Mantle Velley Railway

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Mantle Velley Railway

Post by DG » Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:27 am

Hello,

as promised here are some photos. This one is from one end of the dog bone.
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The next two as it passes under the footbridge.
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this is the view after it takes a 90 degree turn down the other side of the house
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and finally a view of the line passing under the footbridge. This floods when we get heavy rain.
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Re: Mantle Velley Railway

Post by LNR » Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:52 am

What a terrific setting for a railway, Dave. Plenty of scope and lots of ingenuity in that track plan too. You and your son are very lucky, more pictures when you are ready please.
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Post by markoteal » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:07 am

Great layout of track there with plenty of run distance as well as steam up areas and shunting - all looks like its on the level?
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Post by Soar Valley Light » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:11 pm

Hi Dave,

Grant is right, that's a very interesting location for a railway - not without it's challenges I'm sure - but full of potential. You have some very usefull levels to make operation easy on the back! I'm really looking froward to seeing more of your line as it develops.

There's something about gritstone that makes it a very 'natural' setting for a railway. Maybe it's just me, resulting from some very early memories of the Midland route between Ambergate and Rowsley.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:14 pm

I agree with Andrew, the railway blends in naturally.

It looks like you have a fair bit of track down to run more than one train at a time!

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Post by Dwayne » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:45 am

Very cool. :thumbup:

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Post by pippindoo » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:33 am

I'm liking the round, arched, tower type building in your last photo!! :thumbright:

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Re: Mantle Velley Railway

Post by DG » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:40 am

Thanks for replies everyone. It is very useful having part of the track at chest height. We are very lucky with the space. I like to think that the challenges may be something like the real thing ( in my dreams ) and as you say Grant there is much scope. It isn't on the level, there is a gradient at to get under the footbridge from both directions. When we started the track resembled more of a roller coaster ride than a railway but we have gradually changed things to smooth out the gradients and bends and the loading gauge especially under the footbridge. We have far less derailments now. Oh the building with arches is a model of Chesterton Windmill, which is located in Warwickshire. Bought the model before we got into garden railway, it has since lost it's sails but we placed it there and it seems to fit in.

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Post by pippindoo » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:49 am

Thanks Dave, Chesterton model windmill website duly visited, and I'll be having one!

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Post by SpudUk » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:53 am

Is it the bigger model or the smaller one?

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Post by DG » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:07 pm

Hi Chris ours is about 20 inches high, not sure is that is the big or little one as it must be over 15 years since we bought it.
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Post by SpudUk » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:55 am

DG wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:07 pm Hi Chris ours is about 20 inches high, not sure is that is the big or little one as it must be over 15 years since we bought it.
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Ah yes, the 24 inch one is the bigger one. Is it "roughly" scale or miles out?
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Post by DG » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:14 am

Hi Chris,

I have just looked at the Chesterton windmill site and the real thing is 36ft high so that puts the 24 inch model at 1 in 18.

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Post by LNR » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:37 am

Gee Dave, many thanks for causing me to look up the details on Chesterton Mill. What an unusual structure for a wind mill. We have many windmills, but they don't look like that!!!
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Post by SpudUk » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:06 am

DG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:14 am Hi Chris,

I have just looked at the Chesterton windmill site and the real thing is 36ft high so that puts the 24 inch model at 1 in 18.

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Ah thanks Dave! That's within an acceptable allowance!
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Re: Mantle Velley Railway

Post by DG » Sat Apr 22, 2017 6:45 am

Hi Grant it is unusual isn't it. You can't beat an Arch, very pleasing on the eye. I have always marveled at the Roman Colosseum with all it's arches, what an architectural masterpiece that was for it's time and mostly still standing today!

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Post by LNR » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:59 am

You can't beat an Arch
I agree, just finished restoring another antique clock, and for identification purposes had to do a crash course in gothic arch history. I now know the one below is a "Flamboyant Gothic Arch, I believe.
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Re: Mantle Velley Railway

Post by DG » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:57 am

Wow Grant that is a mighty fine clock and thank you for my little dip into gothic architecture after I googled flamboyant gothic arch.

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Re: Mantle Velley Railway

Post by FWLR » Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:31 am

Great layout Dave, love the way it passes under the footbridge, and the little bench on the tunnel. brilliant... :thumbup: :thumbup:

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