Pwll Dylluan Railway - Welsh NG in the mountains

[owlpool]

Ahh, a good old ash tree. There was a big one at the old house and it caused a right mess in autumn. Love the viaduct, with the railway clinging to the embankment, rather than passing through the central arch.

Thankyou
it was rather dictated by circumstances, but I prefer it like that too - sort of suggests a river should be down the middle, and I had planned a bit of disused tramway from the quarry down the other side

 

[owlpool]

Countess the green engine back from "Crewe" with improved running 2.4 r/c. Needs its own steam oil. Reminiscent of an Awdry story.
Ran well, 2 runs up and down the highland extension, and a bit of shunting, on one steaming

 

[owlpool]

A bit damp and dismal, but good to have it running nicely

 

[JRinTawa]

Nice. I do like the Accucraft Countess

 

[owlpool]

Nice. I do like the Accucraft Countess

Cheers John. This is a Pearse Countess.

 

[JRinTawa]

Cheers John. This is a Pearse Countess.

Owww, even better

 

[owlpool]

at last, a dry day yesterday, and some sun, an opportunity to get used to Countess running
a slightly different experience from RH
Charles running again too but no pics of the latter

 

[owlpool]

Battery and steam in the sunshine with the grandchildren
Steaming up

 

[owlpool]

Breakdown train with the Matra crane I got myself for Christmas

 

[owlpool]

Goods train in the sun

 

[owlpool]

On shed

 

[owlpool]

At the middle station with battery Stainz with improved electrics, thanks GeRik

 

[owlpool]

Crane put to good use by grandson

 

[owlpool]

Out on the line yesterday, 2 in steam with the battery Stainz and tippers doing circuits by itself to add to the variety.
Getting the hang of the Countess now

 

[owlpool]

passing with care over the points. A number of areas of track need some attention this summer

 

[owlpool]

Sunshine today
2 in steam and the trusty battery Stainz at the top station

 

[PhilP]

'Trusty' .. you will have to get a nameplate done.

Nice to see what the weather was like outside yesterday.. Some of us were stuck indoors.. Someone had to do it!

 

[owlpool]

Lovely sunshine out on the line this morning
Annual steam check for Charles and resetting low safety valve cut in

 

[owlpool]

The two battery rc locos make shunting train load combinations more interesting

 

[owlpool]

not done much on the railway all Summer - other distractions
Went to the Exeter Show to meet up with a friend, though and got a sheep wagon, so ran a train or two in the sun yesterday.
the Highland extension needs some attention, though, leaves, moles and broken sleepers, so all lowland this time
pleased with the wagon