Garden Railway Forum

Joe:113390 wrote:how come I can only see valve gear one side? i take it it may be hidden the other side as i assume the chassis was home built

The Salam and Locobox engines did not have valve gear, they have slip eccentrics, and mamod like cylinders.

It may be ready next month, see the Shed Notice Board.

The very latest news (earlier yesterday) was that it is now complete and will be dispatched next month, together with a further DVD of three of the demonstrations from the 2014 Show - making station platforms, planting your railway ans soldering - a total of an hour-and-a-half of Useful Stuff. Any ...

Seen on the Brandbright web site, they are stoping making items after 11 April, then closing down when items are sold off.

The have been trying to sell up for some years now looks like know one is willing to take over.

The Type E is available online for £2:99 and they have a free delivery promotion at present - http://www.theworks.co.uk/p/home-gifts/royal-mail-pillar-box-model---gvr-type-e-small-combination/5014721130439 Just placed my order. The Type B is £5:99 online. Chris Cairns Gone down to £1.99, but are no...

Spotted a Darj Garratt on "Indian Hill" at Llanfair last weekend. I can´t tell whether it´s a Locobox or another type (Peter Angus ...). The missing switches on the rear seem to argue against Locobox, unless there was a manual version I don´t know about. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/386...

Visited the Freienbach Large Scale exhibition in Switzerland yesterday, 2nd May. and talked to the Regners about plans going forward. The Achensee-Danpf-Zahnradbahn locomotive "Georg" was there on its display, as was the Rigi No 7. According to Mrs Regner, the Achensee loco has not been s...

andymctractor:98950 wrote:I'm very interested as I love garratts anyway and I prefer the K1 to the South African versions.   I fear the cost may be a bit scary though especially with radio control.

Nothing about R/C in the add from GRS on page 27 of the 16mm Show Guide.

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:93992 wrote:Chain shunting and horse shunting abound!

Rule 30
When a horse is used on the railway a man must, on the approach and during the passing of any train, hold its head, whether the horse be drawing vehicles or not.

METHSSNIFFER:89254 wrote:Is this in production yet the GVT tram loco sponsored by GRS

You need ask Accucraft !!

Dont worry, the project will be running for a very long time yet hahahaha. We still have the 3ft high quarry face to go!!!! I really dont know where we got the ensele from. I may be able to find out later on as Michael is currently running a railway. I think you may be able to get it from b&q. ...

Thanks for your reply, can I ask were you got the Ensele from ?

Can I ask why you are avoiding roofing felt ?

spooner:78138 wrote:That coach has run on the Ffestiniog Railway this year.It was rebuilt at Boston Lodge.

But it did not carry any passengers on the the Ffestiniog Railway

Hi I am waiting for the crap weather to improve a bit so I can start  laying some track, in the mean time I have been having a go at making points and a double slip is half done. What I would like to know is do I use electric point motors, air pumps or manual levers or do you only power the hard to...

I've just received the roller track gauges from C&L Finescale, and to my disgust they will NOT work with Code 215 rail.  :cussing: The little grooves are WAY too narrow to fit over the head of the rail. No mention at all what size rail these are to be used on. What a waste of time and money... ...

St.Michael:73500 wrote:Thank you for interesting answers
That really explains things for me. Maybe I should buy a blowtorch, what are the using areas for such a tool?
Michael

I use my blowtorch to burn off the weeds on my garden path.

MDLR:70012 wrote:I built a Budup Wagon on Saturday...................

http://www.mdlr.co.uk/budup.html

What is a Budup wagon ?

Have looked at your MDLR page, but it does tell us what the term Budup means ?

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:69441 wrote:I have a photo, I'll dig it out, no one seems to know about it!

Mr Bond, any luck in digging out the photo of GVT inspection wagon yet ?

Another new boy (at least in this section), here a link to my indoor live steam layout, the Kent & North Wales Light Railway, a 16mm layout based in my cellar here in Alsace, France, with two loop of track, once of which dual gauge 32/45mm. http://www.youtube.com/user/KandNWLR?feature=mhee#p/u/...