Bottle Creek Tramway

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Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by gregh » Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:48 am

I am being presumptuous and starting a thread for my mate's railway. Keith doesn't 'do' computers or take photos etc.
I tend to run more on his Bottle Creek Tramway than my Sandstone & Termite these days, as his very considerate wife 'minds' my wife while Keith and I run trains.
Keith does more GARDEN than me but his line is quite difficult to photograph without fences and houses in the background.
So here's to the Bottle Creek Tramway. Here's the 'garden' part
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and the 'house' part.
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and a video from earlier this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x67-vhk8kAs&t=85s
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Re: Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by FWLR » Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:28 am

That’s a brilliant line and some very nice loco’s and rolling stock Greg.

How did he manage to get so much in a small space like he did, or is the camera lying…..

I don’t mind seeing houses and fences, it’s all part and parcel for of a garden railway for me.

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Re: Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by Clockwork » Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:27 am

That is a lovely garden layout and in such a small space.
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Post by ge_rik » Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:00 pm

Great shots and video. Am I right in thinking this is a reduction on the railway as it used to be?

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Re: Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by Andrew » Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:16 pm

Very nice! I'm jealous of all those lovely long loops and sidings!

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Re: Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by gregh » Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:27 pm

FWLR wrote: Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:28 am That’s a brilliant line and some very nice loco’s and rolling stock Greg.
How did he manage to get so much in a small space like he did, or is the camera lying…..
I don’t mind seeing houses and fences, it’s all part and parcel for of a garden railway for me.
Here's a plan of the line:
The top pic is on the right looking from the top of the plan (Vale station). The 2nd pic (Bottle Creek station) is along the house. I'd estimate the first pic is 30' long and along the house about 20'. And as Rik has alluded to, Keith reduced the size of the layout by about 30% last year. And horror of horrors, he just buried the track under dirt! The reason being he concreted the track in and it was too hard to lift it.
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The siding at the bottom is his steam-up area.
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Re: Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by FWLR » Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:38 am

Thanks Greg,

I suppose that's the thing with laying the track in concrete. It is practically impossible to lift.

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Re: Bottle Creek Tramway

Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:51 am

That's a very busy layout, reminds me of Hornby oval track plans.

I like the way he has fitted it into his garden without impeading on the main space.

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