Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB

[dunnyrail]

Now the the sods, spoil and topsoil have been moved, I am not sure if I am happy with the "hill" at the far end of the line...

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...now whilst from that angle it looks OK, from the station end it obscures the "S" curve, Seaweed cutting and most of the passing loop. So trains will have to be driven blind as it were, but you can still see one end of the passing loop (I created the hill that way.) I suppose it will need to be tested, to see how it works, and if doesn't then a couple of hours with a wheelbarrow and a shovel can change it.

It is nice to have a train disappear and reappear so perhaps you may grow to enjoy that. I am sure with your well laid track you shoukd have no problems, BUT a quick track look before you start running trains would be advisable.

 

[maxi-model]

Now I like the idea of a handy hill to hide behind. Took me a while to grow but I have the full dissappear/reappear bit going on here. Max

 

[Rhinochugger]

Yep - I have to look around the garden from time to time and check if I can see a caboose moving - if I can, all's well

 

[Nodrog1826]

So to landscape testing, well it's an excuse, not that you need one...







...there is a train in the photo, honest...





... a bit of light engine running...



...the engineers are beginning to suspect that the lineside vegitation may be in need of attention, before something happens...



...whoops too late, either that or a G scale wasp nest has been built in the most unlikley location.

 

[Nodrog1826]

The engineers have strimmed the linesides this morning, so an afternoon running session could go ahead...





...my normally almost 100% reliable pass on the left point springy non patented device, at one point wasn't...



...whilst the engineers re railed the loco, the guard decided it was break time...



...the second Crok took over the service...



...what's the saying about lightening striking twice, maybe it's just too hot for the lubrication to be doing it's job...



...anyways, it wasn't long until the services resumed.

 

[Fezwig]

.my normally almost 100% reliable pass on the left point springy non patented device, at one point wasn't..

Humm, perhaps a curved Piko point? Blame the previous owner, you ain't seen me, right

 

[Nodrog1826]

Well, that's it for today...

 

[Nodrog1826]

Managed to run a "few" trains over the last couple of days, well it's been pleasant outside, so would be a shame not to...









...parking in the shed needs a rethink, as not all of the rolling stock is actually in use.

 

[dunnyrail]

Managed to run a "few" trains over the last couple of days, well it's been pleasant outside, so would be a shame not to...View attachment 356855

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...parking in the shed needs a rethink, as not all of the rolling stock is actually in use.

A shelf a foot wide above the existing sidings will give you space for 2 tracks for storage. Full length of the shed may be possible as no pints would be involved. 6in would give you 1 track with possibly less disruption to he lines below.

 

[Rhinochugger]

as no pints would be involved.

Dontcha believe it

 

[Chris Vernell]

Dontcha believe it

I knew somebody was going to take Dunny's pint

 

[Nodrog1826]

A shelf a foot wide above the existing sidings will give you space for 2 tracks for storage. Full length of the shed may be possible as no pints would be involved. 6in would give you 1 track with possibly less disruption to he lines below.

Would need to move the alarm sensor, but I have some "London Brackets" and I guess a couple of thin planks would suffice for non loco stock.
Any further pinters would be appreciated.

 

[Nodrog1826]

I knew somebody was going to take Dunny's pint

That's fighiting talk in these here parts, "wees supped my pint".

 

[Rhinochugger]

Would need to move the alarm sensor, but I have some "London Brackets" and I guess a couple of thin planks would suffice for non loco stock.
Any further pinters would be appreciated.

Go on - wassa London bracket ...... and why?

 

[Nodrog1826]

Go on - wassa London bracket ...... and why?

It's a style of shelf bracket, for putting up a shelf, I guess.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-london-shelf-brackets-white-125mm-x-100mm-20-pack/342vj

 

[Rhinochugger]

It's a style of shelf bracket, for putting up a shelf, I guess.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-london-shelf-brackets-white-125mm-x-100mm-20-pack/342vj

Well, never heard them called that before - might be worth looking at gallows type brackets to take the weight

 

[Fezwig]

Well, never heard them called that before - might be worth looking at gallows type brackets to take the weight

Me too, never heard of gallows either, are they well hung?

 

[dunnyrail]

Finger problems clearly!

 

[Nodrog1826]

Last year I bought a cheap Massoth chip from Germany, after the origional chip in No 13 blew. It's been now't bother since it was installed, it was in fact taken out and taken away to be re programmed at one point. But it's been a case of when rather than if it would play up and it did so again last week the noise from it indicative of a short somewhere. So today a replacement was installed as well as a general search for the just incase short within the wiring, so it's been a total strip and rebuild...







...supervisor...



...it's an older 3 to 4 pin conversion, with extra added pickups, so whilst I am confident that it's all good, every wire was checked and tested...




...the only exceptions were the operating pantographs and the auto uncouplers as they continued to work via their function chips, even when the drive, lights and sound were playing up...



...not fully back together, needs the rods reattatched, but it's running better and the sound quality has improved, so I am guessing my assumption as to the chip was well founded. Moral of the tale buy cheap, buy twice, I guess.

 

[dunnyrail]

Nice to see that Pip giving you a hand.