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by bazzer42 » Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:38 pm
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by jim@NAL » Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:40 pm
looking fantastic im a carpenter /builder gripfill will work and survive outside iv used it to repair broken slates /tiles on roofs it will last for years
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by bazzer42 » Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:44 pm
jim@NAL:103328 wrote:looking fantastic im a carpenter /builder gripfill will work and survive outside iv used it to repair broken slates /tiles on roofs it will last for years
That's a relief Jim as the next set of photos show my piers with their slate clad sides all stuck with the stuff!
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:04 am
A few pictures of path crossing and construction of the spiral descent to the harbour.
I have been pleased with the results as I have worked with a piece of string, a spirit level, large Stanley angle and a tape measure.
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:11 am
Here are the pictures that arrived upside down on the last post
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by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:07 pm
My word - that's a bit of a feat of engineering! Struggling to keep up with the track plan...
The railway which people forgot
(to build)
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by philipy » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:15 pm
by the 'eck!!!!!!!!!!!
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:33 pm
I will try and add a track plan but will need to draw it on paper and photograph it. I.T. not my strong point. I have two nice pictures of construction methods but Mr Samsung keeps posting them upside down!?
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 2:27 pm
you can see why I never became an architect! Does this help or hinder?
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by philipy » Sat Aug 16, 2014 2:46 pm
bazzer42:103381 wrote:
you can see why I never became an architect! Does this help or hinder?
It helps, thanks. I, for one, hadn't realised just how big and complex it is, although I did wonder how all the bits fitted together.
What are the overall length and width of the track area, just to put it in perspective?
Well done, its looking magnificent.
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:06 pm
The circuit is probably 120 to 130 feet and the branch about 45 to 50 feet. So it's short trains for Fairway!
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by Soar Valley Light » Sat Aug 16, 2014 6:45 pm
That's one heck of a railway. The construction work looks very impressive and the bridges are very nice indeed.
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:26 pm
I plan to chroncle progress so here is today's work. This the unloading platform at the harbour, concrete strips clad and topped in slate.
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by laalratty » Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:53 pm
That is quite some engineering that is being undertaken, but with a different and interesting trackplan. Look forward to seeing the finished results.
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:24 pm
laalratty:103392 wrote:That is quite some engineering that is being undertaken, but with a different and interesting trackplan. Look forward to seeing the finished results.
It may be a long wait! It's taken 2 summers to get the harbour track down and station started. Early retirement should help and already the evenings are noticeably shorter for the days I do have outside.
I would like a curved canopy over this loading dock but not sure it will work with the crane.
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by Dannypenguin » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:44 pm
Wow!
Lookin' good
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by Peter Butler » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:09 pm
Most impressive..... I certainly agree about early retirement (as will Big Al) but there seems to be years of work ahead of you and hopefully many more post of your progress.
Slatework particularly interesting. Please let us know about the effects of winter on the adhesives.
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by bazzer42 » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:39 pm
Peter, the piers and harbour wall have survived one winter albeit damp rather than cold. The piers used tile adhesive the harbour wall gripfill. I think gripfill has become the weapon of choice now!
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by Peter Butler » Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:01 pm
I am determined to try Gripfill myself as I have a project to complete; my castle gateway, with arched entrance, and up 'till now haven't found a satisfactory solution to make stonework using real slate to match the towers.
Watch my own thread for progress (if any!)
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by bazzer42 » Sun Aug 17, 2014 6:42 pm
Concrete added to loading dock and to lorry loading bay. Conditions are so cramped thatlorries can only load when run round facilities are not needed.
Should a harbour have a pill box? There may be room under the approach bridge if my sickly fir doesn't pull through.
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