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DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:20 am

I have a video on youtube (link at the bottom) of my mamod locos (No.s 449 H.G.Butler and 450, Britomart) while Britomart was on a trail run of meths (which was only meant to last 5 minutes, but ended for for 5 hours!
During this time I got serveral vids and I managed to fit a camera actually into the cab of H.G.Butler and videoed a cab ride.
Is this a first for youtube? as I have searched around on there, but I can't find another one.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:47 pm

Nice to see a new up and coming railway what are the next steps?

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:52 pm

well, it is going to be really tricky to build a railway in my garden, as it is all mostly on a really steep slope (most of it more than 1 in 1!) so I am going to have it going along the bottom of the garden for about 100metres.
Afterwards, climb up the side slowly, and possibly have a tunnel cut out of a solid piece of slate rock (that's the plan), then have a runround and make the line go back on it'self and have a looooong cutting out of a mini cliff face to the top of the garden.

The only problem with this is becuase of 2 reasons:

I have a walkers path going right through where I want to build the railway

I am going to need a couple of powerful locos (not 3 mamods which I currently have!)

Sorry if none of this makes any sense, it's hard to describe without any pictures!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:55 pm

I shouldn't worry, I have a tiny little courtyard and still managed to fit a railway in. In order to extend it I'll need a continuous gradient on half of it of 1 in 35! humph! Good luck I'm sure you'll do it!
(flowers, chocolates and doing washing up are all really great ways of getting planning permision- that and offering to do all the gardening!)

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:59 pm

Well, the gardening bit is going to be a bit tricky, as it is 4 acres!, but hopefully soon I might be getting an Edrig (if my parents will hurry up!) and either more rolling stock or track, but it's worth a try!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:16 pm

What if you raised the lower end upwards, using posts and boards(with roofing felt ontop)... like I have done on on a section of my railway? Then you can get it mostly level?

That's an older picture, all the posts have been painted dark green now to blend in nicely.

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:24 pm

erm, lets just say that if I was to get in all in level with where I want the railway to end, the stilts will be around 100f in the air!!!

When I get home next i'll get some pictures to help visualise it

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