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

Steven.T · Post by **Steven.T** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:18 pm

Oooh a Narrow Gauge Pendo!
Will it take it's juice from the wires?

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:02 pm

MamodFan · Post by **MamodFan** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:09 pm

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Is he really holding the "pantograph" ???!!! And i love the wy of emptying the loads!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:15 pm

It's a class video, seen it a while back & yes he is holding the pan as such. I don't think its 25KV but I sure as hell would not want to try it anyway.

Keith, now would I joke. Overheads live, no more buying gas & steam oil. It would save the company a fortune & make up for the recent ebay failure (although I think that is sorted so should be arranging something soon).

Steve, leave off my windows.. All my windows are fine anyway, I have a big one that the wipers don't touch & two little ones that open for high speed nedding action.

TommyDodd · Post by **TommyDodd** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:19 pm

Pendo Pilot:52822 wrote:. Overheads live, no more buying gas & steam oil. It would save the company a fortune & make up for the recent ebay failure

Maybe, and maybe not. I have in the dusty recesses of my bookshelves a book about tram and tramway modelling, written by a guy who'd been doing it as a hobby since the war. Apparently you weren't a serious committed enthusiast unless you built yourself a Stuart Turner stationary engine, belted it to a genny and ran your electric models on steam-power, just as the electric railway pioneers did. It was probably simpler and cheaper than trying to turn 240v ac to 12v dc with the rough and ready electrics available over the counter then, anyway.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:23 pm

now would I joke. Overheads live, no more buying gas & steam oil.

OHLE - the solution to Blackbirds nicking the ballast!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:47 pm

TommyDodd:52824 wrote:I have in the dusty recesses of my bookshelves a book about tram and tramway modelling, written by a guy who'd been doing it as a hobby since the war. Apparently you weren't a serious committed enthusiast unless you built yourself a Stuart Turner stationary engine, belted it to a genny and ran your electric models on steam-power, just as the electric railway pioneers did. It was probably simpler and cheaper than trying to turn 240v ac to 12v dc with the rough and ready electrics available over the counter then, anyway.

That is actually something I would find very interesting. Not really into trams (Although do sign 153's) but the idea of powering an electric line with steam is brilliant. Then again I'm still planning a diorama lineside of a workshop powered by either my mamod TE1A or SR1.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:53 pm

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

According to one such "expert" passenger the other day I do drive a narrow gauge train anyway. The top of the coach not being wide enough. He did say they made a mistake when they angled the coach side in at the top. I did point out that had they not then large parts of the top of the coach would be missing after a trip as on full 8degree tilt a normal coach would be so out of gauge it would hit lots of things. Passengers huh!! God bless em.

Then again nothing can beat what I saw arriving at Birmingham new st this morning on a Landan Midlund service. Handicapped fella on a mobility scootay. They could not find the wheelchair ramps quickly so he said "Don't worry lads" & got out of scootay & picked it up & lifted it out onto the platform...

It's a funny old world out there...

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:03 am

I reckon you'll need a 16mm class 66 to go with that pendo!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:10 am

I reckon they're just posed for the camera - you're gonna be running a trolleybus service down at the docks!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:14 am

Narrow Minded:52831 wrote:I reckon they're just posed for the camera - you're gonna be running a trolleybus service down at the docks!

I reckon you are wrong!

Matt guessed it though..32mm thinking Vs 45mm obviously!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:15 am

Sir haydn:52830 wrote:I reckon you'll need a 16mm class 66 to go with that pendo!

OMFG NNNNNNNoooooooo There will never ever be a shed on my line!!! Nor any skips Steve before you say that!!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:22 am

Pendo Pilot:52801 wrote:A few updates...

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..

you have already had a go at a tilting train

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:29 am

........Spending most days tilting has that effect on you. Although I would be a tad concerned at tilt on that axis..

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:12 am

Ok so I may have been fibbing a bit about the OHLE....Steve at B2B6 had about 28 LGB OHLE masts secondhand though & a good price so I bought a few to test, worked out well with what I wanted so bought the rest of them.....

Here's what I wanted them for...

I just liked the lattice style, plus a little bit more child friendly than my previous brass section signal posts. A few more detail bits were bought as well.

Plus the GRS W&L van is almost done, had to hand letter the thing though as I could not get any letter transfers. I'm not very good at painting I will admit..

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:50 pm

Well the signal posts are a clever idea and look very smart - I'd also say that there's not a lot wrong with your painting looking at that van!

Nice!

Tobias · Post by **Tobias** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:45 pm

nice lettering skills

you must have been practicing

A narrow gauge Pendo?

i got a playmobil and hacked it into one ;)
didn't tilt tough :lol:

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue May 03, 2011 12:31 am

Well business as usual on the line. Had a visitor (friend of a mates dad) come around. He is into 7mm 0 gauge electric steam & has what looks like an impressive garden layout at his home in scotland. Thought I best tart the line up a bit so I banged out 14 new signals last night..

Windy as anything here the last 3 days & a few derailments caused by high wind today, plus the Jessie finally failed after about 2 weeks solid running at around an average of 5 hours everyday. Worm gear worn through, wonder if IP still have some spares, plus the coupling rods are fubar as well with elongated holes. :roll:

Some pics of course...

Static display locos on shed. Edrig failed with broken gas valve & Mamod, well its a mamod so failed on a few things.

Signals popped up everywhere. Bottom pic is a typical Semaphore area driver trap setup quite common still on the real railway. For example Abergavenny. The left hand signal is for the furthest left line, the right hand signal is actually for the middle line & not the exit from the yard where it is placed. Same setup at Aber, signal on up main is actually on the up loop there.

Porthcadno gets a few more tweaks.

Station no 4 (currently un-named) gets its passing loop & siding plus the platform. Lots to do here yet.

Decent size passing loops & another handy siding.

Lens crossing station got extended, it will now take 6 4 wheelers rather than 3.

Plus the C&W staff have started on a new project. It's a GRS early style W&L brakevan that I'm actually doing as a GWR era one. GRS do actually make a late style one as well but I already had this secondhand early one so decided to modify it a little. Well it beats trying to figure out the GRS instructions anyway...

Currently got the main bits together & it's coming on ok. Reference material shows that there are a fair few differences between the original GWR conversion of No 1 & 2 & what the W&L of today has.
Less strapping on them these days for a start.

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:46 am

That's looking great! All the sidings and loops will be extremely useful. I think the new, unnamed station is going to be a particularly great photo location.

Someone is a great believer in fully bidirectional signalling of passing loops, mind you. The signalling does look a little as if the line is set somewhere in the Irish Republic - they were great ones for bidirectional running through passing loops, as were the NCC in Northern Ireland.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:59 am

loving the shelves Shane

Pink to make the boys wink

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