Today on the WGLR
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CoggesRailway
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looking great, I like the way you just knock up half an aeroplane in half an hour!
Recent work has returned to the standard gauge (gauge 3) side of the railway. You may remember that I built a baseboard to link the existing exchange sidings with da shed. The original idea was to run the tracks into said shed, but this has changed (again) as the inside tracks would have ended up at shed floor level, which would have been a reet pain in the wotsit. The track couldn't be raised as it's level was dictated by the whole of the rest of the layout, and lowering the shed wasn't an option - especially as it would have been flooded last night if I had done!
So, plan B it was - I simply turned the baseboard around and made it into a sort of visible fiddle yard. The G3 stock will still be stored in da shed (building shelves will be the next job), but placed onto the new fiddle yard and made up into trains via mandraulics.
Here is the view looking towards da shed from the interchange platform.
And looking in the opposite direction.
I've still got some edging to do (hence I'm after a couple of off cuts of decking planks) and of course, it now all needs ballasting. The idea of the grounded van body being used as a buffer stop came from a photo in Garden Rail a couple of months ago of a similar set-up at Machynlleth (there's more work to be done on this). The more conventional buffer stop is from GRS. The track on this is of larger profile to the Cliff Barker track, but it passes the 6' rule and wagons won't have to run onto the track as they'll be buffered up at that point. The lump of wood across the end of the tracks ain't pretty, but as long as it stops stuff running off the end, I'm happy to compromise. I'm planning to build a typical girder bridge where the single track crosses to the interchange baseboard based on a lovely print I've got of a Cambrian line Collett 0-6-0 crossing such a bridge with a passenger service.
I was looking forward to running a train and testing everything this afternoon, but of course, the flaming rain has come back hasn't it!
So, plan B it was - I simply turned the baseboard around and made it into a sort of visible fiddle yard. The G3 stock will still be stored in da shed (building shelves will be the next job), but placed onto the new fiddle yard and made up into trains via mandraulics.
Here is the view looking towards da shed from the interchange platform.
And looking in the opposite direction.
I've still got some edging to do (hence I'm after a couple of off cuts of decking planks) and of course, it now all needs ballasting. The idea of the grounded van body being used as a buffer stop came from a photo in Garden Rail a couple of months ago of a similar set-up at Machynlleth (there's more work to be done on this). The more conventional buffer stop is from GRS. The track on this is of larger profile to the Cliff Barker track, but it passes the 6' rule and wagons won't have to run onto the track as they'll be buffered up at that point. The lump of wood across the end of the tracks ain't pretty, but as long as it stops stuff running off the end, I'm happy to compromise. I'm planning to build a typical girder bridge where the single track crosses to the interchange baseboard based on a lovely print I've got of a Cambrian line Collett 0-6-0 crossing such a bridge with a passenger service.
I was looking forward to running a train and testing everything this afternoon, but of course, the flaming rain has come back hasn't it!
flyingsignalman
Narrow Gauge railways, Garden railways, Signalling
Perhaps you could disguise the far end of the sidings with an overbridge so it makes them look as if they carry on?
It did stop raining long enough for a quick test session. Here's a short video of the pannier tank shunting a parcels van into the interchange platform before returning to the new fiddle yard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73rek1xvkiU&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73rek1xvkiU&feature=youtu.be
Seeing as how the weather was nice and Edward and family were coming to visit, the WGLR was fully in business for the first time this year today. No.4 was on passenger train duty, the tramway was running a short connecting service, the standard gauge interchange was in full swing and Lynn was sorting out a goods service which included a mystery load for RAF Ffynon Garew where the Brylcreem Boys were trying to find room for the incoming delivery.
CoggesRailway
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Wow oh wow, not seen the WGLR in full flow like that and with your additional photos out. That shot with the lorry, the transfer sidings and the pannier is BRILLIANT.
I have just come in from the garage where I am trying to build a DVT for my railway. It has been a frustrating afternoon and this is good inspiration to carry on!
I have just come in from the garage where I am trying to build a DVT for my railway. It has been a frustrating afternoon and this is good inspiration to carry on!
Granitechops
Narrow Gauge 1/12th scale on 45mm</br>Quarrying &
looking good Mel,
in those last two pics 9 & 10 in that last series of pics, is that evidence of Bomber Command,
Apple Flight?
in those last two pics 9 & 10 in that last series of pics, is that evidence of Bomber Command,
Apple Flight?
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
Obviously slipped his memory?yb281 said:Of course Edward would have taken a few pics as well. He even bought his camera. But he didn't bring his memory card. The modern equivalent of not putting a film in your camera?
Great pix from your railway as usual Mel....
