The Leawarra Nayook Railway

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:41 pm

Peter is right Grant, these pictures and the rolling stock in them are absolutely remarkable! I'm taking such inspiration from them.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:54 pm

Thanks for your comments, and if it's inspiring that's great, but Graeme (GTB of this forum) is the one for museum quality detail in my book. Mind you Peter, those log bogies you did back on page 40 of your railway were a superb weathering effort. Weathered timber is made up of many colours, and you've certainly nailed it there.
My stock is all working stock and has done many miles over time, it needs to be strongly built, with enough detail to suggest reality. I'm also a great believer in weathering. Some wagons have considerable paint missing from working surfaces, timber wear, rust and general grime. All part of them being seen "in" the landscape rather than on it.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:56 am

Well the local shire council resurfaced the main road through Nayook today, still got the road down to the mill to do. Should knock that over tomorrow. Also Ways & Works oiled the bridge with sump oil for the winter. Both Depts. are well satisfied!.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:07 pm

Some wonderful photos, thank you! Those last photos inspired me to run my own Regner today - I must get on with repainting mine! I agree with the others too, beautiful rolling stock...

Cheers,

Andrew.

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:03 pm

Very Nice!!!

Peter in AZ

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 8:53 am

The Morning Passenger Service Hunslet in charge, pulling away from Leawarra in greener times.

Post by **ge_rik** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:31 am

LNR:116981 wrote: The Morning Passenger Service Hunslet in charge, pulling away from Leawarra in greener times.

These must be the Jackson Sharps you mentioned. Have you raised their height?

Rik

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:11 am

Yes Ric, raised them by about 15mm if I remember correctly. Many of our pass cars were repaired along the bottom edges with tin sheathing (well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) also lengthened the end platforms and new railings, cut the clerestory short, and changed bogie spacing and end doors. The pic. shows a visiting Jackson Sharpe coupled to one of mine showing the difference.

After building my first loco I needed pass cars quickly as you do when starting off, and these got me a train for the first GSSU.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:38 pm

More splendid and inspirational shots, thanks for sharing them. To those of us yet to get our railways out of the ground they continue to be a great inspiration.

Post by **ge_rik** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:15 am

LNR:116985 wrote:Yes Ric, raised them by about 15mm if I remember correctly. Many of our pass cars were repaired along the bottom edges with tin sheathing (well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) also lengthened the end platforms and new railings, cut the clerestory short, and changed bogie spacing and end doors. The pic. shows a visiting Jackson Sharpe coupled to one of mine showing the difference.

After building my first loco I needed pass cars quickly as you do when starting off, and these got me a train for the first GSSU.

A neat mod. Also, it's quite remarkable how lengthening the balcony and shortening the clerestory makes so much difference.

Rik

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:16 am

Have you had one of those days where everything just goes right! Well I've just had one

I've been experimenting with the front end of my Bagnall. I'ts always been a wet engine, so I decided to experiment with a chuffer, not to make the chuff louder, but more to re-direct the wet and oily part of the exhaust.
After quite a few tries I achieved a good combination of sound with minimum loss of power ( it actually appears to have broadened the torque band ) etched and painted it on Saturday and have been dying to try it.
So today I made up a heavy train and had a perfect run. The engine shunts really well, and even after a short station stop, is totally oil and water free. No more constantly wiping it down. I'd washed the engine in preparation for this run, and it's totally clean after a morning and an afternoon run. Very happy

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:59 pm

...and yet you offer no actual proof that this really happened.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:54 pm

Sorry I was enjoying it too much to take a photo. Besides a black thing in a black hole doesn't make a great photo.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:59 am

PROOF!
Just for you Keith, blowing a bit of a gale but I steamed up the loco again today. Lighter train, but once again no mess. Don't know
if this shows it "no mess Charlie"

Like I said, black thing in a black hole.

After running bunker first back to Leawarra, the smokebox and frontplate would usually be spattered with fine oil and water.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:41 am

Bit of time spent on the lathe this afternoon yielded 16 axle bushes, to start putting together two pairs of Fox Trucks.

Have to make up the bolsters next, then prime and paint. Then it's on to underframes.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:35 am

I have continued the above in the Rollingstock section

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Thu May 05, 2016 11:10 am

The afternoon Pass. has been made up, and the Hunslet is about to top up with water before coupling up and heading off to Nayook

Later the same day, the pass. has returned, locos on shed, and all is quiet in the afternoon sunshine at Leawarra.

Grant.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Thu May 05, 2016 2:00 pm

Just beautiful...... that's all!

invicta280 · Post by **invicta280** » Thu May 05, 2016 7:59 pm

Superb. Full of rural character and narrow guage charm.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Thu May 05, 2016 9:02 pm

I agree with the others, wonderfully atmospheric photos, thank you!

Andrew.

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