Garden Railway Forum

I don't think there's any extra charge set by the EU - in fact as people have said, imports from the the EU have no charges. Anything over £15 imported from the outside the EU is liable to the normal UK tax (VAT at 20%, unless something like books, which don't have VAT added), plus import duty if th...

This is my Ragleth that was bought with R/C fitted, when I had the cab off to replace the burner: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/725/32542561573_a08d24453f_c.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/776/33228782741_e24b11bfdb_c.jpg The battery pack is attached inside the side tank (and unplugged when the bo...

The last slate wagons I had from them (bought direct, 3 years ago) the wheels and coupling hooks were completely unusable. I ended up using Binnie ones instead. The bodies were fine, so they still worked out cheaper than anything comparable, but previous ones had been perfectly OK

Mike D

I've used 3 x AAA rechargable or 3 X AA rechargable (depending on the space available) in three locos I've converted this way with Deltang units and they work fine....

Mike D

Superbiker_uk:117287 wrote:I'm interested but do not use Facebook so can you enlighten me on the model being discussed here? Thanks.

You can see here at PDF models website:

http://pdf-models.weebly.com/

I have a Sansa Fuze + which I've been very happy with - mine is only 4Gb internal memory but has a mini SD card slot, and it only cost about £20 (refurbished model) from eBay... It does do video, and plays many audio formats. It can be 'seen' as a USB drive on a computer, so is easy to just drag and...

LnBmad:104326 wrote:I've just received my regulator and gas regulator from these guys for my ragleth. I've fitted both but with the gas reg fully closed it leaks gas as if the valve was wide open. Any ideas?

I had the same issue! I contacted Jason and he supplied a replacement that works very well...

Mike D

There are a few subtle differences between the standard 'Lew' and the 'Lyd' version - the safety valves on 'Lyd' have extension pieces and a support attached to the cab roof, and it came with extra steps that can be fitted to the front of the tanks, to match the real one. The most obvious difference...

An Accucraft L&B gathering, home stock and visitor 'Lew'.


2013-12-29_16_52_38-1 by MPD2011, on Flickr



2013-12-29_16_52_02-1 by MPD2011, on Flickr


MikeD

I don't have a 'Superior', but the 'Ragleth', 'Lyn' and 'Lyd' Accucraft locos I have all run for about 20 minutes or more on a first fill. The 'Lyd'/'Lew' is a bit harder to fill the boiler to the correct level as it doesn't have a drain at the 'full' level like the others do, and it's easy to get a...

I've had 6 Accucraft locos, and all have run well (3 were stolen and have since been replaced!). Currently I have a 'Lyn', Ragleth and a 'Lyd' (just arrived!), all radio controlled, and I've been very pleased with them. I managed to damage the front cowcatcher on 'Lyn', but was able to buy a replace...

Mine are the same as Tony's....

Left is regulator, not sprung
Right is reverser, sprung to neutral

Mike D

andy:90006 wrote:is all Accucraft Baguley Drewery locos available with adjustable wheels or is it set for one gauge only?

New ones come set for 45mm, but are adjustable down to 32mm...

Mike D

Has anyone got one of these yet with the new metal chassis and are you happy with it? I've got one, and am very pleased with it. I originally bought just a chassis to replace the older plastic version on one I already had, and have since bought another chassis to put a scratch-built body on. It's a...

Thanks for the kind replies we are waiting to hear if the house insurance offers any cover  :roll: We don't think this was planned and was just scum bags robbing sheds that dropped across my dads as it cant be seen easily, the neighbour had all his power tools taken to, It makes you feel sick to th...

That's really sad news, so sorry. I will keep an eye out. Just out of interest was there anything else in the shed worth taking or did they only target the train items. Wondering if they knew they were there. There was other stuff there - lawn mower, lots of garden tools etc. - also some other rail...

I just discovered this morning that most of my 16mm garden railway stock has been stolen - I'm based in West London, UK. If anyone sees any of this lot up for sale, I'd be pleased to hear about it! Obviously the standard Accucraft stuff there's not much point in looking for, unless it happens to be ...

I got my last lot from Screwfix (www.screwfix.com). They used to sell it in B&Q but now only seem to have the mixed gas in the ones I've looked in...

Mike D

Some pictures of my Lyn with the new Accucraft L&B coaches.... http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8155/7438518346_85fa41df3d.jpg 2012-06-24_17_19_58-1 by MPD2011 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/7438518156_509aeb7dc8.jpg 2012-06-24_17_20_24-1 by MPD2011 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7438518050...

Another vote for Trackshack at www.track-shack.com from me....

I've bought Peco SM-32 plain track and points from them, and if ordered during the day it's been with me the next morning, despite me being just west of London, and them being in the Isle of Man!

Mike D