The Westwood & Loscoe Light Railway

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:51 pm

my workbench has to be cleared for meals!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:13 pm

My workbench is also always in a constantly bad state!

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:46 pm

taliesin001:48043 wrote: You should see my workbenches! I don't clean up until I HAVE to. Then it takes ages. Although I do find that when I do clear up I can't remember where i put things

Ah I'm glad i ain't the only one who's like that then!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:21 pm

At last the track is back between Codnor Wood...

the approach to Loscoe on leaving the cutting.....

and Loscoe.

The fence plinths were well worth the pulled rib muscle sustained collecting them from my neighbour and this whole section of track now conforms to the rest of the line - made ground, hardcore, brick base topped off with Rowlands Mix.
I laid the mix dry yesterday afternoon with a "damp" night ahead forecast, it seems to have done the trick.

Of course, everything in this section is looking "raw" so I can now set to and get it detailed and add a few more buildings etc to Loscoe.

Getting ready for the big "Spring Clean", the Companys two new recruits (picked up after a chat with the local model shop owner when I called for some paint) are seen here at Westwood - another fine mess!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:54 pm

Looking great Greg!

You've certainly been hard at work

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:57 pm

Looking good there fella, nice work. Like the undulating bed.towards the end. Very light railway indeed. Are you going to cover those tile retaining walls?

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:32 pm

Are you going to cover those tile retaining walls?

On the left of the photo?
They're actually concrete lawn edging blocks laid at an angle, the perspective of the photo makes 'em look a lot shorter than they are.
I've got sand and cement ready for work on Loscoe and around "The Narrows", so if I've any left I might give 'em a run over. Not too worried though, this isn't a usual viewing angle for this stretch or one of my intended "photogenic" sections

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:01 pm

Excellent, must also organise a visit! Bring all my stock with no sight of an allan key...

bessytractor · Post by **bessytractor** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:22 pm

looking good

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:25 am

Thanks for the comments guys

Back to work indoors with a cautionary tale now, "Beware of Bargains"

I recently aquired a Tenmille Talyllyn coach No.16, the "Stanton" (I thought that was a nice local tie-in since the original was aquired from Bowdens in Derbyshire!) via eBay.
The kit had been started and was described as having all parts to complete for "Gauge 1".
For a start off the bogie stretchers and wheelsets are 32mm so they're gonna have to be modified and the wheelsets swapped.
Worse was the coach sides, which were the parts completed by the previous owner. They are a sandwich construction of a vac formed plastic overlay, full length ply sheet and ply sheet guards compartment section with window cut-outs. These have warped by a ridiculous amount!

I've decided to throw the assembly sequence out of the window and first of all build the coach as a basic "box section" using the usual clamps, elastic bands and whatever-weighty-objects-come-to-hand to straighten out the curve of the warped sides.
The real bummer is that in the guards compartment, where the sandwich is three layers thick and roughly twice the height, I've had to cut an extra ply divider to act as a strengthening piece to pull the curve out

- I'm hoping that by painting it black it won't really be visible through the compartment windows.

BTW - I seem to recall that the Tenmille bogie kits were supplied with BOTH the 32 & 45mm stretchers. If anyone has a pair of 45mm ones going spare I'd much appreciate a PM - it'll save me a bit of time and effort cutting and drilling new ones fron scratch

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:46 am

Keith&Joanna:48315 wrote:Greg, could you do a short piece on your station platforms please, I like what shane has done with concrete, yours look similar? I want to replace my paving slab affairs with something more realistic this year.

The platform at Westwood is a Caine Howley casting (well two castings actually - you can order two platforms and have the ramps cut from one end of each so they fit together.)
The new platform going in at Loscoe is a couple of paving slabs that I'm going to mortar over and detail as soon as the weather permits - I'll certainly produce a photo sequence if you like?
Riddings halt is just concrete (it's meant to be a very basic halt!) and Codnor is scribed & treated wood to represent planking.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:28 am

Well the reinforced "box section" idea along with plenty of clamps and loads of elastic bands seems to have done the trick

The original paintwork on the sides will need touching up, but that'll be quicker than starting from scratch

Next job is to fill'n'file the corners where the vac' formed overlays have been trimmed.

90733 · Post by **90733** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:00 pm

Very nice

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:27 pm

90733:48430 wrote: :shock: Very nice

I wouldn't go that far!

I. Bodgem, the Head of Carriage & Wagon, was raised in the confines of a Derbyshire monastary near Matlock Bath where he studied the ways of t'Zen.
When it comes to these awkward restoration jobs, he can often be heard uttering the mantra "Ar-itleberate", especially for the rolling stock destined to be rattled about in the transporter to and from Butterley

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:08 pm

My apprentice in charge of wagons is Mr Howe can he transfer to your works to learn at the feet of the master and once qualified they may become I Bodgem and Howe

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:11 pm

Sir Clothem Cap:48443 wrote:My apprentice in charge of wagons is Mr Howe can he transfer to your works to learn at the feet of the master and once qualified they may become I Bodgem and Howe

I'm sure it's possible, though he currently has an apprentice, Ray Truff.
They'd be "I.Bodgem, Ray Truff and Howe"

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:07 pm

Well, it's no MOTY entry, but I'm glad I managed to rescue it from the scrapheap!
Here's the completed Stanton.....

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:15 pm

nice one greg, That dosnt look bad at all

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:47 pm

I havent looked at the thread recently, but that first shot of the track between Codnor Wood looks great

and youve made a very nice job of the 'Stanton' too

in the 2nd pic of the coach is the panels nearest the left bowed?

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:40 pm

excellent coach, very nice

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