Two Bridges for the Rhydypenau GR.

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:21 pm

Hi,

Two bridges made for the Rhydypenau Garden railway!

The end of the lines more boards needed to be made to make a return loop.

Regards tony.

VIDEO

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Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:28 pm

Talk about a cliff-hanger ending!!!

A very nice line, thanks for the video - it reminds me of Jim Slater's old Budley Bumblebahn...

What happened to the yellow van the tram loco was pulling - did it end up in the abyss?!!

Cheers,

Andrew.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:49 pm

Very nice film. Found myself watching the other trains and wondering what was going to arrive next

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:11 pm

Hi Andrew,

What happened to the yellow van the tram loco was pulling - did it end up in the abyss?!

Thankfully not!

As owner and operator of the RGR, I was thirsty!

Regards Tony.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:55 pm

Very useful little waggon, that. And a touch more sophisticated than the "Food Train" at the Freienbach, Switzerland, large scale Exhibition this year, which was designed with schnitzel-and-chips in mind ....

Freienbach Large Scale Exhibition 2014: The food train by kandnwlr, on Flickr

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:47 pm

A couple of solid looking bridges, got to love that port wagon though!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:21 am

Apologies for the late reply, but thanks for the Port wagon picture, absolutely fantastic. I'm guessing the sides and ends came from a box containing a bottle of the stuff? I may have to keep an eye out for something suitable to pinch your idea. The Port would be a nice bonus of course, mmmmm...

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:07 pm

Hi Andrew,

Yes it is a Port wine box. The one end is made from the lid the other end is plain. both sides are the same.

I have two of these wagons the other is made from a Ernest & Julio Gallo wine box alas the lid was plastic so both ends are plain.

If you do make one some notes on how I did it might help? The boxes I worked on were held together with nails and the wood used in them was not very good and very porous. The boxes were taken apart very lightly sanded and were given a coat of dilute PVA glue (5:1) when dry another coat was applied. The second coat dry the parts of the box were lightly sanded and it was reassembled using glue and pins. The box was then painted with varnish, after a couple of days when the varnished was well dried the plank lines were added using a fine permanent marker pen when the maker ink was well dry another coat of varnish was applied. The PVA sealant, varnish and marker pen had previously been tried on part of the box that wasn't to be used. The corner irons which cover the boxes joints are folded card from a file folder glued on with track pins to simulate rivets added. The rest is pretty straight forward, just bogies and a removable roof.

Regards Tony.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:20 pm

Excellent, thanks!

I did just have a quick Google to see if I could find a suitable box, but got distracted by looking at the vintage stuff where the prices were so terrifying I had to click away quickly. I shall keep my eyes open around Christmas time though - I may even be able to slip a box into the Christmas shopping trolley unnoticed...

Andrew.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:27 pm

And while we´re on the subject of transporting alcohol, the WW1 centenary offer the opportunity for further rolling stock .... I think I might have a go at that.

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/0 ... re-pinard/

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:10 pm

kandnwlr:102993 wrote:And while we´re on the subject of transporting alcohol, the WW1 centenary offer the opportunity for further rolling stock .... I think I might have a go at that.

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/0 ... re-pinard/

Well look at that... If you run it behind your armoured Simplex it could be equally at home on the St Trinian's train...

I made a private owner wagon a while ago - "Datson's, fine Kentish ales" - named after my Grandpa whose family owned a hop farm near Whitstable, but the transfer paper I used didn't really work and it looks hopeless so I don't let it out in public. I may try again sometime... The barrel load looks nice if nothing else.

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:41 am

Hi,

And while we´re on the subject of transporting alcohol, the WW1 centenary offer the opportunity for further rolling stock .... I think I might have a go at that.

Interesting photograph and text. The tap in the barrel is there to frequently check that its contents have not been distressed during its transportation?

A short alcohol related war story. In WW2 my father was an engineering officer in the Fleet Air Arm and when America entered the war he was attached to their navy. He arrived at his placement with 3 months supply of rum in a barrel! Being a generous fellow the rum didn't last 3 months however being based in the Caribbean was probably the reason he chose to have rum rather than the usual officers tipple of gin?

Regards Tony.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:23 pm

Tony Bird:103008 wrote:Hi,

And while we´re on the subject of transporting alcohol, the WW1 centenary offer the opportunity for further rolling stock .... I think I might have a go at that.

Interesting photograph and text. The tap in the barrel is there to frequently check that its contents have not been distressed during its transportation?

A short alcohol related war story. In WW2 my father was an engineering officer in the Fleet Air Arm and when America entered the war he was attached to their navy. He arrived at his placement with 3 months supply of rum in a barrel! Being a generous fellow the rum didn't last 3 months however being based in the Caribbean was probably the reason he chose to have rum rather than the usual officers tipple of gin?

Regards Tony.

Strange coincidence. My father was the private secretary at the British Treasury of the minister who decided to abolish the rum ration. Being an ex-Navy man, he declared an interested when the matter came up.

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