The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)
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Updates to Boc's bank almost completed. The aim to make the steepest gradient on the line & a place for nedding steam loco's working hard (or manual ones running away down the bank) look more pleasing to the eye.
Will post some pics later but in a rush so heres a link of a little video I did to test how things were coming along.
http://youtu.be/QHGhfvFQUSg
Will post some pics later but in a rush so heres a link of a little video I did to test how things were coming along.
http://youtu.be/QHGhfvFQUSg
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As promised...pics!!
Boc's Bank 2013.
Boc's Slateworks sidings also got cleaned up.
And with the line recieving new bogie coaches the old original 4 wheelers were hauled to Fox Road works for scrapping.
Boc's Bank 2013.
Boc's Slateworks sidings also got cleaned up.
And with the line recieving new bogie coaches the old original 4 wheelers were hauled to Fox Road works for scrapping.
Tommy Dodd may have an ARS key but I have a TASS button & a Rope Ladder, just like pirates, except the TASS button bit.
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Yes I agree, that part was great. That "Carrie" is an excellent engine. It has the best "chuff" out of all your engines. It sounds like you have the timing spot on, and the Hackworth gear is interesting to watch. I really must try to acquire a "Carrie" some day if I can.Narrow Minded:79132 wrote:Most excellent Shane - I loved the bit from 1:33 where steam was still issuing out of the tunnel mouth!:D Top Notch!!
Looking good! I agree re the culvert - rarely modelled but a lovely touch. And that photo of the carriages awaiting scrapping is very poignant... I built some 4-wheelers a while back that I'm supposed to be grounding as lineside huts but I don't know if I'll ever be able to put my sentimentality aside long enough to actually do it...
Cheers,
Andrew.
Cheers,
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Ages and ages ago the question was asked about gradients on the CVLR. Having visited today with measuring equipment, I can now reveal the answers. Mawll Bank is around 1 in 35; the bank by the sheds (between the C&W sidings and Chyknell) is 1 in 55. Box Bank (where Sir Haydn's boxcab came to grief, as indeed Wilberforce did today on a lengthy freight) comes out at 1 in 27.
Stupidly, I left my spirit level there - next step is to work out how to get it back!
Stupidly, I left my spirit level there - next step is to work out how to get it back!
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Have just spent the last few evenings following this thread - truly inspiring
I would love to know whether the line is still running. Brilliant stuff.
I would love to know whether the line is still running. Brilliant stuff.
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My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
It is still running, but Pendo Pilot posts all of his photos to the Facebook groups now. The railway also has its own Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CVLR-Chy ... ts&fref=ts
It's come on quite a bit!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CVLR-Chy ... ts&fref=ts
It's come on quite a bit!
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Thanks Laalratty, I'll check that out. I see you are relatively close to me - I'm near Ingleton.laalratty:102833 wrote:It is still running, but Pendo Pilot posts all of his photos to the Facebook groups now. The railway also has its own Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CVLR-Chy ... ts&fref=ts
It's come on quite a bit!
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My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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It's a shame, isn't it? I don't currently use FB, mainly because I fear I may end up spending half my life there, but it does seem to be absorbing a lot of the content that was previously on forums and discussion groups.Peter Butler:102835 wrote:And for those of us who won't touch facebook..... another loss to the Forum!
There's so much support, advice and inspiration to be found online - if only everyone would just stay in one place!
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