Lazy Grange Bay 3...a new start
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Impressed with the simulated water, Mike. I'd never have thought of it. Mind you, it looks a lot cleaner than the water in the canals around here
Rik
Cheers Rik, when wet..aka winter ...its a lot darker..in the wet..im using car side windows..they have diffent shades of glass.. but more importantly they are designed to shatter into small fragments. AKA Saftey glass? Ideal in size...as its quite thin glass
So mike what happens when you get heavy rain does the glass pieces float away or move ?
Hi Sean, not yet..if you notice..the glass sits in the *cannel*...its boxed in on all sides.. it may look open but its got a lip ..even the grass is slightly higher than the glass...hope that makes sense..
Repaired 2 lgb left hand points and a trainline lefthand point..lgb..lose screw underneith it..easy fix as i removed all fishplates from all my points and fit railclamps as the track is fully balasted ..so lifting was easyer.. trainline..sameproblem..dead rail on swing section..no screws so cut down a railclamp and linked it ..re installed all working as should..
Interesting fix there Mike!
How ever in this pic .. clearly the cows do not give a s**t ...... as the field is too clean ..
How ever in this pic .. clearly the cows do not give a s**t ...... as the field is too clean ..
Yes, bucolic and black pudding are hardly things that you would naturally put together
But I like the simple fix on the point - simple does me OK
Hi Sean,
There are meny differnt ways to fix a problem.1st you have to assess it..if its being problomatic, unhelpfull i normally refere to the font of wisdom known as
Mr LumpHammer..if he can not sort it ...nothing can..i find him a great sorsce of wisdom and calm
There are meny differnt ways to fix a problem.1st you have to assess it..if its being problomatic, unhelpfull i normally refere to the font of wisdom known as
Mr LumpHammer..if he can not sort it ...nothing can..i find him a great sorsce of wisdom and calm
So..carefully.. in a vice ..holding it while you twist the railhead back into alinement...if its starts giving you any lip/greif...
Refere to Mr Lumphammer..
He might not fix it...but you will feel SO MUCH BETTER
Refere to Mr Lumphammer..
He might not fix it...but you will feel SO MUCH BETTER
O yes philp...Mr Lumphammers a old family favourite..often helps out when trouble comes calling.
With me leg being buggered it means jobs i want to do i carnt..others are more difficult as i carnt clime onto the railway to measure correctly.. today was like that.. extending the cannle over the railway..widening the aquaducut ect..
With me leg being buggered it means jobs i want to do i carnt..others are more difficult as i carnt clime onto the railway to measure correctly.. today was like that.. extending the cannle over the railway..widening the aquaducut ect..
Hi 
And thanks!
Its a LGB Aster loco . Only 500 were made ..its made out of brass( as is its sister loco in green) and is a fantastic runner, sounds as good as it looks..digical with sound ect..weighs a ton so it pulls great..
The Prototype
During the late 19th century, the Württemberg State Railways built several 750 mm narrow gauge lines to serve areas with difficult terrain, where standard gauge railways were considered not cost-effective. Locomotives with a long rigid wheelbase were not suited to these meandering lines. Thus, the first locomotives to run on the Württemberg narrow gauge lines were equipped with the complex "Klose" system of radially adjustable axles.
When new locomotives were ordered in 1899, the Esslingen locomotive works built articulated Mallet locomotives, which were popular at the time. Typical for early compound Mallets, the new locos were equipped with outside frames on the rear drivetrain and inside frames on the front. The nine "Tssd" locomotives built between 1899 and 1913 proved very successful. When their lines became part of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the 1920s, all were still in service. After 1945, four still remained on the roster of the newly formed Deutsche Bundesbahn. During the 1960s, more and more trains on the remaining narrow gauge lines in Baden-Württemberg state were hauled by the new V51 diesel-hydraulic locomotives. In some cases, trains were double-headed by Mallets together with the new diesels. The last of the Tssd locos to remain in active service, No. 99 633 was made surplus in 1969.
No. 99 633 has survived as a museum loco. This loco is one of the best-known German narrow gauge locomotives, because it was featured in the introduction to the German TV program "Eisenbahn-Romantik" (romantic railways).
And thanks!
Its a LGB Aster loco . Only 500 were made ..its made out of brass( as is its sister loco in green) and is a fantastic runner, sounds as good as it looks..digical with sound ect..weighs a ton so it pulls great..
The Prototype
During the late 19th century, the Württemberg State Railways built several 750 mm narrow gauge lines to serve areas with difficult terrain, where standard gauge railways were considered not cost-effective. Locomotives with a long rigid wheelbase were not suited to these meandering lines. Thus, the first locomotives to run on the Württemberg narrow gauge lines were equipped with the complex "Klose" system of radially adjustable axles.
When new locomotives were ordered in 1899, the Esslingen locomotive works built articulated Mallet locomotives, which were popular at the time. Typical for early compound Mallets, the new locos were equipped with outside frames on the rear drivetrain and inside frames on the front. The nine "Tssd" locomotives built between 1899 and 1913 proved very successful. When their lines became part of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the 1920s, all were still in service. After 1945, four still remained on the roster of the newly formed Deutsche Bundesbahn. During the 1960s, more and more trains on the remaining narrow gauge lines in Baden-Württemberg state were hauled by the new V51 diesel-hydraulic locomotives. In some cases, trains were double-headed by Mallets together with the new diesels. The last of the Tssd locos to remain in active service, No. 99 633 was made surplus in 1969.
No. 99 633 has survived as a museum loco. This loco is one of the best-known German narrow gauge locomotives, because it was featured in the introduction to the German TV program "Eisenbahn-Romantik" (romantic railways).
Leg is .. still atached .. .
It is slowing me down ...
But not stoping me...
Working on the aquaduct is slow ...sometimes painfully slow as i carnt clime or kneal down..so..frustration levels are high..
The new glass is wet so looks slightly darker than the dry stuff...
It is slowing me down ...
But not stoping me...
Working on the aquaduct is slow ...sometimes painfully slow as i carnt clime or kneal down..so..frustration levels are high..
The new glass is wet so looks slightly darker than the dry stuff...
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Alec K
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Mike, you are definitely 'getting there' with this complicated project. I have great sympathy for your access difficulties - knowing your determination to finish a job to a high standard it won't be long before we see a completed staircase of locks. This must be a unique project. I have fond memories of Bingley Five Rise Locks, on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal (I think...) when I was a student nearby.