning stage using Empire Express layout planning software. So it's just a question of re-arranging the track plan :-)

I'm very glad I asked the forum members for their thoughts.

[emjaybee]

@georgehgv

It looks fantastic, thanks for posting pics. Any chance of a video clip? Some of us are not destined to witness such mechanical marvels due to space restrictions so a video clip would be cracking.

[daveg]

While we're waiting to see the Nelevator as installed on George's layout, this may be of interest:


https://youtu.be/kAPD5bakW5o

Dave G

[Carmont]

The one I ordered has been performing as expected, it is reliable and I was fortunate to get an order in right at the start hence mine is with me. I waited for nine months and I must admit whilst I was impatient towards the end the wait was worthwhile. Now I can leave my stock safely enclosed whilst I continue building my layout and doing scenery etc but still able to play trains.
It would appear that those who have ordered will be seeing them before much longer. Be amazed.

Hi George,

Is it the longest version that you have?

If so, can you advise what the actual internal track length is?

Many thanks

It's okay, found the max train length on the website.

Thanks.