Past & Present (The CVLR). Year anniversary .

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Past & Present (The CVLR). Year anniversary .

Post by Pendo Pilot » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:18 pm

As my line became a year old on the 15th June (the first sod being cut 15th June 2010.) I thought I would attempt a past & present type affair to celebrate...

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The first day for Chyknell station..15-6-2010
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June 2011.


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Chyknell June 2010..
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Chyknell June 2011..


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The garden (field) June 2010.
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The CVLR June 2011..


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Llangunllo bank september 2010..
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...As it is today..


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Halfway up Llangunllo bank Sept 2010...
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...The same spot today..


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What became "Lens Crossing" station July 2010.
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Lens crossing, June 2011.


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Early days at Chyknell station, july 2010.
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June 2011...


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Another view of the garden in June 2010...
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...& in June 2011..


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Chyknell station south, August 2010..
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...& the same in June 2011..


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Harleys Tunnel June 2010..
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& in June 2011 still waiting tunnel mouths!!


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Chyknell Station June 2010.
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Chyknell Station June 2011..


Finally one set of shots that is more like your average Past & Present book... Set on the short lived branch from Chyknell south Jcn...

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Early days on the branch...July 2010.
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...A bit later on, August 2010.
& finally as it is today.......
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June 2011.

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Post by 90733 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:50 pm

Crikey, you've done alot in a year! Great idea, enjoyed the pics :D
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Post by Gremlin » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:52 pm

It's fair to say that you achieved a lot in the past year, lucky to have sooo much space, very nicely done.
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Post by LMS-Jools » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:17 pm

Yey its all come on nicely. 8)
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Post by MDLR » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:09 pm

That's very impressive!
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Post by taliesin001 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:22 pm

Very interesting :D
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Post by Narrow Minded » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:23 pm

Great stuff! - Fantastic amount of progress in just 12 months and great to see the comparison format........................
Wonder what the next year will bring? One things for sure, it'll be worth seeing :shock:
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Post by hussra » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:47 pm

Crumbs, all that in just a year! Well done - what's next. (You know you need to build that incline and quarry scene.)

Two and a half months on from my own first tracklaying, the line has grown to six yards. We did run some live steam a couple of Sundays ago, but sadly the camera was left in the house. Stationed myself at one end of the line and the Rector at the other, worked very nicely. (His father was a driver, and he picked it up the ropes very quickly.)
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Post by mhlr » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:20 pm

Congrats on the anniversary Shane, bet you're proud of what you've acheived in that space of time! :occasion6: :occasion5: :occasion7:
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Post by SNR » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:22 pm

all that in a year well done!!!
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:24 pm

Amazing progress! Wow, I'll never match that amount of progress when the DVLR is one year old!
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Post by Pendo Pilot » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:06 pm

Cheers for the replys guys, I was just looking at the early pics I had taken the other day & thought it would be nice to see it as it was compared to as it is now. Very happy at how it has turned out, still plenty to do though & yes Richard, I am still planning that incline!! ;) It was a very busy year. We only moved into the house on the 17th May 2010 & the railway was started nearly a month later. Progress was rapid to start with as of course I work shifts & my wife was on materntity leave from work for a lot of the summer. Now she is back at work things move along a bit slower.. :D
Must point out the present shots were all taken today & after a weeks holiday away it has become a little overgrown in places, normally I keep it a little tidier.. :D

Right then, need to finish it a bit more now..
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