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Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 8:45 pm**

This thread will be a dedicated build diary of the S.O.L.R

The bushes all cleared ready for construction

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 8:46 pm**

Cooor looks like a substantial site!

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 8:49 pm**

This photo shows the planned walls. the right hand wall is where a retaining wall for the steaming up area/main station will be.
the left wall is where the retaining wall for the raised lawn will be. Inbetween a slate path will run

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 8:52 pm**

Looks like a good start, is it going to have resemblences of any particular railway?

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 9:00 pm**

Just influences of the TR and FR
I have built scale models of abergynolwyn, dolgoch and rhydyronen station buildings

Heres a track plan

Red - Railway
Blue - Walls

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 9:14 pm**

Good lord it will be a large run! Liking the spiral tunnel combo.

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 9:18 pm**

about a 60 yard main line. 2 passing loops and a few sidings

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 9:19 pm**

Very nice! ddualt and moelwyn tunnel?!

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 10:00 pm**

When's the first Open Day??

Give my apologies tomorrow................

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 10:48 pm**

I look forward to seeing this done, judging by your other work, it'll be one epic railway!

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 10:51 pm**

That looks fab! Great "aerial shots" for documenting the build and what a view when it's done

Spotted the camper on the patio, is that where the volunteers are staying?

Really looking forward to following the blog - and seeing the real thing!

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2010 10:57 pm**

the camper is cast concrete, there is a beetle at the side of it. the beetle is 1:18 scale. the camper is slightly over scale. there will be a grand opening eventually!

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2010 10:35 am**

Looks an exciting project

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2010 10:33 pm**

Im in an old sand quarry. there was a narrow gauge line here. one of the former locos runs on the golden valley light railway

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2010 10:41 pm**

there was a narrow gauge line here. one of the former locos runs on the golden valley light railway

Matt, PLEASE tell me that you're going to run one on your new line!? Too good a "provenance" not to, surely

Posted: **Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:47 pm**

Well after a busy month the railway is now pushing for stage 1 to be complete in the next month (hoping for all of the basic track bed down before the end of the year!
Heres todays update!

Posted: **Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:52 pm**

Wow, thats looking epic for a stage 1 build!! Only just seen this thread & love the aerial shot with overlay, great way to plan out the route. How extreme is the gradient going to be for that section, looks like it will be a gradual affair though.
Will be following this thread from now on.

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:33 am**

Looking good,

neighbours must be thinking, what the hell is that guy doing to his garden

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:45 am**

the spiral gradient will be around 1:45 this will make the rail head to rail head difference a little over 8inch

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:52 am**

Great progress there, coming along very nicely

(Glad I've got a re-gaugeable loco!)

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Sherwood Oaks Light Railway

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