Reconstruction of the upper loop of the ANLR

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:47 pm

Yep the track is screwed in place, where shuttered concrete is the trackbed using rawlplugs whereas where the track is laid on thermolite concrete block the screw was screwed straight into the block, no rawlplug was needed, and no hole either

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:51 pm

The platform has been cast for the upper station at Nant Llywyd, and has been checked to make sure Accucraft isle of Man coaches pass (which they do

), but only on the far side

The final roof section was mortard in place on the tunnel as well today, so me and dad need to think of how to finish off the ventalation shaft (it already looks good when a steam train passes beneath the hole!)

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:05 pm

Awesome! Is the ballast a mortar/cement mix?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:10 pm

The ballast is 1:2 cement and sieved grano dust, laid dry and sprayed with water as the rest of my railway is. Oh, there is also a bit of sived ash (from Ravenglass loco shed

) in there in parts as well

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:26 pm

laalratty wrote:The ballast is 1:2 cement and sieved grano dust, laid dry and sprayed with water as the rest of my railway is. Oh, there is also a bit of sived ash (from Ravenglass loco shed ) in there in parts as well

haha ok

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:22 pm

Its looking good laalratty. Look forward to a running session some time when the weather isnt so miserable and I'm not stuck serving awkward customers!

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:08 pm

Nice Bungle. You do remember that Steve haunts this forum from time to time.

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:43 am

ptlrcecil wrote:Nice Bungle. You do remember that Steve haunts this forum from time to time.

Ok, i'm confused?

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:29 pm

Wink Wink say no more, say no more

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:32 pm

hmmm should I consider this topic Bungled

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:10 pm

He only has to post once and it's instantly deemed that

.

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:49 pm

SillyBilly wrote: He only has to post once and it's instantly deemed that .

How rude!

Not so much bungled as bungle-related'ed! I have no idea what he is on about!

Cecil, what does steve have to do with my comments?

Anyhoo, to try and bring it back on topic as others are trying to drag me into totally bungling this thread, any new developments laalratty, or is trying to find a job taking up your time at the moment?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:29 pm

Trying to find a job left me so deppressed today I really couldn't be bothered to do much else than put down 2 pices of Peco set track in the quarry and put in the second station nameboard for Afallen (weekly signin for jobseekers means I can't attend a steamup tommorow. Annoyed, yep absolutely

)

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:58 pm

Well quite a while since I have posted any more about this, because really there hasn't been much to report. however things are moving again, including the start of the scenic side with the slate wall on the deviation

Also the tunnel works are nearing completetion, with soil being put back on the top, and the ventalation shaft is comming on, this is made from a length of plastic pipe that stuck to the paving slab roof using sealent. It will be faced with slate.

The large plank of wood will be the trackbed for an imitation incline, used in slate quarries to drop wagons from high level. The tunnel top will be covered in slate scree like it was before the start of the reconstruction works.

The ventalation shaft, which i can say already looks great when a steam loco goes underneath, will be really fun when it gets cold and the steam effects are better

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:37 pm

I'm sorry, take it back too good

.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:50 pm

And what do you mean by that? Do you mean the lump of slate, which the wall was made out of, which was one very large lump found on a footpath in Penrhyndeadraeth (spelt wrong I know

)

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:59 pm

It's just too nice.

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:45 pm

Nice, why is it that it always seems to really come on in leaps and bounds when I'm not there to see it happen? I do love that ventilation shaft though. How are you going to amke sure that things don't fall down it?

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:20 pm

WOW fantastic! I love the shaft idea! I like the incline too, great idea! I really need to do some work on my line...

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:49 am

looking beter all the time

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