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I very much agree with Keith and Andrew. Live steam was a big thing for me, plus the 'reality' of an outdoor railway - it is a real railway in my eyes. Those where the attractions of the garden. The fact that it allows quite large items of rolling stock when you are working in 16mm is a huge spin of...

Hi Rod,

Nice to see you back and to hear things are getting better for you.

The wagon looks great -far better than anything I could achieve.

Take it easy,

SVLR Andrew

Andrew wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:20 am They're good, aren't they? And all but one without a train in so far...

I need to give my entry a little more thought...

Oh you tease!

Whatever it is I'm looking forward to seeing it.

HI Andrew, This is great stuff! I love the idea of being able to run the system on paper. It's coming on a treat. Just a though about bogie wagon loads. Although the wagon counts for 2, the load may only be a single one if it is a long load (timber, steel, etc) that is too long for a single wagon. C...

Hi Andrew and Rik, I'm just catching up here. That photo of Russel at the head of a rake of wagons is a real beauty. I've no doubt it was just the WHR version of a 'mega-shunt' but the thought of it with a brake at the rear, setting off along the line is really enticing! It was carrying freight that...

Andrew wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:11 am
Moe photos in due course - you'll be sick of the sigh of the thing...

Andrew.

HI Andrew,

I doubt that, it's a real beauty. That test train looks wonderful, it really does recreate the old WHR.

Keep the pics coming please.

SVLR Andrew

Hi Rik, Sounds like a good idea and a great project. I share our fascination with the GVT and look forward to seeing this develop. Considering the drop in temperatures this morning I'm sure most peoples thoughts have turned to indoor projects. That's a great picture, full of useful detail - but what...

Always nice to see things stirring on the (WH)WHR. I like your photo's Andy, looks like it was fun, no matter how brief. Like Rik, my line is covered in leaves again. That's where it's not overgrown! I took an hour to cut a 5 yard stretch out of the creeping thymes last weekend. They make for hard w...

Hi Andy, I'll be interested to see if you experience any movement of the track alignment or level. This is pretty much the system I used for my line. I had several years of kinks appearing, wild crosslevel variations and some tightening of curves. Things seem to be settling down a bit now but the ju...

Like the others, I'm afraid I'm not in the market for a turntable. I can't imagine how you both must feel at having to move again. That's hard enough at the best of times but if Rod's not well on top of it all it must be thoroughly disheartening. I hope the move goes as well as it can for the both o...

Hi Andrew, It does look good. You can see how long it's taken - the undergrowth is growing under and around the wheels! :roll: Seriously though, it's a superb build but I particularly like the finish of the roof and the vac pipe is brill. It has always surprised me that (by and large) brake vans wer...

Hi Andrew, These photo's are even better than the last! The train looks fantastic and I look forward to seeing them behind a WHR loco. I know what you mean about finding things, I'm about two years into a 'sort out' - the first eighteen months involved thinking about it! I've got miles to go yet but...

Andrew wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:18 am I think this is the closest I've got yet to recreating old Welsh Highland atmosphere.

Hi Andrew,

It certainly does have all the atmosphere that you see in photos from the '20's and early '30's. I love it!

SVLR Andrew

Hello All, Well, it's been a whole summer since my last update! I'd like to say a lot has been happening - but it hasn't, not on the CFLR at least. Despite good intentions I've not run a single train all summer. I was full of good intentions but you know how it is. On two occasions I've hacked back ...

Good old ST -you never fail to impress me. Those interiors are fantastic, the attention to detail is a real credit to you. I love the family picture over the fireplace. Whether the detail is easily visible or not, you know it's there and that's the important thing. Your railway is looking really goo...

Hi Peter, Wow! That really is some achievement. I suspect it's a Forum record. What I know for sure is that it's positive proof of the influence you and your railway have had on so many of the people here (past and present). Well done and thank you for the generosity of your posts and replies. :salu...

Very nice Rik - and very realistic too.

SVLR Andrew

He was still trading a few weeks ago, a friend of mine contacted him by phone and bought some kits from him.

SVLR Andrew

I think the Cliffe Hill Quarry Railway in Leicestershire had a couple of something very similar to this. If I could find my book about the line I'd check!

SVLR Andrew

Hi ST, That's looking really good. The new loop looks very handy and the siding fits very nicely where you've layed it. I'm happy for you that you've managed to extend the line, I have no doubt at all that your enjoyment will be similarly increased, possibly not as much as the bairn's though! The ex...