Drisily New Years Steam!

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Drisily New Years Steam!

Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:05 pm

I was invited to a steam up at the Wigfa & Llanwrst Light Railway today, with Andy Bell of AnDel models in attendace as well! but even though it drizzled a fair bit today, it didn't ruin spirits! anyway, here are the pics:

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Pheonix on shed being prepared for service

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One of the AnDel battery locos plodding around the line with the first trains

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The variety of steam locos on shed, including 2 Peter Angus locos!

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A grey moelwyn passes Pheonix

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Linda also on shed, which is also another excellent job done by TonyW! (I want one!)

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Pheonix runs light engined to collect the train

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A Peter Angus Garrat on the bridge

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Pheonix waits for the signal to enter the station, while the garrat runs round it's train

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and then storms into the station

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the garrat awaits the right of way to leave

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running past the quarry area

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Storming out of the tunnel

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Pheonix awaits the right of way from the guard

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Now if the background was just a hilly slate landscape then this photo really would be spectacular!

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a nice quarry look

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a picture taken by a hiker walking across the bridge while Pheonix trundles past

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Sir Theodore is lit up

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Linda arrives

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Uh ho

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Here's trouble

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Easily sorted with a runaway Linda!

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Pheonix pulls into the bay, while the passengers jump onto the long excursion train hauled by another AnDel battery loco

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the train passes the quarry area with another moelwyn in the siding

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Linda passes by

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Sir Theodore has a run

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and the sun did come out for a bit!

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A very nice Edrig conversion, Olwen

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an Accy Baldwin

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Olwen awaits the right of way

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a picture taken from the quarry area

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Glyn (another Peter Angus loco!) follows soon behind!

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and Olwen blows down with the blow down valve re-directed to the front of the loco to look like cynlinder cocks!

taliesin001

Post by taliesin001 » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:09 pm

Very jealous! Would love a run on that line. The scenery is superb

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Post by mhlr » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:14 pm

Excellent photos mate! Love 'Olwen', is it a 'Edriam'? (Edrig crossed with RH William :lol: )
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Hancockshire

Post by Hancockshire » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:19 pm

Cool pics. I love the ones of the evil kitteh :lol: . It's a shame that there weren't any events I could attend :( .I never knew that you repainted pheonix?

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:27 pm

Hancockshire:45898 wrote:Cool pics. I love the ones of the evil kitteh :lol: . It's a shame that there weren't any events I could attend :( .I never knew that you repainted pheonix?
Funnily enough, he has 3 cats there, all black, and called Blanche, Linda and Charles, that one was Blanche, and i repainted Pheonix in summer, look for the D&FGR Loco Mods thread under projects and you'll find it

Hancockshire

Post by Hancockshire » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:34 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail:45904 wrote:
Hancockshire:45898 wrote:Cool pics. I love the ones of the evil kitteh :lol: . It's a shame that there weren't any events I could attend :( .I never knew that you repainted pheonix?
Funnily enough, he has 3 cats there, all black, and called Blanche, Linda and Charles, that one was Blanche, and i repainted Pheonix in summer, look for the D&FGR Loco Mods thread under projects and you'll find it
No need, I would of knew if my bloody computer didn't kerplode after I got back from Wales earlier this year

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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:25 am

pheonix under the bridge is a great photo and storming out of the tunnel is brill too.

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Post by MuzTrem » Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:47 pm

I particularly like the shot of the GVT loco at the station...possibly one of the best garden rail shots I've ever seen. You should feel proud! 8)

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:33 pm

MuzTrem:45996 wrote:I particularly like the shot of the GVT loco at the station...possibly one of the best garden rail shots I've ever seen. You should feel proud! 8)
Thanks! :D Which one, the one with the sun caught steam plume or the with it next to the water tower? :D (I have to admit, i'm not the biggest fan of GVT locos, but i do like them in the shots! :D )

MTA

Post by MTA » Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:23 pm

Wow! What a cracking line and set of pics 8)

That Edrig conversion has given me a few ideas, did that AnDel Baguley really haul all those coaches in the 25th pic?

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:38 pm

MTA:46003 wrote:Wow! What a cracking line and set of pics 8)

That Edrig conversion has given me a few ideas, did that AnDel Baguley really haul all those coaches in the 25th pic?
Thanks! and yes it did! it hauled 10 AnDel GVT carriages with easy, and they were quite a heafty weight as well! I was quite impressed!

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Post by MTA » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:08 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail:46010 wrote:
MTA:46003 wrote:Wow! What a cracking line and set of pics 8)

That Edrig conversion has given me a few ideas, did that AnDel Baguley really haul all those coaches in the 25th pic?
Thanks! and yes it did! it hauled 10 AnDel GVT carriages with easy, and they were quite a heafty weight as well! I was quite impressed!
Oh dear, more expenditure for me then by the sounds of it :lol:

I had better wait until Andy sets a release date as well as the specs and price.

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:24 pm

Heres a better pic of the train:

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and i've just realised, it was 9 carriages not 10! :roll: I need to wake up sometimes!

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:25 pm

I actually quite like the baguly, (this can only be bad news for a steam only railway...)
Problem is is that Andy appears to have used my blue (the one he mixed for My Merseysider) which makes it rather appealing....
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The railway which people forgot
(to build)

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:33 pm

Like the one in the first pic Mr B? :P

Oh, and one thing i forgot to mention, is that Mr Bell got a lot of footage of the day, and said that he would be making a video of it all, so look out on youtube!

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Post by MuzTrem » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:05 am

DolwyddelanLightRail:45998 wrote:...the one with the sun caught steam plume...
That one :)

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:16 pm

Mr AnDel has now released the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlxSfPTC ... =recentlik

enjoy! :D

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