the beech grove light railway

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!

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:27 pm

Again, not been following this thread (like the MHLR extension) but the plans seem great! The pics at the top of this page look awfully familiar to the work I carried out on the Fairfield Railway, up here in the North West!

I look forward to seeing how it goes! It seems this summer is (so far) going to be better than the last, so hopefully progress will be swift!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:46 pm

No railway work yet, but

The BGLR has just placed an order for a Penrhyn Hunslet by Roundhouse Engineering of Doncaster.
The loco will be in black, and of course, 32mm gauge
She will come in Penrhyn style BUT with a tender, a new cab back will be made, and with luck should end up looking like this, before it was reprofiled, and still had a bit of a cab back

http://www.ronfisher.fotopic.net/p46520755.html

http://www.ronfisher.fotopic.net/p46520765.html

She is expected around January 2010

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:02 pm

Oooooer, very exciting.

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:22 pm

Ay, should make a very nice model

I wish I had the money to spend on a Penrhyn Hunslet...oh well.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:38 pm

will look lovely and also individual!

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