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Local Freight Service. It's horrible outside, dust flying around from the Harvest IMG_20210903_152848.jpgIMG_20210903_152705.jpg
 

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Waiting for the 'Off'! IMG_20210903_174254.jpgIMG_20210903_165943.jpgIMG_20210903_161213.jpg
 

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A little bit more work on the new station. IMG_20210904_095001.jpgIMG_20210904_094953.jpgIMG_20210904_094303.jpgIMG_20210904_094255.jpg
 

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And of course, a train. DB day. IMG_20210904_184651.jpgIMG_20210904_184709.jpgIMG_20210904_184719.jpgIMG_20210904_161322_edit_527338225179949.jpg
 

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Seems LGB track is not elephant proof. Like for like replacement after standing on the track by accident. Had to be in the most inaccessible area didn't it. IMG_20210921_104351.jpgIMG_20210921_105642.jpg
 

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Seems LGB track is not elephant proof. Like for like replacement after standing on the track by accident. Had to be in the most inaccessible area didn't it. View attachment 290223View attachment 290224
I think the problem was you may have been expecting too much from a non solid base, most of my track is on 8x2” timber or paving slabs supported on walls and can be walked on with no damage.
 
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Yes, the elephant was standing on track on concrete or asphalt. No ballast.
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How did an elephant get into your back yard?

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Yes, the elephant was standing on track on concrete or asphalt. No ballast.
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How did an elephant get into your back yard?

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Left the gate open!
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I think the problem was you may have been expecting too much from a non solid base, most of my track is on 8x2” timber or paving slabs supported on walls and can be walked on with no damage.
All my LGB track is also laid on concrete foundations as I must be able to walk/stand on the track at times for access to several areas of my line. It has been down for over ten years with no problems other than some heave by tree roots that lifted one section by 20 - 30 mm. Ballast is applied for cosmetic purposes with my latest method being alpine grit mixed with SBR bond in a small bucket and then troweled around the track, tweaking for level as I go.
 

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All my LGB track is also laid on concrete foundations as I must be able to walk/stand on the track at times for access to several areas of my line. It has been down for over ten years with no problems other than some heave by tree roots that lifted one section by 20 - 30 mm. Ballast is applied for cosmetic purposes with my latest method being alpine grit mixed with SBR bond in a small bucket and then troweled around the track, tweaking for level as I go.
Oh then you either have been unlucky or did the concrete sink a bit?
 

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Oh then you either have been unlucky or did the concrete sink a bit?
No, the track hadn't sunk, the bed had been lifted by the roots of a tree that has now been removed as it had outgrown its space in the garden.
the affected area of concrete (and tree roots) were removed, concrete replaced, track re-laid and re-ballasted.
 

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No, the track hadn't sunk, the bed had been lifted by the roots of a tree that has now been removed as it had outgrown its space in the garden.
the affected area of concrete (and tree roots) were removed, concrete replaced, track re-laid and re-ballasted.
Oh unlucky then.
 

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Yeah, my bad, I left the gate open :)
 
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A wait of almost a year. It's here, the LGB Amtrak F7.


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"Gee! That's really cheesy!" :D:D:D
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I'll be really impressed, when it disappears into that tunnel - mouth.
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And then the B unit turned up..... IMG_20211220_144826.jpgIMG_20211220_144817.jpgIMG_20211220_144638.jpg
 

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Small train. Waiting for the rails to dry properly as they are desperate for cleaning.
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