Wharfdale Development

This temporary spoil heap,

placed here against the Stone Yard cliff for photographic backdrop purposes last year,

had to be moved for the new track access to the basin


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So the pile was transfered to here,

and a retaining wall built at a suitable angle alongside the path,

to avoid the wheelchair skidding at speed in the loose stuff that would inevitably roll down


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To make the spoil go further, & keep the cost down

I padded it out with some blocks & bricks obtained from freecycle

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I am building it up again, so that the peak of the heap will be off set from the wall by about 6-8 inches,

so that the wall wont be seen from the right view point


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As you can see here the ridge is offset,

I would expect to use the camera lower than this so that the wall gets lost


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Looking the other way

you can now see the loading platform has had its stonework sculpted in

and the base of the retaining wall around the tree has been laid in mortar



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As times are hard, trying to avoid expendidture,

had a rummage around and found some odd bits of track here & there

so advancement has been made,

track nearest camera, joining up to cheap "venitian" track is some odd LGB set track, plus a meter length of nickel plated ( poor) flexible LGB,

plus 2 LGB left hand points separated by a short straight

as I model in 1/12th scale I need plenty of clearance as the wide stock is more than 6inches wide

Then connected to the second point is short length of home made converter track & then a yard of peco G45,

then some odds & ends of offcuts joined together with homemade connecters from thin brass shim

Lined up & set in a weak mix of mortar to rail head outside the track

BUT

at sleeper level inside the rail

filling inside up to railhead results in the pain of having to clean out grit that tends to lock in the groove there

Ok perhaps for short lengths say at level crossings, but not yards on end


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second siding will get up alongside loading bay shortly (I hope)

& eventually along second Warf in the distance
 
yb281 said:
Excellent as always Don. I really like that track sunken into the wharf. The phone box makes it look like a clip from Local Hero - one of my favourite films. :)
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Thanks Mel a little splash of colour always helps!!
 
Now Research & Development, were quick to notice that spoil was likely to spill onto the new track

( check previous pic)

so plans were set afoot to combat this

Orders were submitted for fabrication of some Gabions



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