Goings on at The Overdale Valley Light Railway

[Gralyn]

I enjoyed seeing your railway. Sun and trains. a great recepie for a good time.

May I ask what make are the coaches in the video?

Ian

Mainly variants of the Timpdon Kits.

[ge_rik]

Nice range of motive power on view, Graham.

Rik

[IanC]

I enjoyed seeing your railway. Sun and trains. a great recepie for a good time.

May I ask what make are the coaches in the video?

Ian

Mainly variants of the Timpdon Kits.

Thank you Grayln I'm torn between the Timpdon kits and some IP Engineering ones. I'm looking for some that closely match some I already have and my Lady Anne.

Ian

[FWLR]

Great videos Graham. Really love your line and no music…..

The final overall shot of the line is brilliant too. A lot of people leave out these shots, don’t know why…I personally love to see how people have laid out their line.

[IanC]

The final overall shot of the line is brilliant too. A lot of people leave out these shots, don’t know why…I personally love to see how people have laid out their line.

I agree. I am at the planning stage and the overall shots are most useful.

Ian

[Gralyn]

Another fine running afternoon on the OVLR. plenty of chuff noise from the Decauville 0-4-0

https://youtu.be/rzwOA6oXrMg

[tom_tom_go]

R/C control needed on that loco for sure if you are deciding whether to sell it with or without, zoom!

[FWLR]

Agree with Tom. R/C all day for me.

[Lonsdaler]

Agree with Tom. R/C all day for me.

My Decauville will run very well on manual only, with fine control over speed. The problem with them is the lack of room to install RC, hence Gralyn's tender.

[Gralyn]

Agree with Tom. R/C all day for me.

My Decauville will run very well on manual only, with fine control over speed. The problem with them is the lack of room to install RC, hence Gralyn's tender.

With practice I could get the loco to run quite slowly. It required different adjustments for each different train.
Yesterdays run was also trying out the log trucks so I did not spend the time adjusting the loco speed as I should, the logs kept sliding off
as the rear wagon loaded with gravel pushed them together.

[FWLR]

Still a very nice little loco

[Gralyn]

I had some friends from the local Model Railway Club round for a running session yesterday. I managed
to persuade one of them to drive the live steam R/C Locos so that I could take some video. Here is
the result.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLp4HLOC2A[/video]

[FWLR]

Great video Graham, looks like you all had a great steam up.

[Gralyn]

Just testing video links with you tube


Got It!!

[FWLR]

Very nice logging train there Graham.

[Gralyn]

Very nice logging train there Graham.

All I have to do now is to work out a way of securing the logs that looks prototypical.

[Gralyn]

We had a Works Outing yesterday to sunny Doncaster for a visit to the Roundhouse factory. The Roundhouse Team
excelled themselves making everyone welcome and provided a superb Buffet. Staff were Brilliant answering questions
and showing how they manufacture the parts and assemble the engines. There was even a short length of track from a certain TV
show and the battered locos showing their battle scares.
A Great Day Out.

[FWLR]

Seemed like a great day out Graham. I need to try and arrange a visit myself sometime.

[IanC]

Seemed like a great day out Graham. I need to try and arrange a visit myself sometime.

I haven't done the factory tour, or open day, but I did pick up my Lady Anne from the factory when it was built.

I would imagine seeing them being assembled would be very interesting.

Ian

[FWLR]

We may have to arrange a trip sometime Ian, with possibly some other members, or anybody else who would be interested.