Autumn Running In Wellington

[Gavin Sowry]

Autumn, coldish, gloomy overcast, stay inside....... the heck as like, this is Wellington, man. Second Sunday, so it must be running day. Today, John S was our genial host (along with Mrs S, our hostess with a scrumptous tea menu... that's why JR turned up .)

Let's get started. At last, I could join in the fun at a non track powered railway.



I liked this beaut D&H Rly B class.



Chris D loaded up John S's Lady Jane with a decent load.



The boys (well, some of them).....



Thanks John.

 

[David1226]

I see the second of the above photographs appears to show the southern branch of the Claptowte Railway.

David

 

[stockers]

I see the second of the above photographs appears to show the southern branch of the Claptowte Railway.

David

Who seem to have a mainly brown livery for freight vehicles!

Excellent pics anyway - thanks

 

[JRinTawa]

Thanks for kicking things off Gavin.
And I did also turn up to take photos and run trains as well as eat cake - honest

Lets start with Lloyd's traveling IOM consist as it was the first visitor train to run.

Brain C's scratch built ballast profiler. It uses a Bachmann Big Hauler motor block. It has a rotating brush for cleaning away debris, uses a Revolution receiver equipped with sound.

Brain C's scratch built ballast profiler.

Brain C's scratch built ballast profiler passing Lloyd's IOM short consist.
I think Brian built the signal box for John, the railway's owner.

 

[JRinTawa]

Some of the gathered WGRG members (before they started eating cake).

Gavin setting up his FA and beer box car train in the main station come steam up area. Not that the FA runs on steam...it's battery powered!

The lads discussing Brian's ballast profiler. Chris had a bit of an input setting up the Revolution reciever and sound for him.

Gavin's FA with just a couple of his beer box car collection.

Gavin's FA entering the loop at the central station come passing loop.

Gavin getting the best camera angle to capture his FA.

 

[JRinTawa]

Visitor Clive's Roundhouse Darjeeling B Class loco with crew by Busy Bodies.

Clive's Roundhouse Darjeeling B Class loco with crew by Busy Bodies. Yes they do have a crew of 5 in real life too.

Ian’s scratch built loco modelled on BR’s D2/12 Hudswell Clarke diesel mechanical loco

Clive caught in mid steam raising of his Darj B as Chris's Lady Denise (a RH Lady Anne) steams past.

 

[JRinTawa]

Chris's Lady Denise (a RH Lady Anne) is hauling a train of wagons Chris has kitbashed to have a generic British look.

Chris's train peaking the steam climb from the southern return loop.

Chris getting the right angle.

And Gavin doing the same. Seems to have been a day for getting down on the grass!

 

[JRinTawa]

Clive's RH Darj B with some wagons borrowed from Chris.

Clive's RH Darj B has a good head of steam.

Clive's RH Darj B passing the signal book Brian built for John positioned on the central passing loop.

And a bit futher through the loop.

 

[JRinTawa]

More to come in a couple of hours, got to get back to work, bye for now.

Edit - I'm back lets carry on. There are quite a few photos sorry as I was trying out my new camera and having great fun

Clive's RH Darj B steamed beautifully and ran several time much to this photographers pleasure. Here coming up that steep grade, maybe a bit steeper than 1:20!

Made it up the grade!

More action in the steam up area.

My Regner Lumber Jack "Manawanui" working hard up the grade.

A little bit of slipping but slowly, slowly it climbed the grade.

 

[JRinTawa]

"Manawanui" with a good head of steam heading towards the steaming area.

And coming back again!

John, our host's, Lady Anne which is equiped with an SSP Slo-mo flywheel managed the longest train of the day up the driver testing grade. The timber garden retaining timber is level, so you can get a good idea of the grade!

John's Lady Anne was the third loco to haul Chris's generic British wagons, and managed to haul the most.

John's Lady Anne leaving the steaming area return loop.

And so ended the afternoon. Great hosts, great trains, great mates and even greater cakes

 

[Gavin Sowry]

Yes, laying on the grass was a perfect place for taking photos.....

 

[stockers]

Excellent. Try laying on a British lawn at the moment and your knees and elbows will be 3 inches down in muddy goo!

 

[Gavin Sowry]

Excellent. Try laying on a British lawn at the moment and your knees and elbows will be 3 inches down in muddy goo!

Only 3 inches? Have you fellows got an early summer, or something?