K27 bridge bypass on the NSLR Begins

[trammayo]

Down there for dancing, up there for thinking Clever indeed - like it

 

[Woderwick]

I heard that green protester "Swampy" is unwell. Dickie-heart appearently, they offered him a by-pass, but he refused...

 

[nico]

hey up.....hw are u?...thought u mite like to know if u are able to make one to stop any locos.steam,etc fallin off and ended up in the stream in case?.....

cant do steven would have the same problem again with K27.going to put a railing along it or 90 degree angle length of wooden on either side

 

[Richie]

Fantastic work Nico do like what you have done with your bridge

 

[nico]

So back to the bypass today,got the metal steaks in place which went down very handy and leveled.planks of wood were cut and angled . tomorrow i will fix everything in place this will probably take the longest

 

[Richie]

Nice work Nico

 

[nico]

Nice work Nico

Thanks Richie,still a lot to do.thinking of building some cribbing near the deck area in the last photo where the ballast meets the new wood

 

[Steve]

Nice Bypass

 

[nico]

Now time to connect to straight section at the other bridge

 

[trammayo]

Looks as though it belongs there - good idea and in scale too

 

[owlpool]

good solution
may steal that idea sometime

 

[Rhinochugger]

Just waiting to see the K27 take to the metals

 

[nico]

Just waiting to see the K27 take to the metals

were getting there Ian slowly slowly

 

[Richie]

Looks great in place Nico

 

[CoggesRailway]

Just great. This is one of my fave railways on GSC. Looking forward to more pics when done.

 

[nico]

some more done today ,were nearly there

 

[nico]

And so the last piece of track is connected

All that's left is for the Maintenance crew to clean and test which hopefully will take place tomorrow, followed by the K27 test.
One other problem i found on the bend on the far side of the inverted truss bridge is the K27 front guide wheel is coming off the rails in one spot so i need to remove curve and slightly widen it "fingers crossed".

 

[Richie]

Looks fantastic Nico great work

 

[KeithT]

One other problem i found on the bend on the far side of the inverted truss bridge is the K27 front guide wheel is coming off the rails in one spot so i need to remove curve and slightly widen it "fingers crossed".

I have a problem with my K27, at one place on a straight and level section of track it lifts one of the front pony wheels off the track. It invariably drops back again but I simply can't fathom how it is happening. Re-levelling or tilting the track laterally has no effect.
Your post has made me realise that one thing I haven't checked is gauge. &:

Just an afterthought Nico, on the last photo is there enough clearance between the tracks for the K27 to pass another train? I find mine is a monster when it comes to passing clearances.

 

[nico]

And so the last piece of track is connected

One other problem i found on the bend on the far side of the inverted truss bridge is the K27 front guide wheel is coming off the rails in one spot so i need to remove curve and slightly widen it "fingers crossed".

I have a problem with my K27, at one place on a straight and level section of track it lifts one of the front pony wheels off the track. It invariably drops back again but I simply can't fathom how it is happening. Re-levelling or tilting the track laterally has no effect.
Your post has made me realise that one thing I haven't checked is gauge. &:
J
ust an afterthought Nico, on the last photo is there enough clearnace between the tracks for the hK27 to pass another train? I find mine is a monster when it comes to passing clearances.

im just reading on line that it is a common problem8|