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by BWLR
Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)
Replies: 55
Views: 17816

Re: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)

How do you operate the terminus behind the shed?! It looks to be a very tight squeeze! It is! However it's not quite as bad as it seems from the photos, as there is good access from the side of the shed to the buffer stop end of the station(from whence the photos are taken) and access round the oth...
by BWLR
Sun Apr 03, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)
Replies: 55
Views: 17816

Re: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)

I've not posted on this thread for a while. Its not so much that I haven't been up to much with the railway, just never get round to posting too often! You may have seen my Soller tram car in one of the other threads, so that is one project I've been working on over the winter. I've also renovated o...
by BWLR
Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: So, what have you been up to with your railway?
Replies: 58
Views: 18831

Re: So, what have you been up to with your railway?

Whilst I'm on this thread, an update on the Occre Soller Tram kit I was building which is now finished, but as mentioned earlier in the thread, I still need to motorise it.
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by BWLR
Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: So, what have you been up to with your railway?
Replies: 58
Views: 18831

Re: So, what have you been up to with your railway?

That's absolutely brilliant! brings a whole new angle to the phrase "On train catering"...
:D
by BWLR
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:27 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here
Replies: 19
Views: 8012

Re: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here

ge_rik wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:43 am I love the way the driver is hanging out of the cab to see the signal.

Rik
He has to do that to avoid bashing his head on the gas regulator... :)
by BWLR
Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:21 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here
Replies: 19
Views: 8012

Re: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here

of course when I said "this month", I meant quarter! :)

I'm also bucking the trend by including a train! :D
by BWLR
Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:17 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here
Replies: 19
Views: 8012

Re: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here

Some really good entries already! Like a lot of light railways the BWLR doesn't go in for signalling in a big way. However it shares a quirky fact with its near neighbour the Derwent Valley Light Railway in that it has just one signal... So here is my entry for this month. "Down mixed train lea...
by BWLR
Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: N&BLR Ongoing Projects thread
Replies: 47
Views: 16014

Re: N&BLR Ongoing Projects thread

That is a great looking wagon!
by BWLR
Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:17 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: So, what have you been up to with your railway?
Replies: 58
Views: 18831

Re: So, what have you been up to with your railway?

Hello-excellent work going on there. Would you be able to tell me the floor to axle distance using the original wheelsets, as I am cooperating on a possible drop-in motorised axle? That's actually a really good question, as while I have completed the body & roof I've not yet started on the unde...
by BWLR
Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: So, what have you been up to with your railway?
Replies: 58
Views: 18831

Re: So, what have you been up to with your railway?

As a bit of a diversion I've recently been working on an Occre Soller Tram car kit. I've got a bit of a weak spot for trams like this... Body and interior are complete and once the roof is done, I shall work on how best to motorise it. Probably going to be spring until,its finished as I will probab...
by BWLR
Sun Oct 03, 2021 4:59 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: So, what have you been up to with your railway?
Replies: 58
Views: 18831

Re: So, what have you been up to with your railway?

As a bit of a diversion I've recently been working on an Occre Soller Tram car kit. I've got a bit of a weak spot for trams like this... Body and interior are complete and once the roof is done, I shall work on how best to motorise it. Probably going to be spring until,its finished as I will probabl...
by BWLR
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:10 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE
Replies: 40
Views: 17621

Re: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE

That's another cracking image Andrew.
by BWLR
Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE
Replies: 40
Views: 17621

Re: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE

I love Aaron's photo, just oozes sultry tropical atmosphere.
by BWLR
Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: O gauge track for 16mm?
Replies: 24
Views: 8865

Re: O gauge track for 16mm?

Welcome to the forum Zeno! I think it is a great idea to try and re-use the track , especially if it is going to be a temporary situation and you are planning to move to the UK - paying out for new track and the shipping costs etc. and then having to take it back to Britain doesn't make a lot of sen...
by BWLR
Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:55 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE
Replies: 40
Views: 17621

Re: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE

My favourite time of day

Lilla waits for the right away as the shadows lengthen on a late summer evening.
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by BWLR
Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)
Replies: 55
Views: 17816

Re: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)

A new scenic addition to the line. The buildings on the railway are a mix of scratchbuilt and some kits, mainly resin. As part of the rebuilding of Bishop's Hutton Station I included a siding for a lineside industry, with the intention of this being the Bishop's Hutton Brewery. Early this year I sta...
by BWLR
Fri May 28, 2021 9:57 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: Garden Railway Gallery June 2021 - 1 week left
Replies: 35
Views: 16551

Re: Garden Railway Gallery June 2021 - ENTER HERE

Very nice!, but It doesn't look like a full wagon load so far :D
by BWLR
Sun May 16, 2021 10:42 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Protecting vulnerable points (turnouts)
Replies: 4
Views: 2299

Re: Protecting vulnerable points (turnouts)

This is a good idea, despite having a ground level line I haven't had a problem with damage to points probably due to a combination of not having points in positions where people might step on them and using Peco G45 track which seems quite robust. However like others have commented I do have a prob...
by BWLR
Sun May 09, 2021 9:10 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)
Replies: 55
Views: 17816

Re: The Bishop's Woodland Light Railway (BWLR)

How do you operate the terminus behind the shed?! It looks to be a very tight squeeze! It is! However it's not quite as bad as it seems from the photos, as there is good access from the side of the shed to the buffer stop end of the station(from whence the photos are taken) and access round the oth...
by BWLR
Sun May 09, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: The Great Garden Railway Inspection Reports
Replies: 333
Views: 193299

Re: The Great Garden Railway Inspection Reports

This is great Phil, I'm eagerly awaiting the next instalment! :D