Leaves on the line at Afallen

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Leaves on the line at Afallen

Post by laalratty » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:32 pm

Services temporerily suspended on the Afonglas and Nant Llywyd railway due to large number of overscale leaves on the line at Afallen station
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Just have a look at this lot, looks like i'll have to do some serious leaf clearance, we have got a leaf blower but it tends to pick up ballast
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And to compound things, the oak tree responsable for this deluge is still knowhere being near finished with dropping its leaves luckily it does seem to only be Afallen station badly affected. Anyone else have trouble with leaves? (totally different problem to the full size of course)
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Post by SillyBilly » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:36 pm

Yes, before your visit I brushed the railway down and when we were at the Joys of Life last Friday the leaves were everywhere we spent ages clearing them, they'd also caused drainage troubles :evil: .
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Post by mhlr » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:39 pm

Have you tried your leaf blower from a distance, so it just about picks up the leaves and not the ballast?

I dont get a problem myself as none overhang the railway.
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Post by SillyBilly » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:43 pm

At the Joys of Life we do, but it only works when the leaves are dry.
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:04 am

[nosy] what on earth is that parked up next to it? [/nosy]
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Post by MuzTrem » Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:32 am

We have a lot of trouble with leaves on the MVR as there are a number of trees tht overhang our line. I usually use a broom to sweep them off, though unfortunately this usually takes a little ballast with it as well :roll:
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Post by alan2525 » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:15 am

Are you sure it's "Afallen" Stationm and not "Allfallen"?

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Post by SillyBilly » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:35 am

I'd say it's definatley "Afallen" given that 'Afal' is Apple, not 'Allfal'.
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Post by alan2525 » Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:43 pm

SillyBilly wrote:I'd say it's definatley "Afallen" given that 'Afal' is Apple, not 'Allfal'.
As in the leaves have All Fallen! :P
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Post by SillyBilly » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:03 pm

I fell in to that one didn't I :roll: :lol: .
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Post by laalratty » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:30 pm

yep you did SB but don't go scaring me like that Alan, I spent ages dithering over that station name hoping that I had got the Welsh right!!!
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Post by riveresk » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:46 pm

I'd say it's definatley "Afallen" given that 'Afal' is Apple, not 'Allfal'.

Just had a thought. If you put an island in your pond could I call it Avalon?
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Post by SLRmidge » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:15 am

Then PTLRcecil could run his 'King Arthur' on the line with justification :lol: Anyone got a Merlin loco ?
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Post by alan2525 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:12 pm

riveresk wrote:
I'd say it's definatley "Afallen" given that 'Afal' is Apple, not 'Allfal'.

Just had a thought. If you put an island in your pond could I call it Avalon?
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Post by riveresk » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:18 am

riveresk wrote:
I'd say it's definatley "Afallen" given that 'Afal' is Apple, not 'Allfal'.

Just had a thought. If you put an island in your pond could I call it Avalon?
Sadly Laalratty refuses to let me put an island in. However, I have overcome that problem by the fact that the island is invisible. :D :D :D
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Post by ACLR » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:41 pm

I have the leaf problem all year round :| :roll:
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Post by laalratty » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:48 pm

Wow, now riveresk has managed to send it off topic on a Merlin/King Arthur theme!
Anyway, didn't have to get the leaf blower out to run trains today, the wind blew most of what you can see in the pics away ad off the line
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Post by MTA » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:04 pm

riveresk wrote:Sadly Laalratty refuses to let me put an island in. However, I have overcome that problem by the fact that the island is invisible.  :D  :D  :D
Or you could say that owing to the tides it is submerged for most of the day ;)

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Thanks to global warming the rising sea levels has submerged it 8)
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Post by riveresk » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:21 pm

laalratty wrote:Wow, now riveresk has managed to send it off topic on a Merlin/King Arthur theme!
Anyway, didn't have to get the leaf blower out to run trains today, the wind blew most of what you can see in the pics away ad off the line

You'd better hope that the wind doesn't blow the leaves back again. Are there many left to fall from the trees still?

Warning, off-topicness ahead.
Merlin is taking the palce of Dr Who on Saturday nights. I'm just reflecting that, it's also not my fault that the Welsh for Avalon means Isle of Apples, ;) Just making the obvious connections.
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Post by laalratty » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:13 pm

Not too many left to fall luckily. Anyway photo conditions were rather nice yesterday lunch time, here are the results from the running session I had
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Gwydion emerges from the tunnel, this area is virtually finished after the major rebuilding works
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Gwydion on the headland with the miday mixed from Nant Llywyd
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I like this one, the steam from the safety valve and funnel is nicely backlit by the sun
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And finally, a much less leafy Afallen, no sign of any hidden islands in the pond though, only several leaves!
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