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It's just not enough for the PTLR crew?

Post by SillyBilly » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:48 pm

www.freewebs.com/pinetreelightrailway/ptlrnorth.htm

Good lord, where do PTLRcecil and his dad stop? There'll be a ring railway around Ulverston before long :shock: .

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Post by laalratty » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:54 pm

The neighbour is very intersted into garden railways, he's already bought an Edrig! PTLRcecil was telling me last week that it is pluasable that the railway could end up circumnavighating both houses, forming a massive ring railway round part of Ulveston. :lol: Look forward to running on it when its done, the first garden railway to run in two gardens!!
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Post by Matt » Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:00 pm

Why the heck have you just demolished your best station?

Can I have the buildings?

Also, will the new line be up and running when I come and visit in August?
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Post by bungle80a » Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:51 am

Pine Tree Station will be rebuilt across the new line, but had to be pulled out to allow access to the construction of it! Matt, the aim is to have Pine Tree Station back in running order within a couple of weeks! Well, thats the estimate anyway!
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Post by mhlr » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:08 am

bungle80a wrote:Pine Tree Station will be rebuilt across the new line, but had to be pulled out to allow access to the construction of it! Matt, the aim is to have Pine Tree Station back in running order within a couple of weeks! Well, thats the estimate anyway!
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Post by Matt » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:30 am

So what are they doing? Building the new line, then rebuilding the old line on top so there will be a second tunnel on the line?
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Post by SillyBilly » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:17 am

How many flat crossings are there going to be in the station then?? This sounds truly awsome.

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Post by Matt » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:45 pm

yeah, it's going to be complex. Maybe ptlrcecil could build a fully functional signal system, so trains won't collide with each other.
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Post by SillyBilly » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:01 pm

Or even Mamods don't collide :lol: .

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Post by bungle80a » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:21 am

I believe Cecil has updated his website with new CGRL pics, but even they are now out of date. Since SillyBilly's visit on Sunday (wish i'd been there...ruddy work!!!) About another 20ft of posts have been planted. and a few more boards have been cut, treated and screwed down! Its all go to get the CGRL servicable by 22nd August!
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Post by Matt » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:17 pm

Any chance it'll be ready on the 21st?

And what does CGRL stand for?
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Post by bungle80a » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:35 am

Why the 21st?

There is a good chance the CGRL will be in operation by about then, with some of the PTLR North vonstructed also.

CGRL was my creation. This is quite a momentous project. The joining of 2 railways. There is a similar feat going on in Porthmadog. The joining of 2 lines. And the section that joins them across town is the Cross Town Rail Link (CTRL). CGRL is a play on that, and stands for Cross Garden Rail Link!
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Post by SillyBilly » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:01 am

My dad just so happens to project manage the CTRL so he quite liked your creation :lol: .

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Post by ACLR » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:09 am

wish I had a neighbour who wanted to combine railways would be sooooooo cool :D

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Post by Matt » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:03 pm

bungle80a wrote:There is a good chance the CGRL will be in operation by about then, with some of the PTLR North vonstructed also.
Vonstructed? Have you gone German or something?
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Post by SillyBilly » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:10 pm

Wooooo, be careful with the humor, it's banned remember :lol: .

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Post by Matt » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:54 pm

spoil sport.
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Post by bungle80a » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:29 am

Bringing this back on topic...! :P

Huge progress! The first bit of track has been laid. It is really flying on now. More posts hav been planted in all directions and boards cut to suit also. Pics will follow later, or appear on the PTLR website depending on cecil.
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Post by bungle80a » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:58 am

Poor weather cant hold us down! We now have approx 40ft of track laid on the PTLR North and 10 feet on the CGRL. If the weather is fine tomorrow we should get another 20 feet laid on the CGRL, as boads have been screwed down today between the rain and wind!After 2moro there will just be me and the PTLR (N) owner working on construction as PTLRsam and cecil are going up to Bo'ness and Kinneil to play big trains for a week! Lucky sods! Hopefully by their return we should have another 10 - 20ft either laid, or ready to be laid. All really depends onn weather and other commitments next week!
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Post by Matt » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:43 am

Yeah, they told me last night on the phone. Hopefully, I'll be over on the 22rd.
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