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- Fri May 24, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 17
- Views: 411
Re: Imagine finding this in your back garden
Who in here didn't buy their house because they could get a railway in it.. Well, I must hold my hand up and say "I didn't". :lol: In 1997 when I bought this place, I was still firmly modelling in P4 ( 4mm finescale) with a 23ft x 23ft exhibition layout which had been under construction s...
- Wed May 22, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 496
- Views: 187577
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Very enjoyable — and I imagine it must have taken ages to assemble and shoot. Quite a while, yes. But I was pleased to find that all but one loco worked first time straight off the shelf. Four have now ended up in the casualty bay as, although they worked, there were some issues which I want to rem...
- Wed May 22, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14175
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
Another little masterpiece in the making Andrew. Love the woodwork and, as others have said, full marks on the lining. I'd never be able to hold my breath long enough to manage even one line.
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- Wed May 22, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 791
- Views: 336388
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Good to see Zach at home in his natural environment....
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- Tue May 21, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 496
- Views: 187577
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Every piece of motive power currently in service is portrayed as we stroll Down the line in the latest video.
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- Tue May 21, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 791
- Views: 336388
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Rampant campanula was my problem this year.
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- Sun May 19, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
- Sat May 18, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 17
- Views: 411
Imagine finding this in your back garden
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/homeowner-finds-huge-abandoned-model-railway-back-garden-134629115.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ_FO78at-cJIezhKvBdPe7QC_XyxSkLlbQtmN0FDnDYzEwpgeMTunM70KvCOeLGLALYKdeEQF9ORLqU-mT2pc7OIjpijgsT4TX2a1GMAxmyEIu55...
- Sat May 18, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
Now returned home from our brief travels. It's a while since I've ridden on the Talyllyn. I must say, the staff couldn't have been more helpful and obliging. I was waiting trackside to take some photos of Sir Haydn when the station master popped over and told me, as long I was careful, I could wande...
- Sat May 18, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
That's curious. By coincidence, I'm in the process of reading Boyd's Narrow Gauge Railways of Mid-Wales (picked up from a trader at Machynlleth market). I've just read the chapter on the Talyllyn and he describes that when the Preservation Society took over the railway they discovered the original s...
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
Had a great day on the Talyllyn. We travelled down from Abergynolwyn to Tywyn, had lunch, then took the train back. It bucketed down so that when pulling away from Rhydyronen the driver really had to nursemaid the loco with much wheel slip until we crossed the stream and rounded the bend and breaste...
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:34 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
BTW - cab detail from Sir Haydn. Might be useful when fitting out freelance locos
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Rik
- Fri May 17, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
Disappointed that no one had a try for this. Ex-Corris ex-Falcon Foundry loco now named Sir Haydn. I really love those solid cast driving wheels. Very reminiscent of my early Triang locos and a great excuse for adding spokes to proprietary metal wheels for my latest 3D printed motor blocks. Sod's La...
- Fri May 17, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Leawarra Nayook Railway
- Replies: 656
- Views: 248614
Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway
Not sure why it would need a flexible length of pipe - something to do with a steam whistle?
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Rik
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:53 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: A Ruston-ish ....
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2120
Re: A Ruston-ish ....
Personally, I prefer the earlier "chunky" models. They lose a lot of their individuality when they become more streamlined.
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- Thu May 16, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
Name today's loco
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- Wed May 15, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
Re: where am I?
Excellent! Full marks!!
The buffers were a bit of a giveaway as to the railway but I expected it would take slightly longer to bag the loco - given that it's a bit of a one-off. Or maybe that's what made it easier?
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- Wed May 15, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
- Wed May 15, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 255
where am I?
Having a break for a few days. Snapped this a couple of hours ago. Where was I?
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Rik
- Mon May 13, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: 4Kam - Railcam
- Replies: 9
- Views: 293
Re: 4Kam - Railcam
Hi Nigel. This looks very much like the one I bought - but now around half the price.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315000348713
Rik
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315000348713
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