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Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:14 pm

A mamod one would work ok if modified. I have an out and back but building a turntable at each end solves no problems... you still have to reverse back onto the train having runaround!

90733 · Post by **90733** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:48 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:A mamod one would work ok if modified. I have an out and back but building a turntable at each end solves no problems... you still have to reverse back onto the train having runaround!

ow ye

forgot about that

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:50 pm

Paul,
The only things from your current stock one of these would pull up your railway would be the two LGB ballast waggons empty.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:14 pm

I wouldnt underestimate that Will, Regners are surprising...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeQRbbvhInc
Yeah I know that's not a Max, but, you get my drift lol.

Found this whilst browsing for that video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ub1ueWGYmk

Regarding the turntable, how about one of those temporary ones like that had on the Talylln in the early days, and the driver and fireman "have to get off the loco and push the loco backwards onto the coaches".

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:21 pm

haha, spose you could use that excuse, I tried the 5 inch gauge track thing with my vincent which failed miserable!

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:28 pm

Interesting!

At porthmadog new on the whr the train would pull into thye station. The loco would detach and the train would be pulled into the loop by hand using a thick rope. This meant that the loco didn't have to leave the mainline because it was liable to derail on faulty points! Although this doesn't help with not having to reverse it is an interesting way of doing it!

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:57 pm

mhlr wrote:Regarding the turntable, how about one of those temporary ones like that had on the Talylln in the early days

Still got one (a bit longer than the one they used with old No. 7 mind) - has been used this week.

Richard

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:17 pm

mhlr wrote:Regarding the turntable, how about one of those temporary ones like that had on the Talylln in the early days, and the driver and fireman "have to get off the loco and push the loco backwards onto the coaches". ;)

That's not turning the loco round though, that's running round the train.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:48 pm

SillyBilly wrote: That's not turning the loco round though, that's running round the train.

No, I mean you drive the train into the platform, uncouple the loco, run it onto the very small turntable, turn it around so it faces downwards onto the loop, run the loco down the loop just over the points, then hand push it back onto the coaches.

This is if Paul has the space for the loop? I'm not sure if he means he has no room for a turntable or anything such as a loop?

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:54 am

the loop is already planned, anyway you are taking this out of proportion as I am not going to buy one, I already have two very nice steam engines that will do me for now.

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