A trip to the Mullion Railway, in the English summertime...

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A trip to the Mullion Railway, in the English summertime...

Post by mhlr » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:35 pm

Well, we got the best part of the afternoon running trains in the sunshire. Blue skys and sun were there most of the afternoon, and our call to pack up and go home was sudden black cloud cover and a drenching of rain! Anyway, at least we got a good few hours of fun...

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Micheal Prout's 'Feanor' that I built for him, along with his recently constructed MOD wagon, was trudling around nicely.

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The good old, faithful Edrig!

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EDRIG POWER!!!!!!

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Blowing off in the yard...

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One certain member of this forum, beginning with 'cracking', will be familiar with the fastest driving member in the group... when he's on the line with the fastest Merlin Meteor in the West, you have to make sure you keep out of the way... hence this.

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Back on track  :lol:

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1000s of fish!

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R/C electric African Queen

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Some of the steamers in action today...

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I just had to get the owner of the line to run his Lyn with my dads L&B stock!  :D

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:39 pm

Looks like a bloody marvelous day! I've never been to a garden railway open day and really really want to!!
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Post by SillyBilly » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:45 pm

Nice photos. BTW it's a Lyn not a Lyd, Lyd is the loco beign built at Boston Lodge, to the Manning Wardle designish.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:47 pm

which is the lynton and barnstaple railway loco (2-6-2) loco being built currently?
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Post by mhlr » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:49 pm

Right......................... :roll:
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Post by SillyBilly » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:50 pm

Lyd, it will run mainly on the F&WHR system as that's where the investment has been made and the fundraising led by.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:53 pm

right thanks, I saw the plans and bits and bobs on a vistit to the Launceston steam railway 2 years ago and wondered how far it had got!
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Post by SillyBilly » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:57 pm

Could be steaming at the end of the year possibly.
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Post by laalratty » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:58 pm

Nice pics Pete, I hope Mitilda wasn't too badly damaged by that little incident. I know what it's like putting up with drivers who go to fast *cough* SLRmidge*cough*
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Post by LMS-Jools » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:41 am

Luvly Jubbly, a very nice looking garden and line. The Goldfish were great. :D 8)
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Post by TonyW » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:38 pm

That looks like a nice line but, other than fresh air, what is supporting the track in front of the blue Katie on the freight train?
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Post by mhlr » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:43 pm

TonyW wrote:That looks like a nice line but, other than fresh air, what is supporting the track in front of the blue Katie on the freight train?
Nothing... its about a 2 inch gap between that board and another he fitted that morning hence why he didn't have time to cut a triangle of wood to fit.
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Post by TonyW » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:14 pm

mhlr wrote:Nothing... its about a 2 inch gap between that board and another he fitted that morning hence why he didn't have time to cut a triangle of wood to fit.
Ah, OK. Thanks!
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Post by Palmerston » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:59 am

Thanks for the nice pics. :)
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Post by MuzTrem » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:56 am

Nice pictures of what looks like an interesting line :)
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TonyW wrote:That looks like a nice line but, other than fresh air, what is supporting the track in front of the blue Katie on the freight train?
Nothing... its about a 2 inch gap between that board and another he fitted that morning hence why he didn't have time to cut a triangle of wood to fit.
TBH, I doubt this is too much of a problem...on the MVR, freeze-thaw weathering has been gradually eroding the breezeblocks on which Rutton station is built and undermining the track, but it has still proved strong enough to take the weight of the trains...good old "elephant proof" LGB! 8)
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Post by penrose » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:06 pm

SillyBilly wrote:Lyd, it will run mainly on the F&WHR system as that's where the investment has been made and the fundraising led by.
Although it is penciled in to be run in at Launceston, Easter 2010 ;)
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Post by SillyBilly » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:13 pm

Are you sure the word is run and not destroy?
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