the monkhide shucknall and westhide light railway

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:36 pm

hi I am new , and this hopefully my railway in the garden I am just making the plan and I put it up I some time in the future

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:39 pm

Welcome. This is a good site to ask questions and get inspiration from others photos etc. Whilst in the planning stage make it as level as possible and make the bends as wide as you can. Are you doing 45mm or 32mm guage? Whatever you do make sure you do, as it is well worth the effort.

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:06 pm

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:21 pm

for mamod sorry can not load up the pic of the track plan basicly it is a out about . and it going to on a steep slop

and ca n some tell me how to load the pics

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:04 am

clay45:103304 wrote:for mamod sorry can not load up the pic of the track plan basicly it is a out about . and it going to on a steep slop :roll: :roll: :? and ca n some tell me how to load the pics

I still struggle at times. I'm working from a tablet but I assume it's the same process for any machine. If you post a reply at the base of the text box is a small "attach file". If you click on this and you are guided through steps. Sometimes I get told I am a guest and can't load pictures so I log out and log back in. Don't see any reason why this happens as it occurs even mid stream when loading pictures, like last night!
Welcome aboard there are loads of ideas and nice people here (except me)!

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:06 am

I think 32mm looks better with Narrow gauge railways. Peco sm32 is good track to use. Try to eliminate any slope if you can and widen it as much as possible Peco now make a larger radius set curve which is handy. St 607.
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clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 6:40 pm

here is the track plan

soon I will put up pic of my mamod [/img]

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:25 pm

now some new news from monkhide shucknall and westhide light railway ,I have started construction on my railway using the planks builders walk on and some bricks laying around

and by the way I am a teenager

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:47 pm

Welcome on board. And I´d just get something down and run on it. Don´t Forget the pics ....

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:58 pm

now I have the pics I have changed my with the out and back loop , to a oval

because ease of running .

I just need do make the 2 6 foot curves(I hate mamod track) [/img]

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:10 am

In many ways a loop is easier as you can leave things running. Later, you can add a branchline if the authorities allow and you get the best of both worlds.
Hope we have a dry September for track laying.

Dannypenguin · Post by **Dannypenguin** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:51 pm

bazzer42:103545 wrote:if the authorities allow.

My BIGGEST issue...

I started doing a long straight up the back hedge as they didn't want too much intrusion, just for them to say, "Don't you want any curves in that?"

looks like a typical Forest planning re-submission...

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:18 pm

all has not gon well no my line after deciding to put back the loop at the bottom ,I layed some track(mamod) track, the truck keep on derailing because of having mamod curves

and I do not if having it the bubble on the out side of the middle bit i meme going on to the end

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:16 pm

Mamod track is good stuff... its all I had for a long while and I never had any problems with it.

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:53 pm

Make sure the track is nice and level both ways. Don't give up, the more you do the easier it gets.

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:18 am

it looks likes my railway is not going to be completed

until chistmas hopefully

and I will start up construing probably by octtober

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:15 am

Don't panic, I have had 6 yard of straight track as a garden railway for over 12 months now.
If you are not a member already then join the 16mm association and look out for local meetings where you can run your stuff on other peoples lines. These are also a good source of encouragement and help when you are starting out.

Gralyn · Post by **Gralyn** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:55 am

clay45:103553 wrote:all has not gon well no my line after deciding to put back the loop at the bottom ,I layed some track(mamod) track, the truck keep on derailing because of having mamod curves and I do not if having it the bubble on the out side of the middle bit i meme going on to the end :roll:

I may be worthwhile to check the Back to Back measurements of the truck. It should be 28mm but for mamod curves it may need less. I had a wagon that always derailed on a Peco R607 set curve and it turned out to be the B-B.

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:05 pm

after my gravity test (my mamod wagon powered by gravity ) and yes my railway is on a gradient ,it all ran smoothly apart from at a couple of places

but i in more mamod straights. sorry about the lack of pics I can not find camera

clay45 · Post by **clay45** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:52 pm

right I am back

and I found my camera

but it is unlikely if the mswlr will at the amont

but it mite go in a shed

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