The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

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Image20170729_131955 by simon mace, on Flickr

Image20170730_173259 by simon mace, on Flickr

Image20171011_172315 by simon mace, on Flickr

I also built a simple ash drop:

Image20170730_173249 by simon mace, on Flickr

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:00 pm

Another project has been to use some small wheels I bought a while ago to build a bogie wagon suitable for easy transport when visiting other railways.

Hopefully the pictures are fairly self-explanatory:

Image20170909_161946 by simon mace, on Flickr

Image20170909_155222 by simon mace, on Flickr

Image20170909_161711 by simon mace, on Flickr

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:06 pm

I have also been off visiting :)

The Bath & West Railway:



And Kensey Valley:


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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:12 pm

And in case you wondered what it is like running coal-fired steam on a demanding track, the following video should give an idea:




And a similar one on a larger loco:



You may have noticed a large "sit inside" diesel in the previous videos.
It has been built by my Dad, and is a small scale version of a 15" gauge one (!) he built in the past:


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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:28 pm

looks like Flickr has just gone down :(

Back later with some more updates.....

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:40 pm

At the (very well equipped) bath & west railway steaming bays:

Image20171007_170529 by simon mace, on Flickr

Me!

Driving at Plymouth Miniature steam:

ImageFB_IMG_1507039033501 by simon mace, on Flickr

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:47 pm

In case anyone was wondering how to move an 80kg steam loco...


It has a carrying trolley that it gets ratchet strapped to:

Image20170107_114204 by simon mace, on Flickr

So it can be winched down the garden steps:

Image20170630_201936 by simon mace, on Flickr

And secured into my van:

Image20170917_163641 by simon mace, on Flickr

Ready to go!

Image20170917_163656 by simon mace, on Flickr

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:53 pm

Meeting a "tinkerbell" class loco at Kensey:

Image20170101_155455 by simon mace, on Flickr

Garden freight:

Image20170219_081112 by simon mace, on Flickr

An old household water tank makes a nice water tower (and saves messing with the garden hose for every steam-up):

Image20170305_103640 by simon mace, on Flickr

Shifting bricks:

Image20170701_135653 by simon mace, on Flickr

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:00 pm

A detour to a bigger railway:

Image20170816_135505 by simon mace, on Flickr

Toying with the idea of adding a (dummy) saddletank, so mocked one up in paper:

Image20170919_185743 by simon mace, on Flickr

The loco will be getting some cosmetic improvements this winter (nicer cab and some paintwork).
I think I prefer the look with the tank in place, but there are some details to work out....

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:04 pm

Helping with trackwork at kensey:

Image20160424_122034 by simon mace, on Flickr

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:07 pm

So much to comment on but keep it coming!

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:09 pm

I should probably put some details of the (small) g scale line too.
For now, here are some videos:










And the real thing - turn up the sound for these!



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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by bazzer42 » Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:25 pm

Cracking videos, that Sugar Pine Shay is a beast!

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:24 am

It certainly is - they said it was the biggest narrow gauge shay ever built!

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by Nomis » Fri Jun 29, 2018 12:48 pm

The apple valley railway is for sale!

We are moving to somewhere with even better railway building potential.

Happy to leave both the 7 1/4" and G scale tracks in place, but the trains are going with me!

If interested please contact the agent directly:

Rowse Gardens, Calstock
I found this property on the Rightmove Android app and wanted you to see it: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/s6p/55101753

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by chrispearce » Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:25 pm

Looking forward to your next railway! :thumbright:

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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by LNR » Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:20 am

Good luck with the move and your new project. Do I see some railway track already in place in the last of the back garden shots?
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Re: The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4") - Pt2

Post by ge_rik » Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:11 am

I notice the post about the house move was June 2018 and the old house has since been sold. I wonder how things have developed since 🤔
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