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

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:28 pm

The suspense is killing me! How'd you get on with the trials????

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:33 pm

Blimey Shane, you don't hang about... come on in leaps & bounds since I last poked my nose in- and you'd already done more than your fair share of leaping and bounding then.

Great stuff

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:05 am

Still working away on the line, plenty left to do.

But heres a film of the line using at first the IP Jessie as an out of control (Manual) train & driving the RC controlled Carrie the other way, 2 train running is fun. The end of the video is all Fowler after her visit to the ELR workshops for timing, de clogging & a few other bits & pieces.

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Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:18 am

Brilliant! you really do work them locos!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:08 am

Most excellent! The line's looking superb (But you could do with a sound card in that Jessie

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Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:28 pm

Another big step for the line today....

Installation of the first traverser on the line. This will enable access to the MPD from the shed line or through the yard. The traverser deck itself is really only a test version. However it may stay for a while until I can bodge something better.

So with the deck in place & its 45mm gauge support rails

it was time to try it out. The resident Jessie (No 5) has lately turned from mobile demic to hero on the line (after it recieved a metal IP box rather than the plastic version). So the honour's went to No 5 to open the line. Plus it was the cheapest loco running incase of a mishap..

Approaching via the yard line.

Deck lined up..

...& over it goes...

...onto the MPD..

Talking of which...

A start was made on the MPD.

Overview of MPD. left hand line will be coaling & water line/Prep road. 2 & 3 will have a running shed & the righthand line will curve away alongside the mainline but lower & is the demic & tool van storage road.

Now I need more engines.....

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:43 pm

Wow, that looks neat! Nice to see the fleet all out (barring the Jack) in the fresh air too.

What style of running shed are you going for? Brick / stonebuilt or a wriggley tin afair?

90733 · Post by **90733** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:48 pm

Love it

, Not only cool, but different too!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:39 am

Niiiiiiice!!

Are you going to have latch to lock it inplace at each road?

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:59 am

Looks Like its gonna be a crackin MPD

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:50 am

Ta for the replies,
Greg, I hope to build a slate style running shed....Not sure how yet. But I need it double road with some nice doors.

Pete, yes will be making a latching system for all roads especially the double ended ones as alignment does seem to get knocked out a bit with passage of trains & as rolling stock will be shunted over the deck onto the hole siding the company has been told it will need a lock system included..

Keith....Matilda matches my edrig so it will stay..

Yesterday I tweaked a bit more on the MPD. I still need a couple more blocks to extend 2 of the roads & then lots of topsoil to bed it all in with plus walling for garden bit thing.

However managed to get the "hole" siding in. This will be used for demic loco's & other non general stock plus as an overflow as required.

Also rowlands mixed the existing & new bits in.

The 45mm section of line gets done first..

"Hole" siding in, needs stop block.

An overview of the MPD & bits. Behind you may notice that what was planned to be a lift out bridge on the mainline is now actually a flat crossing instead. The CVLR likes to remain fluid when it comes to planning. That & the fact I gave up trying to make a curved liftoutable bridge as it was doing my head in. Sod it, I will lift the lawnmower over...

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:24 pm

Pendo Pilot:52595 wrote:That & the fact I gave up trying to make a curved liftoutable bridge as it was doing my head in. Sod it, I will lift the lawnmower over...

My sympathies. I spent odd bits of yesterday and today working on my own (slightly) curved lift out bridge - have now got the deck marked up and cut out, awaiting supplies for the structural reinforcement on Wednesday. Wish me luck! It's a somewhat awkward location.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:43 pm

Whilst work took up the morning, the afternoon was CVLR & family.

Whilst my daughter had her afternoon nap some steam ran including the first in steam locos on the new traverser..

Plus the new kit build (Not finished) GRS W&L van appeared for a while for some pics..

Then it was time for a BBQ with My wife & daughter (plus cat) on the lawn whilst No 5 trundled about the line on a short freight & carrying easter eggs (although no pics).....

Len scared the locals....

Whilst Scarlett had her first proper easter egg...

And seemed to enjoy it...

Before Len decided to do his Godzilla style party piece...

A really nice afternoon & proof that having a living line in the garden is such an addition. Well stopped be getting bored whilst BBQing anyway..

90733 · Post by **90733** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:57 pm

Haha Love the pic of your cat be godzillia

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:29 pm

some nice pics, this surely must be a record for the longest thread!

you may have already said but roughly how long is your line?

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:34 pm

I'm liking the looks of the GRS van Shane, how does it compare dimensions-wise with the Accucraft ones?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:59 pm

Narrow Minded:52709 wrote:I'm liking the looks of the GRS van Shane, how does it compare dimensions-wise with the Accucraft ones?

Did you not get my PM about it??

Obviously not, its a tad smaller in height. Maybe as I have used cut down Accy axleguards & wheels. Length is about the same though as is width. I have not measured it but it looks about right. As for the slight height difference.....easy, this wagon has a few more miles on it's leaf springs than the others. Job sorted!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:13 pm

A few updates...

MPD & a bit of the new line bedded in...

This was bound to happen at some point... Routed No 5 on the main past the Fowler on the platform road at PorthCadno & guess who had not reset the points from the MPD? Was wondering where it had got to..

Oh & the CVLR has a new plan, the dirty steamers will be replaced eventually by something more familier to me....

Yeah right

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:22 pm

A narrow gauge Pendo?

DVT Dweller · Post by **DVT Dweller** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:27 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail:52802 wrote:A narrow gauge Pendo? :lol:

Can you imagine how small the windows would be?

Sorry Shane couldnt resist it.

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