Sherwood Oaks Light Railway

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:56 pm

Progress!

piers put in to support the station and track bed on the otherside of the garden, you may also notice that the wooden soil support fence has been moved back

the line of the track bed. here there will be a 'step up' with the track tramywaying through the step

the PW train

new gravel board for the steam up sidings

AND BALLAST!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:59 pm

WOW! That is coming on very nicely indeed, really seems to be starting to bed in & look like it fits in now.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:33 pm

thanks shane. Its been a hell of a task but it is all taking shape now

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:12 pm

That's looking GREAT!! Can't wait for August 14th................

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:56 am

That's looking superb Matt, really coming together nicely!

James-Buzz · Post by **James-Buzz** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:42 am

Superb

Everything is neat and tidy.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:13 pm

The local plant hire owner Duggie Tout has kindly donated the line an old JCB digger. I pictured it this afternoon while the PW gang had their lunch

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:27 pm

The local plant hire owner Duggie Tout

GROAN!!

Matt, the line is looking fantastic and the pics are great too

, its definatley starting to come together now

B.T.W is the T.R stock from Perfect World or somewhere else?

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:32 pm

Thanks,

The TR four wheelers are a mix of triassic kits (now jurassic)and scratch built.
The ex corris is perfect world and the bogie coaches are AnDel

Do you mean the TR wagons?

If so yes they are perfect world. The brown corris wagons are Atropos

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:26 am

My periscope went up at the mention of "Barton Ings," mainly because I used to live on Barton Waterside, and Blyth's Tileyard, which was located in the Far Ings, had their claypit in the fields behind our house. Whenever I head the thump-thump-thump of the Ruston locomotive coming out from the Brickyard I used to got through 'Poppy Garden' and out to the field where the railway was located, and watch them loading and running back and forth to the pug mill. Even in the early eighties it was one of the few surviving narrow industrial lines locally. I think it lasted until 2000/1.

There was another clay pit railway on the other side of the Haven that served Hoe Hill Tileyard. It lasted until about 1990. In the 1980s both used 20hp Rustons, with the Hoe Hill Ruston going to Blyth's when when the Hoe Hill line closed. That Ruston in turn "put its paws up" and was relaced by a Lister that looked just like the IP Engineering SM32 version - except that it was well splashed with clay. The rolling stock on both lines was Hudson skips - one of the smaller sizes - which held about a ton of clay.

There were also several other clay/chalk hauling lines along that stretch of the river Humber that perished before I was roaming around - one at Ferriby Cliff (2' gauge), another at Earle's Cements (3' gauge) which also served Ness Brickyard, and the last - a standard gauge line - at Second Brickyard, where Reed's Hotel is today. Some of them were written up in the IRS journal in the 1960s. Sadly even the memory of them is fading today, such is the triumph of the rubber tired vehicle, and the passage of time.

Peter in AZ

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:16 pm

Went out in the garden today while some paint dried. The new track bed is in for the second station loop. The new station building stands on it. the building is a pendlebury models one and was bought in a job lot of 6 buildings off of ebay for £50! (thanks greg)

The building will eventually be set back upto the fence.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:23 pm

Looking great Matt, I see you've added detailing to it already - that didn't take long

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:34 pm

Today the second station was connected to the rest of the track bed. The connection is made via a step (the earth behind will be raised to form a small raised lawn. the line runs as a tramway through the step. this allows the garden waste bin to be easily taken up and down the garden when needed.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:30 pm

Only 7 feet of track bed to go before we have a complete circuit!
After a working this morning I had an hour outside and raked some of the soil flat for the top 'lawn'. Then experimented with track alignment, only a small loop will fit in but a head shunt into the goods shed makes for a little more usable track lenght.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:14 pm

Today was a lovely day and again waiting for lining to dry was a good excuse to get out in the garden!

The standard gauge siding end was put in and the scrap yard moved.

End of the line for now

The GAP! the line at the bottom comes from the tunnel.

A parting shot of the 'S' bend

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:52 pm

Nice work fella, love that standard gauge bit. I was wondering where you would put that after I saw the wagon you built...

Lines coming on well now, see you still have not got through that concrete though!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:02 am

Cheers mate. We are going to have a go at that conny ramp on sunday. Once all the track is in it can start to weather and blend into the garden.
Bet the line is nowhere near as big as yours but its taking ages to complete.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:01 am

Looking great! We either missed a shower or you'd been out with the hosepipe!
The reverse curve looks lovely - there's gonna be some ace photo's there!
Nice to see the "JCB" earning its keep, bet your P.Way gang wonder what they did without it

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:03 am

Superb!!

Love the JCB too, as Cornish say "where yer get they to?"

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:40 am

"There y'go my Deere"

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