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The Commotion Railway - a balcony and picnic railway
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:48 am
by rebelego
Welcome to The Commotion Railway (Norwegian: Rystelsesbanen).
To make a long story short... This summer I have been bit by the live steam garden railway bug. Problem is... I don't have a garden.
Instead I am lucky to have a long and narrow balcony, thus in June it started like this:
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In July I got a Roundhouse Charles engine. The wider Billy and Lady Ann engines would scratch the walls.
Here is a photo taken from the control tower:
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An upgrade to the track plan came in August:
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Edit: Resolved photos.
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:00 am
by Lner fan Sam
Nice job you have done there.
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:09 am
by VIGNOT
Well done !
Big trains in small space. Great.
And no problem at all with the grass...
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:50 pm
by The Denying Dutchman
That's a "garden" railway I like, no trees that stand in the way and no annoying plants and weeds that grow where they aren't supposed to grow! ;)
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:02 pm
by sstjc
I like that a lot. What is the radius of the curves ?
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:32 pm
by tom_tom_go
Very jealous.
You can play trains and cook at the same time!
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:53 pm
by jim@NAL
I like that lots good use of space shows you can get a railway in a small space
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:01 pm
by METHSSNIFFER
Have you thought about going into training!
You could be a balcony coach!
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:03 am
by rebelego
Thanks everybody!
The track is LGB and the radius at each end is R1, ie 60 cm.
It is actually squeezed a little bit in.
The other curves and the points are R5.
As the railway is based on loose track, I now and then take the track
with me and just lay it out on the ground:
Yes, it is LEGO. I can even boast that the wagons are scratch built.
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 1:47 pm
by rebelego
A short video from warmer days...
Edit: Resloved video.
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:34 pm
by Bandit
Great Garden Railway...without a garden ! Well done !
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:53 pm
by sstjc
It would be interesting to see a video of it running on the balcony...
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:21 pm
by rebelego
The only video I have from the balcony is this:
A contraption made from an old Mamod SE.2a steam engine and some LEGO bricks.
The balcony railway is currently removed. It got a bit cold out there, and I'm going to change the windows, so the balcony has to be cleared anyway.
Edit: Resolved video.
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 5:09 pm
by MDLR
rebelego:91485 wrote:The only video I have from the balcony is this:
Wow! That's a high speed train, and no mistake!
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:57 am
by IrishPeter
Moves like an arthritic Ruston!
Cheers,
Peter in AZ
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 3:09 pm
by rebelego
But this thread wasn't dead.
I have just forgot to post, so first some winter steam with the track just placed out on the snow:
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More recently the track has been out on the grass again:
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I will return to the main line at the balcony soon...
Edit: Resolved photos.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 3:33 pm
by kandnwlr
sstjc:91456 wrote:It would be interesting to see a video of it running on the balcony...
Fantastic work and truely in the spirit of DIY garden railways
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 3:35 pm
by kandnwlr
You should think of entering the lower photo in the Summer Photo competition.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 4:47 pm
by rebelego
kandnwlr:100995 wrote:You should think of entering the lower photo in the Summer Photo competition.
Done. Thanks for reminding me. Though, maybe I get disqualified for double posting and/or prepublishing.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 8:09 pm
by laalratty
rebelego:100999 wrote:kandnwlr:100995 wrote:You should think of entering the lower photo in the Summer Photo competition.
Done. Thanks for reminding me. Though, maybe I get disqualified for double posting and/or prepublishing.
Not by any rule that I know of. That is some setting for a Garden Rail photo!