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Brian - thanks for getting back to me.

So what I’ve done this morning is reset the decoder and the default readings are CV 3 = 6, CV4 = 5, CV29 = 14 & CV54 = 4. I’ve changed CV 51 to 10 as in my Pannier and yesterday CV29 was changed to value 2, so that only 14/28 step applied.

With these readings ...

Well this was supposed to be an easy job but apparently not?

Have a Dapol Class 121 & a Bachmann Pannier, which are both fitted with a Lenz Silver + decoder and they will both happily shuttle up and down a branch line. Each end of the track has a Lenz BM1 fitted – so all works well.

The problem is ...

Thanks again Brian.

Surprising how it all works correctly when you fit the correct 6 function decoder! lol.

Whilst on the subject of decoders, I was just wondering if there was anyway that a Lenz 21+ or indeed this new Dapol Imperium decoder can be programmed to store Speed 128.

I can change to ...

Thanks Brian.

I focused so much on getting a decoder with a "shuttle" facility that I completely forgot about the number of functions needed. I'll stick with the Dapol Imperium, if only because being the same manufacturer I would expect it to work ok.

As you say shopping around they do vary in ...

Ok I give up and seem to be going around in circles so any help that anyone could give me would be much appreciated.

I've bought a new Dapol Class 22 and fitted a Lenz Silver 21+ decoder, mainly because I wanted the shuttle facility. I've used a similar decoder in my Dapol Class 121 and everything ...