C.R.L.R. project.
Yes it's a GN400 that I used for despatch riding a few years ago I done 380,000 miles on it replaced most parts. I kept it as I lived on the thing 10 or 12 hours a day for many years and got attached to it, but it's now ready for the skip. It only had 6 volt electrics and the headlight was no good at all, I wonder now why I kept it going so long.
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Some great work there al!
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
Me and my mate Mick have laid some more track and set in place the last blocks, Also we made the wood bridges and covered them with roofing felt. So just the track on the patio to be screwed in place and the return loop at the top of the garden needs doing. The bridging pieces are removable for dry storage when it rains. :D
This is the original plan a few small changes have been made the sidings will be on the patio section and not beside the shed as shown, also we done away with the tunnel at the back of the bush at the top of the garden
This is the original plan a few small changes have been made the sidings will be on the patio section and not beside the shed as shown, also we done away with the tunnel at the back of the bush at the top of the garden
Allen Hopper - early retirement can't beat it !
Great work that! Should be an awesome run when completed!
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
Thanks for the nice comments, One thing we found when running a test train on the bend behind the bush at the top of the garden a 4 wheel IP Coach de-railed or sounded a tight fit at low speed so we checked and the bend at the hardest to get at bit was a bit on the tight side, Just as we started to unscrew the track on that section I said to my mate Mick I'll nip indoors and get my Roundhouse wheel space gauge and it turned out the coach had a wide set of wheels so panic over I shut the gap between the wheels down about 2mm. and no more problems :lol:
I have checked my other rolling stock and all seems OK it seems that the carriage was a one off with a wide gauge. So check the wheel gauge before you use a wagon for track testing.
I have checked my other rolling stock and all seems OK it seems that the carriage was a one off with a wide gauge. So check the wheel gauge before you use a wagon for track testing.
Allen Hopper - early retirement can't beat it !
A bit more track has been laid with another change to the layout of the track I now have a warm up track on the edge and the main track will now go around the far flower bed then return on the lawn side instead of going round the entire patio thus leaving more room for seating etc.
Still lots more to do hope to start putting ballast down soon.
Still lots more to do hope to start putting ballast down soon.
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I got several large bags of assorted colour 2 or 3mm in size gravel from my local fish tank shop, it's rough texture and not the smooth stone type the fish people seem to want so he sold it as a job lot to me, will do a lot off my track with it, it's mostly grey,black,green slate and small amount of white and red looks good mixed together.
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Looks good Allen, little by little and one day it will be done........ What am I saying! Garden railways are a never ending project, right? But that's a good thing.
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