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

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:27 am

Pendo Pilot:59293 wrote:
.......It's gone!

Redesign for Chyknell in progress & the roof had to come down. It has survived perfectly but was too shabby as built.

Crumbs! Look forward to hearing what happens next. Are you buying the field behind the garden for an extension?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:11 pm

hussra:59302 wrote:Crumbs! Look forward to hearing what happens next. Are you buying the field behind the garden for an extension?

Yeah I wish Richard,
Although I spent enough on track to do what I have!!

Nothing set in stone (or concrete) so far for the redesign. But one idea I do have is to lift one of the sidings in the yard, lift one platform line (the back one) & make it single line throughout. Then the other side of the tunnel by the decking make a loop there down as far as the little shed. Which should equal out the distance between passing loops on the line a bit. Also new sidings going in where the old branchline to the shed were. Plus that will allow some space for my standard gauge bit!

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:27 pm

Yes, I can see the sense in making the loops a bit more evenly spaced, and the points by the tunnel are a bit awkward to reach... A bit more room for townscape at Chyknell, too!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:14 am

Rolling stock update again..

The ramshackle collection of passenger stock was worked on this time. As I have two IOM coaches & didnt fancy repainting them the choice was made for me really. Although I have actually gone for BR blood & custard rather than the IOM shade that seems deeper carmine. Having said that one of mine has faded a lot.

Anyway heres the stock posed before the varnish was applied later today. Still a motley collection I know but at least a tad more uniform now.

The ex Westwood vans have been worked on as well, the fish train is now almost done.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:41 am

Excellent Shane.

Those fish vans look brilliant.

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:32 am

The Accucraft IMR carriages are 'pairs' or four wheelers. The four wheelers were delivered 1873-75, close coupled c.1887, and then their bodies were placed two at a time on Bogie underframes 1909-23 - hence the term "pairs." They originally operated in dark green, then in chocolate and off-white. By the time the red and cream livery came in they were all runing on bogie underframes.

IMR red and cream started off in 1946 pretty close to BR's "blood and custard" but then the red became appreciably darker in the 1950s becoming definitely maroon about 1958. The shade is close, if not identical, to whatever te IM was slapping on its Road Services buses at the time. Later on the cream acquired a greenish tinge, and looked a bit sickly. The present version is pretty similar to that of the late 1950s. It wears well and looks good.

The present engine red is a bit "off" though - there it is a bit too much orange and not enough brown in it for my taste. However, no two locos were precisely the same shade back in the 1950s and 60s anyway! As of 25/9/11 Nos, 4, 8, 12 & 13 are in the present version of the 1950s red livery; 10 and 17 are in "Ailsa Green" and No.18 is still white. The rumours are that "Caledonia" will reappearing in MNR Claret around the turn of the year - she is presently getting a heavy overhaul.

Peter in AZ

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:49 pm

Cheers for the background Peter, mine are however CVLR coaches that just happen to bear a striking similarity to IOM coaches!

I was wondering what livery they carried before the carmine & cream. Also been meaning to find out what the brake compartment looked like when they were just 4 wheelers as the accucraft version just has seats in the brake area?!?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:03 pm

Well as the weather has kindly been great the last few days a final push on getting things done out on the railway has been undertaken between work & family stuff.

Porthcadno MPD has been one of the area's tackled as it's been under construction for way too long. Still needs added detail but everything is hopefully now ready for the onslaught of autumn & winter.

Loads of pics as I just enjoyed taking loads! :D A virtual shed visit as such.

On a rainy night (last night) looking out over the yard. Just added this one as I liked it.

We now have a small lift at the shed, just needs chain assembly & gubbins now.

Diesel facilitys too. Awaiting pipe & pump when I can find it in my box of bits.

Now just a series of shots showing CVLR Traction on shed. Note the additions of coaling area, water cranes, paved working area, shed roof, clock (which was my drivers watch from my arriva trains wales days so it has done many many rail miles, will be disguised better soon). Another lick of paint, some doors & a gutter strip above door openings (which will disguise my somewhat uneven dremel cutting of the planking :oops: ). To follow will be roof slating maybe using real slate, we will see. Also need coal for the coaling area & drains for the water cranes.

As I said couldnt decide on my fav ones so a full virtual shed tour. :twisted: :twisted: :roll: :roll:

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:22 pm

some really nice scenes you.ve created, that paving makes a real difference

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:44 pm

taliesin001:59558 wrote:some really nice scenes you.ve created, that paving makes a real difference

Couldn't agree more, the paving especially is excellent

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:57 pm

Yup, love the paving. Is it just scribed Belgian chocolate, I take it?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:23 pm

hussra:59565 wrote:Yup, love the paving. Is it just scribed Belgian chocolate, I take it?

Bah, rumbled!!

I have to bring it in on warm days...

Steven.T · Post by **Steven.T** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:43 pm

I love the diesel tank, baked bean can in a previous life?

And the shed clock, very ingenious!

Ste

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:46 pm

ste234:59568 wrote:I love the diesel tank, baked bean can in a previous life? :lol:

Actually Heinz soup can. Had some for dinner just because I wanted the can for a diesel tank!

Clock needs bedding in with a frame round it or similar. Just thought it would be quite apt that a railway issued watch become the shed clock. It even has indiglo back lighting LOL.

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:38 pm

Pendo Pilot:59553 wrote:Cheers for the background Peter, mine are however CVLR coaches that just happen to bear a striking similarity to IOM coaches! :D I was wondering what livery they carried before the carmine & cream. Also been meaning to find out what the brake compartment looked like when they were just 4 wheelers as the accucraft version just has seats in the brake area?!?

In summary the livery situation for the pairs was as follows:

They were delivered painted dark green, with off-white upper panels on the first class vehicles only. They were paired c.1887 and repainted as follows:

1887-1917 - dark brown with off-white upper panels
1917-33 - dark brown with light brown upper panels
1933-40 - most seem to have been mid-brown rather than purple and of-white.
1940-46 - dark brown
1946 onwards - those in regular service - red and cream; those used for excursions and school trains - reddish brown, or dark brown.

It should be noted that not every vehicle arried every livery variant.

The seats in the brake compartment are original. The brake compartments in the 'C' series four-wheelers were for the head-end brakesmen and were not used for luggage and smalls traffic. This was carried in the 'E' series brake vans, and later the luggage-thirds and was the responsibility of the guard. The IMR did not install vacuum brake until c.1930, there being no requirement for its use as the Island is not part of the UK. Even after the big push to install vacumm brakes in 1928-32 some vehicles remained handbraked only - including all the N series six wheelers, F27-33, 35, 36, and some of the pairs. The saloons (F29-32, & 35) have only acquired vacuum brakes recently.

The one active pairs coach - F54 - is red and cream and has been since the 1950s.

Peter in AZ

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:30 am

And the shed clock, very ingenious!

I missed that on my laptop screen! Just been back for another look, very good

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:24 am

Thats brilliant!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:43 am

A little update..

A box arrived at fox road works today...

This was duly inspected as I wanted to see what working a 10 hr rest day had got me..

With other jobs sidelined work commenced on the new task..

Then a quick break for some lunch in the newly refurbed CVLR Fox road works..

Before going out on the line to recover an item of rolling stock.

some fettling until I was sure what I needed to do..

took an angle grinder to bits of the jack.

Coming on ok.

Finally the cranks are fitted, what a git of a job having to file the square holes out to fit the axles!

So the I.House Jack or Jackhouse/ RoundJack is coming on ok.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:29 am

ohhh, this looks interesting!
never seen the diea of putting a RH chassis under a jack

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:13 am

Now that's an inspired mod!

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