The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by FWLR » Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:14 am

Superb photos Andrew. I always look forward to seeing you line and your builds on it. :thumbright:

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Andrew » Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:22 am

FWLR wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:14 am Superb photos Andrew. I always look forward to seeing you line and your builds on it. :thumbright:
Thanks Rod - I really appreciate your enthusiasm for my little line!

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Old Man Aaron » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:28 am

Even to someone unfamiliar with the WHR, that short train looks just right for the theme. The dead tree even looks good!
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Andrew » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:04 pm

Hello all,

To celebrate the Forum's survival, and to assist in keeping the thing alive by providing some content, I thought I'd run a train today, and take a few photos. As it's "business as usual" round here, with no particular changes envisaged, I thought I'd go for the most ordinary train I could think of - Regner "Daisy" (probably the loco that appears most regularly on this thread) and a grotty mixed goods...

Here's the train heading up the bank:

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Unfortunately, that one run was all it managed, because the loco's flywheel worked loose and brought it to a stuttering halt, but I managed a couple more runs with diesel No. 6:

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by ge_rik » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:47 pm

Wonderful!

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by philipy » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:45 pm

I always do envy your line Andrew.
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Andrew » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:17 pm

philipy wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:45 pm I always do envy your line Andrew.
That's very flattering, but I assure you you'd lose any envy you felt if you saw my little line! It's short, poorly maintained, and the operations are chaos... The camera really does lie in my case!

Actually, I think that's another reason I like to post on here - when I look back at the photos of past runs I completely forget about the derailments and technical glitches that accompanied them!

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by FWLR » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:13 am

Thats all the fun though isn't it Andrew, having mishaps and everything else what goes with garden railways. I think of it like the real world, where there are mishaps everyday usually. :roll:

I for one love to see photos of your locos and rolling stock. As for your line, who care's if it maybe small. I would love to be able to run my locos and rolling stock on it..... :thumbright:


Shame about "Daisy" ..... :( :(

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Tropic Blunder » Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:39 pm

Love your line Andrew. I've been following along for quite a while now, love the lovely carpet of green you have going on in most photos!
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by LNR » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:30 pm

That entire train just oozes narrow gauge charm. I really like that cowcatcher on the loco, sets the whole thing off for me.
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Andrew » Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:51 pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

For a while now I've tried to get out in the garden on New Year's Day - start as you mean to go on and all that... I was hoping that yesterday's thick frost and bright sunshine would continue, but by the time I got into the garden a light drizzle was falling - oh well...

The loco choice was obvious - for simple operation AND great steam effects you can't beat the Regner, and thanks to advice received here and some grub screws kindly donated by Steve (thank you!) re-attaching the loose flywheel that curtailed its last run was the work of about thirty seconds. The morning's duties were very simple - a light engine run up to Penlan to collect the tippers, a couple of round trips of the lower half of the line, and a light engine trundle back down the hill again:

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by philipy » Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:39 pm

Lovely, Andrew. I've said it before and you disagree but, I always envy your line!
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Soar Valley Light » Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:56 pm

philipy wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:39 pm Lovely, Andrew. I've said it before and you disagree but, I always envy your line!
I absolutely agree with Philip. Your railway has settled into the landscape very well Andrew. The shots of the train look exactly like a loco and wagons going about their business, with some reason and to some purpose. I'm not sure what exactly it is that give s this impression but I'm getting it loud and clear. I love it.

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by FWLR » Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:26 am

Fantastic photos Andrew. I absolutely love your loco in steam, those photos remind why I love and started my garden railway. I especially love the overhead shot by the tunnel...Brilliant.

Happy New Year..... :occasion7: :occasion9:

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Andrew » Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:00 pm

Thanks chaps! Glad you like the overhead shot Rod, I was looking for ways to capture the impressive plume of steam to best effect!

Funny you should mention that the photos give the impression of real work being done Andrew - one of my aims for 2021 is to enable some sort of realistic goods operation, inspired by Rik's but using Old School technology, probably involving coin flipping and dice! I'm currently working on some removable wagon loads as part of that project. Other aims for '21 include finishing the other five Big Big Train tippers, and finally getting round to repainting the Regner, so I guess it was quite an appropriate train to see in the New Year with.

If all goes according to plan ( ie I can raise enough cash!) next year's NYD train will be hauled by a brand new RH Small England...

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by pippindoo » Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:36 pm

For me, I love the encroaching foliage just begining to meet between the rails, and also the guard taking in the fresh air on the verandah of his van. Fantastic atmosphere!

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by ge_rik » Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:28 am

It's photos like these that make me envious of you live steam guys. All it needs is a bit of sunlight backlighting the plume.
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Old Man Aaron » Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:06 am

Stunning as always, Andrew.
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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Andrew » Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:35 pm

Afternoon!

A cheerful little train started the season on the (WH)WHR today - "Margaret" hauled a WHR open and FR slate wagon that jus happened to be knocking about, the recently-completed coal wagon which had yet to be test run, and a brake van.

The ensemble simply tootled up the line to Clarach where the loco ran around, transferred the van to the back, and trundled back down the line again. It's still sitting in the garden in case I fancy doing it again this afternoon...

Cheers all,

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Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:39 pm

That is a lovely scene Andrew, but if I tried a similar thing here today it would all be blown over the hedge.
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