RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
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Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Great Video tom! Was Russell the Last Movement on the RWLR before closure?
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I guess it was meant to be but it keeps clinging on as I fitted another Slomo today to an elderly Lady Anne and it was test run with Andrew's Russell:Mitch stack wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:21 am Great Video tom! Was Russell the Last Movement on the RWLR before closure?
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Too cold to make a video unfortunately!
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Now that is impressive. I'd say that was the best advert for Slomo I've seen. In addition to the slow controlled running, I'm especially impressed by the way the loco entered, negotiated and left the curve which, from videos of live steam locos I've seen over the years, seems usually to be live steamers' Nemesis.
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Love your Amy Tom, she sure does ooze quality. The whistle seems a lot more realistic now too.
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
A lovely video, wonderfully atmospheric. I particularly love the shot where the train trundles past the lone carriage sitting in the siding. There's something about parked stock that's feels very realistic I think, perhaps because it hints at the "real" life of the railway, where wagons are loaded and unloaded, and carriages wait to be added to the train on busy market days...
All the best,
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All the best,
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Thanks Andrew.
As my railway lacks atmosphere little additions such as stationary stock in a siding help add a little hint of a working railway.
As my railway lacks atmosphere little additions such as stationary stock in a siding help add a little hint of a working railway.
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I managed to sneak in another running session today, very rare for me to be able to run trains two days in a row!
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I do love watching your locos Tom.
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Me too - and I'm still not buying the "no atmosphere" thing, I think your line has buckets of it! So impressed with how smoothly everything works as well - it certainly isn't one of those lines where you watch videos from behind your fingers because a derailment seems inevitable any second! Strong and stable, as someone once said, and a pleasure to watch...
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Double heading today although only one loco in steam as it was too cold to fire up the coal fired dragon as well!
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Always great to see your Lady Anne in steam again Tom, doing a great job steaming along quite nicely.
ROD
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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I will try and steam both next time, should be challenging!
Oh for a continuous run...
Oh for a continuous run...
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I can think of three time when I've tried double-heading single-handed, and all ended in disaster! With slomo fitted engines, full radio control and a well-fettled line I reckon you've got a chance though Tom!
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I haven't double headed single handedly, but have double headed my Lady Anne with another Lady Anne seen at 9:26 into the following video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhWGIasy_dQ
Is double heading with Deltang equipment easier? With my current R/C sets I don't have enough hands to double head on my own!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhWGIasy_dQ
Is double heading with Deltang equipment easier? With my current R/C sets I don't have enough hands to double head on my own!
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Lovely Tom
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Great video Tom. You do have a skill with how you use your locos at the correct speed.
Unlike those at my local area, they seem to always want to run at 200mph..........Thats probably why they have so many derailments and crashes......
Unlike those at my local area, they seem to always want to run at 200mph..........Thats probably why they have so many derailments and crashes......
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
My first line was steeply graded and had one or two deceptively tight bends in it which cured me of any 'boy racer tendencies' early on. There are one or two paint patches on the side tank of my 'Millie' which are the stigmata from those occasions when I was a bit free and easy with the regulator.
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Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.
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Even with my very limited experience with live steam I could manage to get a reasonably realistic running speed, both manual and RC. It has always baffled me why those who strive for authenticity, and insist on using live steam, get satisfaction from running at warp speed? Whenever I view a video of such reckless behaviour I immediately loose interest and turn off.
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I spend quite a bit of time when I first get a locomotive figuring out how to get it to run slowly. The 'Millie' turned out to be an absolute treasure in this regard as she will plod steadily onwards with the burner well down, and the regulator cracked open. She did extremely well on my old line with its short stretches of 4%, and occasional 4 foot radius bends. My elderly 'Anna' is similarly placid. The two Accucraft Rubies are a different matter, as they seem much more skittish. Sometimes they will plod along quite demurely, other times you cannot get the burner down far enough for a really steady run, etc..
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Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.
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