East Suffolk Light Railway

[mmts]

Having been up and running for over a year I decided to make a few alterations,the sun was shining and there's a long weekend next week so best get on with it

Things started out looking like this

 

[mmts]

Progress was slow coz "Lil saw" kept stopping for coffee

 

[Jisonga]

Nice to hear you are going to make the most of the better weather to get some work done on the railway mate.

I see you have the same problems as me with coffee breaks but i also find the saw operator also keeps nipping off for a tea break!

Please keep us upto date with plenty of pics of any progress.

Jason.

 

[Gizzy]

I spy, with my likkle eye....

Catenary!

At long last....

 

[mmts]

No photos showing before but in the "bottom and right hand side was double tracked going to single track at the left hand side to come behind the garden store.............
Well the garden store was emptied,old track removed and the store was pushed back. A shelf was constructed,suitable holes were cut and track layed, the opportunity was taken to double the track a little more


You can see where the buffer stop is,that was the end of the line

 

[mmts]

The store now doubles as a tunnel thus it had to be painted black, with under shelf storage for some of the junk
With out track
Are you getting the idea now??

 

[mmts]

Of course I then put some track down,and with limited access (but there is emergency access) a start was made on the catenary (just for you gary )

 

[Steve]

Brilliant Edward , but are you keeping on top of your Farm ( Paula asked )

 

[mmts]

And the end result is a tunnel which needs some detail to hide the fact its just a hole in a plastic box
I just need to wire up the points and reverse loop but that's a job for next week along with plenty of testing

Double in at this end

And single out at this end

 

[Gizzy]

Nice work mate.

I have some thick plastic sheeting if you want some to make tunnel mouths? Ex Laura Ashley display. Cuts reasonably easy with a Stanley Knife and a steel rule.

Let me know....

 

[dragon]

Looking interesting.