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DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:26 am

Hello
The Dreary Dirt Co. Light railway has been an ongoing project of mine, and I decided it was time to post it in some way. It's not a typical garden railway, so read my introductory article for a short description. http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about10001.html

So here are some recent photos of the majority of the line:

Looking down the line from the station.

View of the turnout with siding, shed, the two carts and plenty of junk.

Cart No. 5 in the workshop.

Not the most well-planned shed, still lacks a roof and other essentials.

The latest project is making a locomotive, this is the frame so far:

That's mostly it for a start.
There will be updates regarding the locomotive soon, since it is quite the project on its own and still is a work in progress.

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:22 pm

If only I had the room. I do like what you're doing there as I find I am getting more and more drawn to the industrial side of railways. Keep the progress pictures coming and good luck with the loco.

Post by **-steves-** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:46 pm

I actually loved the picture of the points you made that you didn't post up on here, really impressed with them. Cracking work and well done

merlin2 · Post by **merlin2** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:09 am

Fantastic; how green am I?
When I looked at the first two pics, it didn't immediately register what I was looking at, it wasn't until I looked the 3rd one, the wagon in the shed, that I realised that I was looking at a 'real' railway! Good luck with the loco project - looking very business like already.

DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:30 pm

Took some updated photos showing the switch in detail. The points are made of simple angle iron, and the frog joint is just bent out of the rail, not cast or anything.
These pictures also give a better look at how the track is actually put together.

Turnout with lever in the foreground:

The points and linking bar beneath:

From downhill side, showing the frog joint and guard rails:

I have some time to begin working on the sheet metal housing for the loco, so there should be something new with that soon.

DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:14 am

The locomotive is beginning to take on the form I planned, good to have started covering the frame with its sheet metal housing after so long. There is still much to do in terms of the whole body, not to mention painting.
The photos are as of this weekend, but I may post some earlier pictures to show the process.

Beginning of the engine shroud with only top panel:

Later work with one side panel for the engine shroud and the control console installed behind:

And finally, a plan for the paint scheme and finished look:

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:34 pm

this is great more photos please all looks brilliant

DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:47 am

I will either be working on the cab or front plate of the engine housing soon, and hopefully I can begin to mount some controls in the panel before long.

DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:47 am

More progress on the locomotive, despite lack of time.

The first switches and buttons have been installed in the control panel, still not wired to anything, but that will be coming.

The engine housing is almost completed with it's new grill plate, but it still needs sheet metal on one side.

While the cab has yet to be put together, one side panel is done and the metal is cut for the other.

I clamped together a rough estimate of where the cab panel and wooden decking support would be, so it's working its way toward something more than just a bare frame.

Next order of business is to get 5/8 and 3/4 inch drill bits to finally get the drive sprockets onto the axles and wheels.

Nomis · Post by **Nomis** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:49 pm

Great stuff!

Keep the updates coming

DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:37 pm

I have been working on another cart, the first design looked something like this:

(Cart in foreground)

It is a side dump cart, which can tip to either side and open.

Lately I decided that it would be better if the two cart's height lined up, so the chassis was renovated. Angle iron pedestals were added and one axle now has suspension, similar to the other cart.
Raised and renovated cart:

Better cart linking and buffering could be made now that the frames lined up.

There's still much more to be done, but on top of cart construction, the rails are in need of some clearing now that autumn has come.

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:06 am

I think this line and what you are doing is fantastic.

It must be great to be able to work in such a large scale

A vertical boiler logging steam train would finish it all off with plumes of smoke everywhere!

DrevenVonGlivenburg · Post by **DrevenVonGlivenburg** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:47 pm

It sure would be nice to have something steam powered, like a De Winton or a Heywood locomotive.

I saw a listing on Discover Live Steam for a 10 inch diam. 3 foot long boiler and single cylinder engine, but there wasn't any frame or wheels included, so I don't know if it would be worth the work of making a whole chassis for it.

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:34 pm

what great fun that all looks

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