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

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

Post by Nomis » Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:04 pm

Autumn steam-up on the KVMR in 2016:



And a full trip around the line, shot between 3 locos (including my Ruston):


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

Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:09 pm

Just caught up with all your posts and I love what you have achieved.

I love the larger proportions of the 7 1/4" narrow gauge locos compared to standard gauge ones. It would be my choice of scale if I ever had the chance!

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Post by Big Jim » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:14 pm

I have been looking at larger stuff and to be honest you get an awful lot for your money.
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Post by Nomis » Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:14 pm

That is true.

Track (per yard) costs about the same for me in 7 1/4" as it does in g scale.

Locos are expensive if bought rtr, but how many are you ever going to need?

My battery locos probably cost me a couple of hundred each, and the steamer was about the same as a coal fired 16mm loco (or a top of the range roundhouse).

It just takes some "adjustment" when you first see the price of some locos....

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Post by Nomis » Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:17 pm

This is a great deal for anyone thinking of building a battery loco:

https://17d-miniatures.co.uk/store/narr ... rocket-set

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Post by Nomis » Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:20 pm

Station road steam often have interesting locos for sale.

This one is up for under £900 and seems ready to use:

http://www.stationroadsteam.co.uk/stock ... /index.htm

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Post by jim@NAL » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:06 pm

looks great fun if you have the room id love to build a loco

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Post by Nomis » Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:29 pm

Ok, been a while since the last update again (sorry), so here goes (if I can remember how to use flikr)....

For a long time, train storage has not been good. So I bit the bullet, ripped out the (rarely used) decking, and built a new 3 road stock shed.

It it 8' wide and 14' long. Supported on 4" square timbers such that there is a big air gap below.

After building some points I can finally get 3 full trains under cover, and run anybof them without shunting or lifting :)

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Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:49 pm

I like the fire pit, I need one of them.

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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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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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