WGRG Visits Murray B's New Railway

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Saturday 10th of March Murray B hosted the Wellington Garden Railway Group's running afternoon at his new railway north of Palmerston North. Murray has moved from a small garden in central Palmerston North to a rather nice ¼ acre section.
Now this looks like a perfect place for a railway.
Murray B's new railway in fact!

The new railway uses track etc salvaged from his previous railway and buildings from Chris R's railway. It's a nice place to sit, chat and watch trains in the warm sun.

And the gazebo within the railway is a good spot to watch trains too.

 

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Trains start to fill the main station on the track powered loop.

Wayne H's Stainz and train.

David A's "Critter" is pushing Murray's new camera wagon which transmits pictures to TV inside.

 

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Loco sidings normally Murray's steam up bay.

Murray's Stainz

Blacksmith in action.

Overview of the smaller track powered loop. Track in foreground is the start of the larger unpowered loop.

 

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Chris D's battery powered LGB mogal getting organised at Hydrangea Halt siding

Backing out onto the main line at Hydrangea Halt on the unpowered loop.

On the main line.

Departing Hydrangea Halt.

 

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On the track powered loop. Incomplete siding leads to the storage sidings in the workshop.

Swinging round into the main station.

Nice railway, shame the WGRG tie shirts all have bulges in the tummy region ;-)

Looking through the main station onto the unpowered loop passing by the gazebo.

 

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Murray's D loco

The unpower loop is the classic figure of 8 crossing over, perfect place for a truss bridge.

Murray's D again.

Drawing into Hydrangea Halt.

 

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My Manawanui working up the big climb, a test for traction effort.

Past drift wood cliff a Hydrangea Halt

Chris D setting off his Regner Vincent

 

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Grant A's Roundhouse/Brandbright Liberty Bell working hard up the climb.

Liberty Bell steaming into Hydrangea Halt

Around the back of the powered loop.

And Grant A's Liberty Bell around the back of the powered loop front on view

 

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Liberty Bell entering the main station

It got pretty busy with all the visiting trains at times!

And leaving the main station.

Liberty Bell about to charge the big climb.

 

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Murray's D towards the end of the day.

And thus the day regrettably was over. Thanks Murray and Janice, we will be back (if only to eat more cake and savouries )

And the out take for the day - who caused the crash Murray?