Scratch built Brake Vans
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:47 pm
The 2 foot Grand View Light Railway needed some Brake Vans for train operations, so I built a couple on short LGB chassis out of popsicle sticks and tongue depressors.
The larger one is Bi-directional and doesn't need turning, the Brakeman just changes seats and changes ends of the rear marker lantern. This one is assigned to the twice daily Coal and Spring Water train, which has no turning facilities at the far end.
The small single seater one is assigned to the once a day general freight train, and the 3 times a week livestock/feed train. Both terminals these trains work out of have turning facilities. It has a front toolbox to carry extra links and pins for the heavy switching it does.
Management is waiting to see if a 3rd Brake Van will be needed...
The larger one is Bi-directional and doesn't need turning, the Brakeman just changes seats and changes ends of the rear marker lantern. This one is assigned to the twice daily Coal and Spring Water train, which has no turning facilities at the far end.
The small single seater one is assigned to the once a day general freight train, and the 3 times a week livestock/feed train. Both terminals these trains work out of have turning facilities. It has a front toolbox to carry extra links and pins for the heavy switching it does.
Management is waiting to see if a 3rd Brake Van will be needed...