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

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:23 pm

mhlr:51912 wrote:Or a lake ;) :D :lol:

Would be an ideal lake, however having a little girl means probably not sensible having deep water there...Shame, will wait till she is older maybe.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:48 pm

**Updates**

After a bit more this morning I was left with this gap to complete my circuit.

Due to having visitors this evening a tempoary bridge was wanged up...

...Pretty it ain't but it does the job..

This enabled the following to happen..

No 5, the CVLR's longest owned working loco sit's in PorthCadno station with wagon W1 which was a coopercraft kit I built in 1989 & an andel flat carrying what has been the end of the line stopblock since september.

At 15:12 today (9-4-2011) the consist moves off towards the west for the first time.

Crossing the crappy bridge & up the new formation.

And becomes the first train to traverse the finally completed CVLR circuit....

This bit I could not even make up, just as it was making its second circuit this turned up over the village..

So these pic's worked out perfect & fitting for the moment.

Having cut the first sod in June 2010 the full circuit is at least there to use by April 2011. Phew it's taken some work...

..
Just as a guide the last side of the full circuit laid yesterday & today took 3 full boxes of Peco SM-32 & around 55 thermalite blocks.

Right now to bed it all in I suppose.....

BTW No 5 & no 12 (IP Rapier) are currently going round & round the garden....sweet.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:04 pm

Well done!

You beat me

DVT Dweller · Post by **DVT Dweller** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:20 pm

Nice work Shane.

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:31 pm

Huwwah

90733 · Post by **90733** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:41 pm

Brilliant

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:53 pm

L...O...V...E...L...Y!!!!!!! Now you can stick your legs up at the end of a hard days work and just watch a train Chuff round

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:05 pm

Nice one! So when's the first steamy going to make the trip?

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:30 pm

Whens the golden spike ceremony?

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:49 pm

Bravo! Nicely done.
-from Zach, Pete and Andy

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:13 pm

Well done Shane, now THATS how to build a garden railway in 10 months!!

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:38 pm

Its a great feeling when the last piece of track goes in...Well done that man.

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:51 pm

Congrats chap, on a job well done!

Does this make the CVLR any more Mamod friendly?

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:07 am

Excellent mate

well done

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:01 am

Pendo Pilot:51916 wrote:Having cut the first sod in June 2010 the full circuit is at least there to use by April 2011. Phew it's taken some work...

Fantastic to see, well done! Looking forward to seeing the first steam round the full circuit.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:33 am

Congratulations! (But I did expect to see photo's of the local dignitaries attending the "golden spike" ceremony!

)

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:23 pm

dougrail:51943 wrote:

Does this make the CVLR any more Mamod friendly? :lol:

Errr.....Nope..

Actually the other way I think as I now have a long gruelling bank as well as three short gruelling banks..

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:29 pm

hussra:51951 wrote:Looking forward to seeing the first steam round the full circuit.

I think you need to visit again, lines changed quite a bit since you came over!

As for the first steam loco round, it was the Carrie on saturday evening. No pics I'm afraid as I was looking after my mates Autistic child at the same time so was busy.
The Countess ran the line yesterday evening after it's Butterley visit...

...No probs with that load on & even found a regulator setting that did for the whole circuit. It only paused once on that setting before heading off again.

Today I started on the lines fourth station by starting the platform loop. Need two more points to finish this area so will use the "platform line" as a siding for now before I get the point in the other end & then the other point for the stations siding.

Oh & yes I still need to fill my hole...

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:29 pm

Thats easy run the mamods downhill

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:33 pm

Sir Clothem Cap:52012 wrote:Thats easy run the mamods downhill

Hmmmm, Well there are plenty of sidings at the bottom now..

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