jameshilton
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That looks really good Mel so far 
Today on the WGLR
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CoggesRailway
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nice developments. the way the tramway curves out of site past the engine shed looks very good... 
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Those two tramway curves look rather inviting, but we've lost the plot again 
Any chance of another track diagram (or a pointer to a previous posting that might have escaped our attention while inpsecting the inside of the eyelids) ?
nphone:nphone:
Any chance of another track diagram (or a pointer to a previous posting that might have escaped our attention while inpsecting the inside of the eyelids) ?
nphone:nphone:Bit of a bonus today - I thought that rain would prevent any more work, but it stayed away long enough to get quite a lot done.
First of all, here is the new junction where the tramway leaves the "mainline" and passes through the former site of Tinker Taylor's farm. It then passes between the Lilac tree and the fence through a sort of natural tunnel.
It pops out of the other side and into the new bed shown yesterday. You'll notice that I've laid the track on a recovered concrete edging piece. This might seem a bit OTT for the odd tram and a couple of wagons, but my biggest concern with this area is the little suckers that the tree sends up throughout the growing season. If I laid the track straight onto the ground, I'm pretty certain they would grow up through the track and cause BIG problems.
Another view of the new bed where the double loop (running line and double ended siding) will be joining the track in the tunnel (via another point) with the point at the bottom of the photo.
Finally, Jim the RAF base won't actually exist as I've COMPLETELY run out of garden now. And here's a modified trackplan Chuggy mate. A bit gash, I just knocked it up in Paint, but you should get the idea. The upper right of the plan is the bit we're on about.
First of all, here is the new junction where the tramway leaves the "mainline" and passes through the former site of Tinker Taylor's farm. It then passes between the Lilac tree and the fence through a sort of natural tunnel.
It pops out of the other side and into the new bed shown yesterday. You'll notice that I've laid the track on a recovered concrete edging piece. This might seem a bit OTT for the odd tram and a couple of wagons, but my biggest concern with this area is the little suckers that the tree sends up throughout the growing season. If I laid the track straight onto the ground, I'm pretty certain they would grow up through the track and cause BIG problems.
Another view of the new bed where the double loop (running line and double ended siding) will be joining the track in the tunnel (via another point) with the point at the bottom of the photo.
Finally, Jim the RAF base won't actually exist as I've COMPLETELY run out of garden now. And here's a modified trackplan Chuggy mate. A bit gash, I just knocked it up in Paint, but you should get the idea. The upper right of the plan is the bit we're on about.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Thanks for the map 
Truly impressive, I suddenly realised that you had written suckers, and were talking about a tree
Quo vadis?
The garden's full :thinking::thinking:
Truly impressive, I suddenly realised that you had written suckers, and were talking about a tree
Quo vadis?
The garden's full :thinking::thinking:
Tis true mate. I've been thinking today that, other than the section joining the standard gauge to the shed, this will be the last track I lay for a good while because there's absolutely nowhere else to go ................ until I get fed up with it all and rip it all up for WGLR Mk2. Hopefully that'll be a while?Rhinochugger said:
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
yb281 said:until I get fed up with it all and rip it all up for WGLR Mk2. Hopefully that'll be a while?Rhinochugger said:
Mk 2.5 it would be from memory, but I think you're going to have to face facts and move house
Sounds good in theory mate, but there are 2 problems with that;J2s said:
1) The trackplan isn't 3D. In reality the beds on either side of the deck are both at a higher level than the bit with the railway in it, hence the fact that the railway runs under the deck (just realised I haven't drawn the steps down from the deck which would make this more obvious).
2) Both me and the Mrs want this to be a garden with a railway in it, not the other way round, so even if it was possible, I wouldn't want to get rid of the planting either side of the deck.
Having said that, the right hand side of the deck has got an abandoned quarry line in it, but there's absolutely no chance of it ever being connected to the rest of the railway.
Believe me, there really is NO room for any more railway.
Ladles and gentle spoons - the old GIT lives!!!!!!!!!!!
Managed to get out and dodge the showers long enough to finish off levelling the bed, lay some ballast and get the track down. I've ended up with a slight incline, but it's all "within the bubble" and shouldn't be an issue for the short trains that will use this line.
Because it is quite built up, the ballast is a 3-2-1 mix of sand, cement and gravel. You may notice that some of it is a different colour? That's because the first bit got rained on before the second lot was laid. It looks as if the whole lot will get another whetting fairly soon, which should help the ballast to go off nicely.
Of course, all of this needed testing.
One for Paul there.
JR mentioned operating potential and the new tramway is designed to give another means of operating a sequence occasionaly. If you look at the new trackplan, it'll work like this - A down tram service will start out from platform 2 at Gooey and join the main loop. It will slow to a stop in The Narrows before crossing Church Street. Having done a complete circuit, it can pick up wagons from the Market Sidings, before leaving the main circuit via the new junction to the rear of the Wetton loop and entering the new tramway. It can do as many laps as needed around the tramway and Wetton Loop before stopping at the station and running round, doing the opposite when returning to Gooey.
Alternatively, I can just sit with a stupid grin on my face and watch it go round and round.
Managed to get out and dodge the showers long enough to finish off levelling the bed, lay some ballast and get the track down. I've ended up with a slight incline, but it's all "within the bubble" and shouldn't be an issue for the short trains that will use this line.
Because it is quite built up, the ballast is a 3-2-1 mix of sand, cement and gravel. You may notice that some of it is a different colour? That's because the first bit got rained on before the second lot was laid. It looks as if the whole lot will get another whetting fairly soon, which should help the ballast to go off nicely.
Of course, all of this needed testing.
One for Paul there.
JR mentioned operating potential and the new tramway is designed to give another means of operating a sequence occasionaly. If you look at the new trackplan, it'll work like this - A down tram service will start out from platform 2 at Gooey and join the main loop. It will slow to a stop in The Narrows before crossing Church Street. Having done a complete circuit, it can pick up wagons from the Market Sidings, before leaving the main circuit via the new junction to the rear of the Wetton loop and entering the new tramway. It can do as many laps as needed around the tramway and Wetton Loop before stopping at the station and running round, doing the opposite when returning to Gooey.
Alternatively, I can just sit with a stupid grin on my face and watch it go round and round.
