As I am getting ready to install the catenary across the back half of the railway.
I had a good long look and think about what's there and how I plan to operate the railway, another minor change was needed.
So the decision was made to cut all services for a while and work started on the weekend.
Starting to lift the track. I did like how this part looked ascetically but it needed changing before the catenary goes in.
Once the catenary is in I will be very reluctant to make any changes to the track.
Points, crossing, walls, ramp and dwarf conifer removed, I got nearly all its roots out intact so it should recover ok. Its in a pot in a shady spot, till I can find the right place for it.
Temporary bridge out and rocks brought forward on the wall.
Rocks just dry stacked, to see if they fit ok. I am extending out to the right to make more room for the points and siding.
Track just roughly in place to see how it fits. I have replaced the larger peco point to the loop with a shorter lgb R2 point I had.
The R1 to the siding will now go in front of the loop point, making the siding long enough for 2 log wagons and getting rid of the nasty R1 reverse curve that was there before. The long log wagon really didn't like the reverse curve. As log traffic is a major part of the freight traffic on this line, it needed a bit more consideration.
When the road crossing goes back in, it will not have to cross the point work either.
Plus the gap between where the station building will go and the end of the siding will be a bit wider.
This will be the main area for me to step up onto to maintain the centre section when the catenary is in, so more space will be better.
The view back across the demolition work.
I had grand plans before for a large bridge here but a smaller gap and a nice small masonry 2 arch bridge should still look good and be very prototypical too.
Testing out the tunnel portal, its still just in undercoat.
Also got a little bit worked out on the small tunnel leading up to the bridge.
All the cementing in of the rock work will probably have to wait a few weeks till I am well enough to continue on.
The rock wall will have to be finished first and the fill settled before the besser blocks and track can go back in.
So no trains will be running for a while. I think the end result will be worth it thou.
I see Doggo has managed to get in most of the shots again
, he must run a good few kilometers up and down the yard each day.
, it will 900mm to scaleish size, so 700mm or so should look ok in its setting. It is surrounded by lots of rocks and trees.