I wonder what this is ... ?

[laalratty]

Great to see you've got it Pete, must be feeling almost as good as the day my uncle decided to get a Taliesin And yes, that internal valve gear is a faff to oil up
Look forward to seeing the changes you make to it

[mhlr]

No idea how it run's yet, I haven't been a*sed to go out in the drizzle to cut my plants etc back Will do somepoint tomorrow though hopefully (as long as car finding for my mate doesn't run into the darkness!).

[Narrow Minded]

What a beaut' Pete, gorgeous Looking forward to the sequel posts as she's run and modded.
(Bet you're not going for the "dirty weathered look" on that one )

[Pendo Pilot]

Get outside you lazy sod & get it running!!!

Oh & don't forget the youtube vid fella.

[DolwyddelanLightRail]

Linda is far more better than Blanche,

I look forward to going out on the Linda when it comes back in to traffic, but I think I'll always prefer the Blanche because it just makes such an awsome noise. It was sounding quite wet yesterday, and the noise coming from the smokebox was just deafening.

I can't remember what she was like when i went in the cab from minffordd to t-y-b, all i remember was that there was a load of random steam in the cab that no-one knew where it was coming from!  :lol:#


I can see why now your trying/gotten rid of Matilda now!
I want one

[MoelygestLR]

No idea how it run's yet, I haven't been a*sed to go out in the drizzle to cut my plants etc back  :lol:  Will do somepoint tomorrow though hopefully (as long as car finding for my mate doesn't run into the darkness!).

Like everyone else has said, get out there and run it!

I had to wait until it had been lined and then had to travel to a local garden line to run it. My Linda was only run on my line for the first time about 2 weeks ago!

Oh and for your mates car hunting .... simples - get a toyota aygo

[Palmerston]

they do supply them yes! but tbh they arent very good, well, the ones with ym vor wernt, very thin and bendy.

indeed, the Vor's are thin compared to Taliesin, and the other RH models. The rivetting on the VOR's sidetanks do not alough flush fitting of the plates hence they look "bendy". With the VOR you do get all three possible nameplates and numbering but no works plates.

[Endless, Nameless]

Literally... how shiny is that?! Will I be seeing it on Sunday then?

[andysleigh]

i'v had to don on my sun glasses its so shiny

[mhlr]

Literally... how shiny is that?! Will I be seeing it on Sunday then?

Probably mate!

And it was raining, if it wasn't I may have just overcome my lazyness to go cut the plants, clear the line then run it, but pffft, no fun getting wet for the sake of running trains.

[Narrow Minded]

but pffft, no fun getting wet for the sake of running trains.

So it's official then, Pete is a member of the "Fair Weather Gardenrailfairers"
I can just image being out off roading in the landy "Oh that puddle looks like it's full of dirty water!"

You should make sure your track is low maintenance and there's no such thing as bad weather - only inappropriate dress [/i]

[Pendo Pilot]

pffft, no fun getting wet for the sake of running trains.

Will use that line tomorrow at work if it's raining, especially if I have to drive any Voyagers as they slide like flip in the wet!

[mhlr]

So it's official then, Pete is a member of the "Fair Weather Gardenrailfairers"
I can just image being out off roading in the landy "Oh that puddle looks like it's full of dirty water!"

You should make sure your track is low maintenance  and there's no such thing as bad weather - only inappropriate dress [/i]

Errrrrrrrrrm...



Don't think so... lol


I don't see the actual POINT of going out in the garden when it's dull, wet and generally rubbish, I have better things to do  :lol:
All my stock gets wet too, so I have to dry them off when I put them back in otherwise it gets damp in the cabinet so it goes mouldy in there. The shed's damp enough as it is without bringing more water in...

I'll be perfectly honest, I'm not a "proper" die hard gardenrailfairer, I haven't run any trains for probably the best part of 2 months now. Possibly more. So even though my line is generally low maintainence, all the plants have just grown with the spring time and some are blocking the line, so I need to go out with the seceurteres and cut it all back. The track at the far end needs pressurewashing as all the Seaguls use it as a f***ing toilet, and always do it when I'm not there to shoot them with the gun!

[Pendo Pilot]

Pfft Pete, I have done more wet stuff than that on my bike......



I know you have to keep those sheepluggers dry for fear of electrical failure, over here on the original & best 4x4 side we just do it...

[GardenRail]

Are you gonna let your Dad run it at Jim's on Sunday? If so better stand by the lifting bridge!!

Tag

[TonyW]

Roundhouse used to get all of their name, number and works plates from MDC. They now make their own as part of the brass etching process for the bodywork, hence the reduction in thickness.

[mhlr]

Are you gonna let your Dad run it at Jim's on Sunday? If so better stand by the lifting bridge!!

Tag

Depends if he comes, I don't need a sauffuer anymore! Probably best if he stays out of the way!


And Pendo, I've been in deeper stuff than that but haven't got any pictures of it. And what do you mean leccy failiure? It's a diesel! The only thing of concern is the ECU if you get stuck and let it fill up with water. So it's only on the Td5 and new Puma things that can go wrong in water. And yours isn't the original 4x4, if you want one of those, go back to WW2 or before, when they were experimenting fitting 4wd systems to things. Land Rovers came before Wranglers, so you'd need your WW2 one to beat it Yank tanks...

Anyway, this is going off topic a bit, you'd have to join the Aygo Vs. Defender debate We can gang up on the actual inferior car

[MoelygestLR]

Anyway, this is going off topic a bit, you'd have to join the Aygo Vs. Defender debate  :lol:  We can gang up on the actual inferior car  :lol:  :lol:

Ganging up now are we?

Well you still wont win I'll just beat both of you in a race!

oh and Pete, I've been through bigger puddles than that in my aygo! (seriously some of the potholes are that big! haha )

[Endless, Nameless]

Massey Harris patented the 4wd system didn't they? I know they were one of the first to have a commercial 4x4 system anyway.

Pete, you bringing Ben- Ben on Sunday? If you aren't, fancy pulling the gas regulator: gas jet pipe off and lending it to us so's I can run my loco? Doesn't sound like I'll be able to get a replacement made up in time...

[mhlr]

Right, today and yesterday I have worked on my Linda a bit... I've painted and cleaned up the nameplates and worksplates, fitted them, removed the coupling rods and painted the cranks red, and also made a single piece wooden floor.











Close up of the floor, I measured and cut a piece of thin ply to size, and it fixes down utilising the 2 bolts that hold the cab floor to the chassis. I'm pleased with the overall result! Really improved it IMHO!