Compton Valence Light Railway

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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:19 pm

Sorry for the delay in replying, I've been a bit busy....not adding to the layout unfortunately. Just waiting for a pallet of concrete blocks to be delivered to support the non ground level track bed planks and then construction will start in earnest.

I've been railway modelling for years actually Rik, in 'N' gauge dare I say, but YouTube finally convinced me to go bigger and move outside. ;)
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:30 pm

Construction continued apace this weekend.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:40 pm

Looks like a fairly sheltered spot there.... I presume this is your front garden so many local neighbours and passers-by will be bemused by the project.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:47 pm

It is the front garden and pretty sheltered so should be ok. There are only a few houses in the village so not many neighbours walk past and, more importantly, as I'm in a cul de sac off another cul de sac off a lane off another lane 3 miles from a main road, not many strangers either.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by LNR » Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:41 pm

CVLR wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:47 pm more importantly, as I'm in a cul de sac off another cul de sac off a lane off another lane 3 miles from a main road,
Gee! do you have trouble finding your way home at night!
As Peter said, it does look a nice sheltered spot, rather idyllic. Looking forward to where you go with this.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:46 am

Let track laying commence. :D
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:00 am

What a lovely space to build a railway.

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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:14 am

Thank you.

Once the shrubbery I pruned grows back it should hopefully blend in nicely. Then, when time, finances and the boss allow, I can take over the other side of the path too. ;)
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by LNR » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:24 am

All level, nice big curves, nice one.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:14 pm

Thanks Grant, but don't let your eyes deceive you. There is a 1 in 50 gradient down either side from the house to the curve at the bottom as I like to hear the locos work for a living. It does level out before and around the curve though.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by ge_rik » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:51 pm

Great looking location and an interesting trackbed. Will follow with interest.

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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:01 pm

Thanks Rik. I would have preferred it at ground level but with a garden that slopes every which way it wasn't really possible.
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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by ge_rik » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:28 pm

CVLR wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:01 pm Thanks Rik. I would have preferred it at ground level but with a garden that slopes every which way it wasn't really possible.
I don't know what age you are now, but as the years pass I'm sure you'll be grateful you didn't go ground level.

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Re: Compton Valence Light Railway

Post by CVLR » Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:17 pm

ge_rik wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:28 pm
CVLR wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:01 pm Thanks Rik. I would have preferred it at ground level but with a garden that slopes every which way it wasn't really possible.
I don't know what age you are now, but as the years pass I'm sure you'll be grateful you didn't go ground level.

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A very good point. I'm not quite at that stage yet but age affects us all eventually.
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