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

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:39 am

Love the photo's & video Pete, really well made. We will do this again soon.

Gremlin · Post by **Gremlin** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:27 pm

I do enjoy the vidoes of your line and the stills are great too

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:10 pm

Pretty much the best video ever.

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:31 pm

Nice pictures and videos!

I would love to visit there someday, it really does look a fantastic railway!

DVT Dweller · Post by **DVT Dweller** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:10 am

Very nice guys another good day for the wether too Shane. How do the roundhouse diesels cope with coming down the big bank? I know some worm drive locos can try and over run themselves and jurk when heading down hill.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:28 pm

Mine didn't jerk, just made a wurring noise.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:41 pm

Mine makes a kind of growling angry noise, it's only jerked once down the hill Steve & that was down to the gear on the axle not being tight. Aside from that it normally just trundles along down the bank.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:31 pm

After yestersday at Butterley & a nasty horrid night shift (also in Derbyshire) it was time to fettle & unwind this arvo.

Thanks to Matt at Berry hill works for supplying the nameplates I have been meaning to get for ages. No 10 is now named "Warrior" after my first solo 390 & No 6 is now named after the good wife "Kate". Name previously carried unofficialy on busted up Rapier diesel. Told her if she wanted to have a nice loco named after her she would have to buy it...LOL.

Although I have kinda messed up fitting plates, usually use the dreaded superglue & with care fit them. This time I used two part epoxy type glue & the plates slid about & left gunk everywhere. Cleaned up as best as possible but not totally happy.

Although Greg is maintaining that we will have a wet winter the lads in Fox road works are taking no chances. So the snowlplough has been reinstated after fitting of new wheels (old ones nicked in spring for wagon build.) Also improved buffer plate fitted & extra screws to hold it all together. No 4 took it for a test spin..

Then it was just time to enjoy a little steam session...

Before finally it was time for "Pan Down" oh hang on, drop the fire...

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:58 pm

Cheers Shane, nice to have another "regular" installment from the CVLR

I feel I must comment however - photo's numbered from top.
1. That chap leaning against the exposed valve gear... moving machinery and loose clothing! tut-tut.
2. I see a hammer in the coaling stage, the crews obviously break up large chunks BUT I see no warning signs for eye protection when doing this and no first aid station with eye wash facikity or signs for such.
3. Someone could easily bump their head on the nose of that plough, but there are no hazard warnings and no "hard hat" signs.
4. various tripping hazards around the shed area and no Limited Clearance signs.
5. No Danger Deep Water signs or lifebelts.
6. Running with a red lamp showing and the driver not watching the road on the station approach.

I'm surprised after our recent Health & Safety chat!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:04 pm

Pmsl Greg..
Although I will address these points in detail.
1- It's set in the 1920s to 1950's when people were not idiots.
2- It's set in the 1920s to 1950's when people were not idiots.
3- It's set in the 1920s to 1950's when people were not idiots.
4- It's set in the 1920s to 1950's when people were not idiots.
5- It's set in the 1920s to 1950's when people were not idiots.
6- It's set in the 1920s to 1950's when people were not idiots.

Hope that clears up the issues raised Greg. :-)

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:46 pm

Well Shane, the railway may be set in the 1920s to 1950s, but you yourself are anchored firmly in the 21st century, so I do hope that while you are working on your garden railway, you are wearing the approved level II high-visibility orange vest with minimum 2-inch reflective stripes.

To protect you from, you know, meteorites, tigers, and boiler explosions.

Since they started making pilots wear these plastic orange flaps at my work, I am pleased to report that not one aeroplane pilot has been run over by an aeroplane or airport vehicle.

Of course, we were not plagued with this problem before the orange vests, but I suppose it comes as a relief that this potential danger has been recognised and addressed by some bright spark in the "safety" department. Now we all look a lot stupider, but now we can all let our guard down and stop watching out for moving equipment.

Why, at your job it must be a tremendous advantage not having to look both ways before crossing the tracks, now that you are dressed safely and nothing can happen to you.

Cheers to Narrow Minded for reminding us of our responsibility to imagine nasty things happening, and cover them in orange so the management can look better to themselves! As the management of the CVLR I believe you owe him some gratitude rather than sarcasm.

I love your railway pictures though, safe or not!

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:02 pm

lovely pics shane, especially the one from inside the shed, very atmospheric

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:15 pm

Really enjoyed these pics Shane - your loco's look realistic and used

Cheers,

Tom

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:21 pm

Cheers Tom, My loco's certainly are not the show & shine variety! ;) They are workhorses in minature..

Talking of which here's the latest video from today featuring CVLR No 6 "Kate" which hasnt featured in many video's yet. This loco is still waiting a chuffer as runs uber quiet!!

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Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:47 pm

Nice one Shane (spotted the bogie flat

) - stormy! it's been lashing down here with high winds too.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:56 pm

Yeah I meant to tell you I have one now (bogie flatbed). Bit of a frankenstein to be fair. Bachman chassis I bought over a year ago for a coach build that never happened, flatbed bought from Steve last week for £2 & a pair of bogies (with plastic wheels) that were under a double mamod coach I bought at STIA 2010. I need more of them but apparently Bachman doesnt sell them as kits anymore!! Damn.
This one still needs stakes etc & painting, just trying it out a bit.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:02 pm

I've got the butchered remains of a boxcar (used it as a video wagon for my really old camcorder

) - if you fancy cutting the sides & ends off you're welcome to it

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:56 pm

Great vid as well. The harbour is a nice touch.

Cheers,

Tom

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:59 pm

Not much going on even after a week off work..

Snow plough modified a little in light of a few issues last year. It's now ready for service should it be needed.

I found last year snow tended to push straight up, have added dividers to try & coax snow off the sides better. Also added skirts to stop snow build up there. Revised heavy duty buffer plate at rear to allow more push to be done.

Also added removable front coupler so it's easier to stable the thing now without it being the wrong way round...

Finished my bogie flatbed, just needs numbering now & metal wheels.

Plus started on a few other projects, silly ones that just involve glue & coffee stirrers..

The start of a 4 wheel 1st class brake end.

The start of a farm cart..

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:13 pm

I joined this forum recently and this was the first thread I have read all the way through (over a few evenings) and I must say that you have an incredible railway!

Anywho I like your new flatbed... I think I'll have to make one when I get round to it!

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