The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:42 am

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:They're both good but which is better...
There's only one way to find out.....

...put a bike rack on the Fowler and see which falls off first.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:31 am

mhlr wrote:
Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:They're both good but which is better...
There's only one way to find out.....
...put a bike rack on the Fowler and see which falls off first.

And slightly more on topic, has anyone got a link for the MNGR website, it was one I used to watch regulary
And even more on topic, great progress Shane, I'm impressed just how quickly that line is spreading across the garden

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:28 pm

http://maesfforddrailway.webs.com/

There y'go

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:08 am

Well the CVLR special stop block got moved an extra 14 yards further today, I needed to unwind after my annual rules/traction & routes exam at work!!

No 9 the Fowler B9 1/2 made the first trip down the line after a failed attempt by the lines Jessie class diesel which decided to derail on an already laid section & plummet to the ground breaking into more bits than it normally has!

It then hauled the first test train up the line with no problems. Even restarted on the steepest part (which looks steeper in the pics than it is).

Talking of No 9, well I have replaced the god awful roundhouse insulated plastic axle pony wheel set on the loco with a modified Accucraft L&B wheelset. This is much closer to the real Fowlers wheel design ( although it should be 3 elongated slots rather than holes in the wheel disc.) Than after its afternoon run I refitted the lamp iron, sanded down & painted the chassis & wheels matt/weathered black (gloss chassis looked well wrong to me & the shiny wheels showed through the open outside frames), closer coupled the tender, installed a tender handbrake column & moved the works plates to the smokebox sides (although still unsure where the real ones had them, but not where roundhouse put them anyway). The cab side Fowler plates will be removed when I have had the Loco number oval plates made up. Will have to touch up or repaint the tender where the plates where.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:19 am

Nice job

Is that Belgian chocolate on those breeze blocks

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:24 am

Narrow Minded wrote:
Is that Belgian chocolate on those breeze blocks

Cheeky Bee hatch!!

I just spelt it in a yorkshire type of way!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:46 am

Wow, both loco and line look greatlly improved. How long is the line now?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:22 pm

I have not actually measured the current length yet Zach, the best part of 6 boxes of peco sm32 have gone into it though. So its getting a good length. Hope to install the station loops this week so that will make the line an end to return loop and back to end setup. This will end the propelling moves I have to do at the moment as I will then be able to run round at the end of the line instead.
In other news, the fowler got tweaked by the lads from elr engineering today down the SVR. Plumbing cleaned out,blast pipe opened up, regulator given more open travel from the rc servo and safety valve adjusted from 40 psi to 55 psi. What a change that has made!! She is a right beast now. Had her double headed with an ELR fowler after that with 4 pickering coaches and 9 W&L wagons on the steep gradient line and they made real light work of it even in the rain.

made-in-england · Post by **made-in-england** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:36 pm

very cool... a little less water in the much tho

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:45 pm

Yesterdays Fowler fun at the SVR.

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Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:44 am

Not had much chance to fettle lately, however today I got some stuff done.
Went to my local Model RC car/heli/plane shop & got hold of a Planet 5 2.4 ghz TX & RX set (£49.95), Then got another 2.4ghz RX & a battery pack, a few servo's & some other RC bits. The outcome is I now have a Fowler on full 2.4ghz so no more glitching near the house (The Wi-fi I think). Also have done an amazing bodge job on the Carrie that now has a fully working 2.4ghz regulator, also has partly fitted 2.4ghz reverser. Just need to iron out the fact that I can't put the side tanks on with the servo travel at the moment.

Must say so far I am well impressed with the planet 5 stuff. A lot more positive than the old 40mhz stuff, finer increments in travel of the servo's & earlier today I drove the Fowler from the shed during a terrific downpour & it didnt hesitate once. Once I have finished bodging the Carrie then the Countess will recieve the same. Oh & it's a proper transmitter not the stupid car wheel & trigger setup. It's also 4 axis so I have the left stick up for more power & the right stick middle for neutral gear, up for forwards & down for reverse. It also fails safe & returns the gear to neutral & regulator to 0 when it loses signal. Not that it has lost signal yet apart from when I have turned off the transmitter to try it out.
Also took me about 3 minutes to remove the centering spring from the right stick, so now I just put the stick in F or R & it stays there.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:45 am

Well a few photo updates with the goings on of the CVLR.

The Carrie is now fully 2.4ghz RC. Still need to do a lot of tidying up & the bottom servo mount issue has been sorted out by my mate Dave from the ELR, he has engineered some spacers that will allow the servo to be located on existing bolts that hold the rear drawgear on. Need to make a cab roof tidy as a lady Anne one will not fit as the Carrie has a much shorter roof profile.

The reverser servo from one my crashed RC Helicopters...

So now thats the Carrie with usable power on the line...

The Jessie now renumbered to No 5 & carrying my daughters name Scarlett. (No & name plates ex sold mamod class loco). Running well at the moment & actually has more pulling power than my IP Jack (No 11)? No doulbt that will end in tears! Running so well I had to take pics of it as evidence!!

Today (Ok actually yesterday now) I visited my mate Dave's "Evans Lake Railway ELR). Have put the phots here as it wasn't a steam up as only CVLR loco's running. Simply gorgeous line, I was only there testing really & having my first visit to the line.

A good day out & both my 2.4ghz fitted loco's behaved themselves.
Although the Carrie you may notice is missing it's dome. It came unstuck after yesterdays 2 hours in constant steam test. Re fitted now though.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:54 am

All looking mighty fine! I notice from the contents of the wagons that the Fowler was on "load test":D

You're right about that line too, very nice

90733 · Post by **90733** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:40 am

Brilliant

, that line looks very nice

But I think you should give the carrie to me

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:17 pm

That line looks superb, some nice weathering on the wagons too!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:33 pm

Am I right in thinking that line is on youtube? I've seen a very similar looking line in a passenger veiw video hauled by a green Fowler...? Very nice anyway, looks quite mature.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:22 am

Pete,
I'm not sure about that. I know the ELR chaps (Dave & Paul) have between them about four fowlers including two coal fired ones (That they make) but I have only seen black & blue ones. They may well have a green one though. It's a really nice line that does not get much use these days as the owner is always busy building coal fired locos in his shed. It serves mainly as a test track now.

I know there are a few YT vids of the line though. Including one I need to add to mine.

Shane

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:11 pm

Well I have not had chance to upload any vids for ages, so....

Firstly I decided to welcome in the new season (& the CVLR's first season change since it was started). A bright but cold Autumn afternoon on the line....

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Then of course a couple of onboard video's from the same day to show the extent of the line so far (& how it will probably stay now until after winter). Although I have bedded more of it in with topsoil/slate since these video's were taken in early October.

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Lastly a short video of the CVLR's visit to the ELR. We forgot to get the camera out until the last run of the Fowler

& then we only made it out & not back due to running out of gas!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:42 pm

loving the porka 356 shane! ooh... and the railways looking spot on

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:54 pm

Sir haydn wrote:loving the porka 356 shane! ooh... and the railways looking spot on

A good meal break in Preston & a wander around TK max there found me that 356 for the bargin price of £4!!

Everytime I go there I look in TK max but only tat there now..

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