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by RylstonLight
Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:15 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The One Square Yard Garden Railway
Replies: 24
Views: 13517

Thanks, here's another corner. I'm not sure Mr Isle would approve of that notice board with the HSE statement that someone has taken down.


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by RylstonLight
Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:55 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: The One Square Yard Garden Railway
Replies: 24
Views: 13517

The Rylston Light Railway tends to take its official photographs in the workshop. They really ought to clear some of the clutter before doing so; whatever would Mr Isle would make of it ? The workshops are pretty much as they were in the 50's but the wheelie bin in the back ground betrays that this ...
by RylstonLight
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:30 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: The One Square Yard Garden Railway
Replies: 24
Views: 13517

I ought to add that I have actually run the IP in the B&W photo on the "line". Not yet risked live steam though!!
by RylstonLight
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:08 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: The One Square Yard Garden Railway
Replies: 24
Views: 13517

The One Square Yard Garden Railway

A recent quote in another thread started me thinking: ([quote="METHSSNIFFER:88534"]44 guests viewing and only 6 signed in. Sign in register and contribute If it wasnt for just the few there wouldnt be this forum>>) I am also a long term reader mainly to offset the stresses of a busy life t...
by RylstonLight
Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:32 am
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Summerlands GP Wagons
Replies: 1
Views: 2270

An another approach is to construct a simple chassis that alternate bodies can be fitted. Last year it occurred to me that I would never actually take all the RLR's rolling stock out at once. It was also clear that the greatest expense of scratch-built stock is the running gear. So now there is a ra...
by RylstonLight
Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:38 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: What era for waggon document clips?
Replies: 3
Views: 2185

"If the line you're modelling is a common carrier, there would be more need for document clips." The RLR has two major pattern of rolling stock; the mineral traffic is carried in end loading open waggons, but common carrier traffic is uses side opening open and the odd van. I thought I'd f...
by RylstonLight
Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:51 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: What era for waggon document clips?
Replies: 3
Views: 2185

What era for waggon document clips?

Hi I am looking for background information on waggon document clips before I fit them to rolling stock. Goggle has let me down. Is there a time or era before which waggon document clips would be regarded as an anachronism. My rolling stock is free-lance or perhaps better described as being its own p...
by RylstonLight
Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:03 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Cowcathcher fender
Replies: 7
Views: 4243

I am sorry I can't help you with the website.

I have always looked up the items on the website, then telephoned them and placed the order.

I have used them 3-4 times and had no trouble with this method.
by RylstonLight
Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:37 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Cowcathcher fender
Replies: 7
Views: 4243

Hi

Garden Railway Specialists do one in whitemetal and a couple in brass.

See
http://www.grsuk.com/index.asp?docs/89. ... c177208949

for link.

Not seen them in person however.