The GWW is born

[Tony]

This week i have mainly been clearing my garden ready for building the Grange Woad Wailway

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Believe me it wasn't like this 2 days ago

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And after all the hard work i had to see if i had enough room
Well i hadn't banked on rad 3 curves taking up as much space but on the bright side il need less track :thumbdown:
The main idea is to have a large station on the rasied bed above the wobbly brick wall and a return loop around the large tree stump once ive cleared the logs away

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The mainline will come out along the fence around over the waterfall and along the back fence (still not decide what to have in the way of a fence would like a hedge but takes to long to grow) Then come down a level and do something like ive laid it out but returning to the station. First job to do is sink the pond and move the frogs from the old pond before they start breading as im going to fill it part in and makeit into a stream the will start at the pond and continue all the way to the house to join up with the one i made a few years back

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" border="0" />The virgin run of the GWW

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[royale]

Looks like you're going to be busy, Tony - keep up the good work.

John

 

[stevedenver]

smallish, branch line loco s eh?!!

 

[owlpool]

looking good so far

 

[vsmith]

I see reverse S curves. Those reverse S curves on the left side of the 2nd pic will come back to haunt you with derailments on longer rolling stock, I highly recommend adding at least a 12" straight between each changes in curve direction. Offered with your best interests in mind.

 

[chris m01]

Have fun. All the hard work will be worth it.

 

[Tony]

I see reverse S curves. Those reverse S curves on the left side of the 2nd pic will come back to haunt you with derailments on longer rolling stock, I highly recommend adding at least a 12" straight between each changes in curve direction. Offered with your best interests in mind.

Yes many thanks for that advice what you see on the floor is me playing trains as a reward for hard work and it will not be staying although i intend running on that part later on, that track is temp
Right off out in the wilderness to dig a hole for the new pond, clear the logs and level the station area
later
Tony

 

[chris m01]

I like to record the work done. These are before and during works in my garden.

 

[chris m01]

And this is after

 

[chris m01]

Based on my experience I would recommend 12 foot minimum diameter for American stuff if possible.

 

[trammayo]

Looking good Tony - hope the frogs don't croak it in the move! Seriously though, you've got quite a lot of space - a blank canvas. I would plan mine differently if I had known about sites like this one 5 years ago. Good luck and I look forward to further pictures of your progress.

Mick

 

[Bram]

You will have some fun building your railway and you have aching muscles in places where you didn't think you had muscles, but a pint or three will ease the aches

 

[Jisonga]

Possibilities, Thats what makes this hobby so interesting.

You get an idea then as work progress's you see new opportunities reveal themselves.

You may have to change your ideas, add to them or if your garden looks different when cleared in the cold light of day scrap them and start a fresh, but that for me is part of the fun of garden railways the constant evolving landscape and ideas to match it.

I for one will be following this topic with interest to see how you go about using the space you have cleared.

Jason.

 

[Tony]

Today i have been mainly........... working out how to fit a camel thought the eye of a needle.
For ages while planning this venture Thought "Main station on wall raised bit with reverse loop around old tree no problem".
Il let the pictures tell the story but im sure the gap between tree and fence was bigger than it is and those RAD 3 curves are far to big and i hadnt banked on having to build a trestal bridge so early on in the project but im sure Brunel over came bigger problems

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Im pleased with the way the pond waterfall bridge bit is coming but its all early days

 

[adeshers]

The trestle bridge is coming on a treat.

 

[Jisonga]

How many times have i been caught by just how much room this g scale lark takes up, but as always theres always a way round and in your case it squeazing the line past that tree.

Keep up the good work.

Jason.

 

[Tony]

How many times have i been caught by just how much room this g scale lark takes up, but as always theres always a way round and in your case it squeazing the line past that tree.

Keep up the good work.

Jason.

Jason like all of us ive made plans worked out routes etc but its amazing you start off with a big garden worring the pile of track you have will get lost and then when it comes down to reality thats the least of my problems. i mean that return loop around the tree i would have sworn on wifes life i could get a twin track round there with room to spare but on the bright il need less track and its looking better than id imagined cant wait to see something running on it for the first time though thats a while off, got to design and build a trestle for where it over hangs the wall
HAY HO
Tony

 

[Tony]

Today i have mainly.................. Been laying some track......YEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive built a wall for the return loop around the tree and made a start on the station complex (track laid loose) The untreaded planks are to be the platforms. The outer tracks that go around the outer loop are the mainline which has a min of rad 3 for the bigger locos everthing else is for running LGB etc.
Plenty of creasote (yes you can still buy it) on the wood and layed the wood on roofing felt

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Still got to build a trestle for the sticky out bit and a fence in case loco derails on the bend

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bit of a bottom clenching moment watching the mallet running around the bend with no safety net but all was well

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The mess at the back is the base for the Train shed and the Green shelf with the pile of track is where the track will enter

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Station as it will be Though some playing with platform lengths and heights are in order

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At the other end something like this with In mainline on left and coming out on the right. The one in the middle is a small stuff only branch line

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And finally as it seems to be important on these threads to have a forman of the "works" let me introduce Gordon. And like all good manager types seems to do a lot of leaning

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[mmts]

looking good tony
youll soon be playing host to the east anglian massive

 

[Tony]

looking good tony
youll soon be playing host to the east anglian massive

many thanks will be a little while yet but no problem
Hows the tram ?
Should have kept it but didnt think it would get used
Tony