the beech grove light railway

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:17 pm

Looking forward to my next visit!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:49 pm

we have been thinking about quarrys and lime kilns.
At first it was a lime kiln with a chalk quarry, but i prefer slate, and slate quarrys are easier to do, you can buy slate and the correct wagons, and i think they are mroe industrial, which is what i want.

this is my plan so far, in the middle,

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:13 pm

are you guna build the middle quarry area by raising a soil bed up, or try and do it like the rest of the line on boards?

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:15 pm

the side it comes off isnt very high, so the bottom could be groundlevel, or 1 brick on its side high.
and the quarry where it parts into 3 sidings is where the ground goes up, so it could be dig out slightly,
then we add some blocks to make a wall, then cover it all in concret or somthing

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:39 pm

i have partially re designed the layout, to give a better, longer run.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:26 pm

Get off ur bottom and build it then Andy!!!

made-in-england · Post by **made-in-england** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:22 pm

Amen pete rofl

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:36 pm

I'm going to say what Homer Simpson would say on this matter

Why don't you build it first, then draw up a load of plans?

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:41 pm

Matt wrote:I'm going to say what Homer Simpson would say on this matter

Why don't you build it first, then draw up a load of plans?

Or

Man, that's one fine looking barbecue pit.

WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT!

By that, I mean things never go to plan

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:39 am

MTA wrote:WHY DOESN'T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT!

Much the way I felt on completing my GRS Wisbech & Upwell coach...

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:07 pm

Did some more work this weekend

felted the larger side
layed track on it

took up track on the othe side, and re layed that.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:29 pm

well well well, we've got back into the swing of things now have we andy!

Boilertite · Post by **Boilertite** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:02 am

Progress is slow, especially as Andy keeps changing the design! - I'm now having to do another scale drawing to work out the saw
cut angles for the curved section now that its dual track and had to buy more timber for what is becoming quite a large construction

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:04 pm

just found this thread.

nice work andy, and dad. looks to be a BIG layout.
just hope the rest of mine comes together quickly.

Boilertite · Post by **Boilertite** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:03 am

Work has resumed on the BGLR after the Winter and changes of plan by Andy!- hopefully now 'Back on Track' for a Summer Opening.

Just started constructing the half-circle section on trestles
which joins up the two outer boards.

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:12 pm

Looks like you're going to be busy

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:16 pm

Great news, let me know the date of the opening when it's arranged and I'll try make it down

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andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:22 pm

So far, half of the big curve is almost done.
Just need to be fixed together and ground work done.

In the future the 'table like' structure may be replaced with more railway like things, such as a viaduct, and maybe a bank on the other half

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:25 pm

I think i have taken ownership of this project now.
This shall mean a different layout.

the old work shall be taken up, and some bits re used.

I would like to make it fit in a bit mroe with the garden, and not be somthing that as soon as you walk into the garden draws your eye to it.

My plan is as follows-

along the back of the flower bed, and curves around onto a concrete bed over the grass near the edge of the patio.

Through the gap you can see between the shed and the bush

Within the bushes there is a gap, which should be suitable for a raised track bed on posts.

It shall then go along beside the hedge, at roughly the same height as the current boards.

from there it shall snake round to between the path and the dirt hill. There shall be a lift out section to alow people to walk down as usual, with a barrow etc.

next it will go straight up between the tressell layout and the path, around the end of it and down the other side.

coming down from there, it will start to curve out to clear the bush

then down just by the bushes, and along up into the flowerbed,

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:34 pm

Looks like its going to look great once its done Andy! Look forward to seeing it progress!

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