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- Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:23 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Coal firing problems Archangel Jack continued!
- Replies: 16
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I had a similar problem recently with my ELR Fowler, couldn't get above 25psi. Tried a thorough clean of firebox, tubes and chimney, also using charcoal and coal sieved to remove initially the fines and then lumps too big for a 10mm square sieve. Also found the blower was blocked, cleared with a bit...
I made a pair for my latest layout. I fixed a yard of track to a piece of timber and screwed it to the top of a 12-inch lazy susan. I cut out a 3ft circle from the baseboard and used cross-pieces underneath to secure it in position a couple of inches below the baseboard top. The base of the lazy sus...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:53 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Raised Lines
- Replies: 11
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The white square ones for the 16mm line don't have a filling and are not cemented in, just knocked into the ground with a big rubber mallet, as in when I nod my head, hit it. I am not sure about the bigger round ones for the Gauge 1, as I wasn't involved in building the line. I've a feeling they wer...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:32 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Raised Lines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5896
This is a photo of the painted PVC, complete with Garratt chassis under test with a borrowed boiler:
http://tinyurl.com/zdlob7n
Derek
http://tinyurl.com/zdlob7n
Derek
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:24 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Raised Lines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5896
It's a gauge 1 line, which you can see in more detail here: http://tinyurl.com/gmbwz8a The uprights are black plastic drainage pipes, the tops are wood impregnated with preservative and covered with roofing felt. The older sections are showing a little softness in places but generally it is in good ...
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:09 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Raised Lines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5896
For rot-resistance, uPVC is easy to use and cheap.
Drainpipe for uprights, fascia/bargeboard and/or 1" square trim for horizontal track supports.
An example is here:http://tinyurl.com/p22lfvm
Derek
Drainpipe for uprights, fascia/bargeboard and/or 1" square trim for horizontal track supports.
An example is here:http://tinyurl.com/p22lfvm
Derek
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:28 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
Glad you like it Annie, the horse-drawn wagon is from an Atropos kit that belongs to a friend of mine. We are now extending the line to include a second return loop, on the eastern side, just because we can and to make multiple-train running that more interesting. I took a couple more photos of Phas...
- Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:00 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Deltang Rx60 in a IP Koppel Engine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7674
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:59 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
An update on progress, after a lot of hard work by numerous people, not all of the 16mm fraternity (yet) Phase 2 is nearing completion.
Some photos are here:
http://tinyurl.com/kru6h8a
Derek Pratt
Some photos are here:
http://tinyurl.com/kru6h8a
Derek Pratt
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:40 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
After a season of successful running, we are extending the line to include a return loop and a wye. The aim is to improve operational interest, mainly by giving the operators the experience of avoiding (or not, as the case may be) head-on collisions. The necessary break in the new line for lawnmower...
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:04 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: BrandBright
- Replies: 3
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- Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:59 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
A major milestone for the new railway, the first circumnavigation! My Roundhouse Mountaineer (also on its maiden outing) does the first circuit, with Tony Kuivala at the controls: http://vimeo.com/89025067 An earlier trial run by Richard Jones' 'The Mighty Reds' is here: http://vimeo.com/89033726 Th...
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:13 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
Truth to tell I subcontracted the tracklaying to another member, as mine tends to follow the Ratty foreman's philosophy, namely that a bit of wiggle is good for the driver's concentration! Turfing-up was an important part of the plan, to try to integrate the railway into a garden setting and still k...
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:12 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:42 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
Good progress despite the weather:
http://tinyurl.com/n9bjng7
Should be operable in a couple of weeks, although not finished by any means.
http://tinyurl.com/n9bjng7
Should be operable in a couple of weeks, although not finished by any means.
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:34 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:00 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17748
Southport Model Engineers do 16mm - a new layout is born
Seven garden railwayers from the Southport/Ormskirk/Preston area have joined the local model engineering society to build a 16mm layout in their premises. The plan for Phase 1 is a kidney-shaped track about 50m long on a 40cm high grass embankment. Initial trials using PVC soffit, window trim and do...
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:37 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Interesting Garden Railway Video
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3952
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:42 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Interesting Garden Railway Video
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3952
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:39 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Interesting Garden Railway Video
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3952
Some more video of this layout is here:
http://youtu.be/lJ9uqyPqTE0
The Brunel is mine, as is the Salem diesel. The latter has a Timpdon controller, definitely no auto-reversing!
Derek Pratt
http://youtu.be/lJ9uqyPqTE0
The Brunel is mine, as is the Salem diesel. The latter has a Timpdon controller, definitely no auto-reversing!
Derek Pratt