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Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:57 am
by tom_tom_go

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:48 am
by GWR
Hi George I have just caught up with your layout build and the building of your diesel loco and wagons. It’s all great work mate and I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. :thumbleft:

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:34 pm
by steamgeorge
GWR wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:48 am Hi George I have just caught up with your layout build and the building of your diesel loco and wagons. It’s all great work mate and I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. :thumbleft:
No problem, thanks for the encouragement.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 7:21 pm
by steamgeorge
Evening all,

With todays advent of good weather I decided to venture out into the garden. I cleared most of the leaves off the railway and other basic maintenance. There has always been 2 types of ballast at St Kew Highway due to the availability of one stopping :cussing: . This was fixed today by changing all the ballast to one type; giving the railway a much more uniform look .The other areas were toped up as well while I was at it. The signal box will return in the spring.

George

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:35 pm
by Andrew
That's looking really good - I particularly like the triangular platform, very nice... I wish my garden was looking as tidy at the moment!

Cheers,

Andrew.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:18 am
by ge_rik
Looking good, particularly given the time of year.

Rik

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:45 am
by FWLR
Looks like a lot of hard work as gone into keeping the line nice and tidy. :thumbright:

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:03 pm
by steamgeorge
Thanks everyone. We've had a couple of ok weather days recently so I managed to tidy up a bit and I didn't take photos of the messy bits :thumbleft:

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:12 pm
by steamgeorge
After all the indecision on livery I've decided that the IP engineering roundhouse coaches I was re-painting are too big for my railway so I primed them today so someone else can add their own livery more easily. They have been sold to another forum member who already has a couple so here is what they look like now............

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:37 pm
by steamgeorge
Evening all,

Here is an overdue update but with plenty of progress (and un-progress). The quarry has closed temporarily due to me plucking up the courage to rip up a third of the track for a major re-alignment to alleviate a nasty set-track curve. The bare ballast is where the track used to be - look at how tight it was! This is a lot of extra work but I want to get it right before I start securing the ballast and adding level crossings etc. Despite the destruction it did create some very atmospheric photos!

Trethevan halt has received final detailing of its name board, a 'beware of trains' sign on the north side of the level crossing, an enamel sign and a cat. I think I will leave the detailing now because sometimes less is more and I don't want the halt to look cluttered.

Trethevan farm has been modelled by some second hand 'Stanton Abbey Pottery' ceramic buildings. They caught my eye because of there very characterful presence. They are a bit tatty for example missing ridge tiles but I will keep most of the patina they have. This farm is served by the railway by transportation of milk to other local communities along the line. All it needs to complete is an old wagon wheel, a few milk churns and maybe a lazy horse.

The signal box at St Kew Highway has finally been bedded in properly and a retaining wall positioned behind to keep back the soil. There is room for goods to be unloaded here so it calls for some dioramas when the concrete sets.

At last the platform at Port Isaac Road (the other passing loop on the railway) has been started. Before it was an ugly mass of gravel but now it should look smart when it is finished. The edging is resin and will need some extra painting to make it look like stone. Port Isaac is a small request stop station will a few goods sidings, a grounded box van for storage and a small waiting shelter with an office. The loop is for quarry traffic only as St Kew is the passing place for trains. This is only when the terminus stations are built and the actual reason for the loop at port Isaac is o allow running of two engines in opposite directions on the loop.

George

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:41 pm
by philipy
That platform definitely looks the business! Lovely job.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:00 pm
by Peter Butler
Some great improvements there, the line has character and will mature well.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:15 pm
by Andrew
I really like this line, everything's just right - I love the curve round the farm, loads of atmosphere... Thanks for the pics!

Andrew.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:34 am
by FWLR
Love this line, I always have. And with your improvements it looks even better.
Love those new building you have added, they do look good.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:58 pm
by IanC
George, The improvements have turned out great. Well worth all the effort I'm sure.

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:08 pm
by Soar Valley Light
IanC wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:58 pm George, The improvements have turned out great. Well worth all the effort I'm sure.
:thumbleft:

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:27 pm
by steamgeorge
philipy wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:41 pm That platform definitely looks the business! Lovely job.
Thank you. It's not easy sculpting cement to the right shape and getting a smooth, level finish. There is still the other half to construct but I should have it done soon :D
Sod's law the cat walked over it and made some footprints though - don't worry as they were flattened!

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:00 pm
by steamgeorge
Evening all,

Thank you for such encouraging comments. I hope that my railway is inspiration for people with limited space as it shows what can be achieved in a small space. Anyway, here is an update in photo form:

-Only 6 feet of track left to lay until its all connected up again!

-The platform has been completed and is awaiting proper fencing

-A bridge has been made (not much of a bridge but its something different for the trains to pass over)

-When I have finished the track I can tidy evening up to make it more presentable

George

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:45 pm
by tom_tom_go
Your garden isn't small, trust me!

Re: Wadebridge Light Railway

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:10 pm
by steamgeorge
tom_tom_go wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:45 pm Your garden isn't small, trust me!
:lol: :lol: I understand where your coming from, neither of us have a great space for a railway but all we can do is make the most of what we've got.

There are railways 20 times bigger than mine in my local 16mm group that make my railway seem like a roundabout.