Workman's Coach

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:00 am

Well, as there's not much on this topic, I thought I'd add one of my coaches... it's a scratch built workmans coach made from ply, I used the blunt side of a stanley knife to make the planking effect. The wheels and buffers are from that wicked company Cambrian!
The coach behind was from Ebay from a small 'garden shed' firm called Andy's Models. It goes with mine very nicely!

I'm also going to be making some bogie coaches like this, but wider to suit Edrig! (along with a gaurd's van).

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:19 am

Nice Coaches! Make sure you've got a good, low centre of gravity when making carriages for an 'Edrig'.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:20 am

Yeah, I will, I'll probs add a lead weight under them.

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:14 am

Nice looking carriages there Pete

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:08 pm

Looks great Pete

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:02 am

I'd seen that coach on ebay, so it is good that it matches your coach very well.

Chris Cairns.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:11 pm

DISASTER!!!!!

My very expensive Workmans coach :roll: (the one that cost me a arm n a leg on ebay!) left the rails on the bridge and smashed. We beleive it's due to terroists on the MHLR. (trackwork is guna be redone over the bridges with new gantry bridges ;) ).

A rebuild is guna be done, with a new corragated roof like my workman's...

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:23 pm

Ouch, but at least it is repairable.

When it ever gets built my Garden Railway is going to include a rather long bridge, and my thoughts are that it should be protected in some way (gantry, etc.) to prevent just such damage, particularly with an expensive locomotive.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:27 pm

Ouch, not nice Pete

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mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:50 pm

CCairns wrote:Ouch, but at least it is repairable.

When it ever gets built my Garden Railway is going to include a rather long bridge, and my thoughts are that it should be protected in some way (gantry, etc.) to prevent just such damage, particularly with an expensive locomotive.

Well, funnily enough my parcel from GRS arrived tuver day, some aluminium gantry bridges. The ones I have ATM are temp., and this weather, they have expanded and caused the rails to not quite fit properly

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:06 am

a possible solution for your expanding track is to have a short length of track just b4 it which has 2 sets of rails for it. one set for colder periods and the other set a couple of mm shorter for when the weather picks up! All you have to is swap them over when necessary. this obviously only works if the bridge is lift out or hinged.

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:21 am

Does Mamod track expand much in sunny weather?

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:44 pm

Nah. Well, at least not with mine, but I live in the north of england, and it never gets as hot as down south.

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:04 pm

Unlucky Pete

But if its any consolation, I managed to damage three wagons in a derailment yesterday as well!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:33 pm

MuzTrem wrote:Unlucky Pete But if its any consolation, I managed to damage three wagons in a derailment yesterday as well!

Must be the hot weather throughout the UK then!!!

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:27 pm

Ouch not nice. Hope you can get the damage repaired quickly. BTW the real short term solution to expanding rails is pouring cold water on them!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:42 pm

Thats not good Pete

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:12 pm

I fixed the coach, all back together again running smoothly. Has a corrugated metal roof on now. 1 thing is though, how do you lot fix windows in place? On this coach, they are bits of clear plastic stuck on from the outside. I restuck them on with tiny dabs of super glue, but it makes the windows a bit cloudy and shows up your finger prints on the windows.... Pics when I can get out when it's stopped raining lol!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:31 pm

mhlr wrote:I fixed the coach, all back together again running smoothly. Has a corrugated metal roof on now. 1 thing is though, how do you lot fix windows in place? On this coach, they are bits of clear plastic stuck on from the outside. I restuck them on with tiny dabs of super glue, but it makes the windows a bit cloudy and shows up your finger prints on the windows.... Pics when I can get out when it's stopped raining lol! :lol:

let me guess, u gotthe roof idea from 16mm mag

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat May 24, 2008 4:38 pm

andysleigh wrote:
mhlr wrote:I fixed the coach, all back together again running smoothly. Has a corrugated metal roof on now. 1 thing is though, how do you lot fix windows in place? On this coach, they are bits of clear plastic stuck on from the outside. I restuck them on with tiny dabs of super glue, but it makes the windows a bit cloudy and shows up your finger prints on the windows.... Pics when I can get out when it's stopped raining lol! :lol:
let me guess, u gotthe roof idea from 16mm mag

Nope

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