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

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:46 pm

Super vid (again), can't wait to come see it "in the flesh"

I will have to adjust a few things but it will be worth it.

Don't go to all that bother matey! - as long as I can borrow some stock I can re-gauge some of my loco's rather than you go to that trouble with your track! :lol:

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue May 17, 2011 12:53 am

Narrow Minded:53494 wrote:
I will have to adjust a few things but it will be worth it.
Don't go to all that bother matey! - as long as I can borrow some stock I can re-gauge some of my loco's rather than you go to that trouble with your track! :lol:

I did chuckle when I read this...Mainly chuckling at the joke but also a bit at the idea of using 45mm...

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed May 18, 2011 11:13 pm

Well not long now.........

..........Coaching stock cobbled together........

Loco's Prepped.....................

Line in best I can do condition.........

O.U.O.D is almost here.............

Thats the Official Unofficial Opening Day by the way.

Lets hope for decent weather then.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu May 19, 2011 6:49 am

Lets hope for decent weather then.

Looks like a nice day for it!

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:30 am

Just about to load up the car.

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:44 pm

So looks like the hard man has found a job on the railway, rather than simply leaning against the station looking menacing. Or is he about to steal that locomotive headboard? Photographs can be misleading.

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:36 pm

"A good time was had by all." Many thanks to Shane, and the others too for their good humour (especially with my habit of going in the opposite direction to everyone else).

Had to leave early-ish to pick up the children from school. They're probably still running.

Early scenes at Porthcadno, before the others arrived.

Later on the yard filled up somewhat...

Our host enjoys the scene.

DVTDweller's VoR heads up to Chyknell.

Sir Haydn's boxcab on vans.

Wilberforce tackles the grade.

Narrow Minded waits to cross my train.

Down the other side.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu May 19, 2011 6:31 pm

Brilliant day Shane, its a shame your track is all oily now!
It will be a right long trek for you to get to peterborough next year.

James-Buzz · Post by **James-Buzz** » Thu May 19, 2011 7:18 pm

Great pics, anyone else got any more?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu May 19, 2011 7:52 pm

Cheers Richard for those lovely pics & thanks for coming over today & running. Was a hectic but fun filled day!
I will add my shots later & did manage to get some video so will see what I can put up.

Once again thanks to everyone who made it & great to meet Steve (DVT Dweller) as well. Well pleased that the VOR made it round with mm to spare in places!

DVT Dweller · Post by **DVT Dweller** » Thu May 19, 2011 8:06 pm

Pendo Pilot:53714 wrote:Cheers Richard for those lovely pics & thanks for coming over today & running. Was a hectic but fun filled day!
I will add my shots later & did manage to get some video so will see what I can put up.

Once again thanks to everyone who made it & great to meet Steve (DVT Dweller) as well. Well pleased that the VOR made it round with mm to spare in places! :roll: ;)

Fantastic day Shane, thanks very much, will have a look at what ive got after tea and try and put them up. Very nice pictures those Richard and Wilberforce was looking very smart. Fantastic line to run on and I dont think the pictures do it justice to how long the line is. Thanks to Greg and Matt too for makeing it such an enjoyable day.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu May 19, 2011 8:34 pm

Many thanks for a most enjoyable day Shane - sorry for the delay in posting (Matt cheated and used his smart phone while I drove), but of course I had to set all my loco's back to "the correct gauge" before disposal onto shed

Hopefully I've got some pics & vid to post later this evening!

I dont think the pictures do it justice to how long the line is

- but I can say I'm feeling tired after "walking the length" several times with the manual loco's

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:17 pm

A Few More

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:22 pm

Most Impressive.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:27 pm

Glad you all had a good time, I certainly did & it was wonderful to see something that I managed to make host such a superb collection of loco's & stock.

So heres some pics, I didnt actually take that many either. We were all too busy running trains.

A nice diverse collection of loco's:-

From the small.....

...To the large...

...Infact so large that in places it looked like the line was made to fit the VOR..

The last bits..

Richards simplex tackles the steep bank & does well this time...

Chaos at Chyknell & 3 trains arriving whilst stock in platform means the VOR & one coach has to shunt into the small MPD..

Thunderbird Matt, did notice he spent a lot of time with his internal combustion loco!

Video to follow soon. Cracking day although the MPD is looking a bit bare now, you could of left some stuff!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:44 pm

Did anyone get a piccy of the doubleheader?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:59 pm

Sir haydn:53724 wrote:Did anyone get a piccy of the doubleheader?

It was going to fast......................Well until we met head to head at Chyknell!

Got some footage of it on video though.

Lovely pics Matt.

DVT Dweller · Post by **DVT Dweller** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:02 pm

My turn.

Depot shot

As Matt requested

Spot the odd one out

Matt happily playing with his diesel

Lots of activity at Chyknell

Finally just to try and show how big the line is

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:03 pm

We were storming the bank!

It was just a little shunt! haha

90733 · Post by **90733** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:07 pm

Great pics, and looks like great fun! But my god, its a huge line!

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