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Coming together well.

Bit more work this morning, the cable tray forming the "farm" loop has been installed.

The cable tray has now been laid and the cut ends primed (2 coats).
Next up is to lay the weed mat the will stop the ballast from falling through the holes but allow water to pass. I'll give the whole thing a light spray with some grey primer first.
Then it will be onto laying the track, I am using AMS code 250 track and the sleeper mounts are very dubious as they have deteriorated in the sun.
The sleepers will be held in place by cable ties through the mat and looped around the tray.
I will have to spray paint the sleepers to protect them from further damage.
I am using "Split Jaw" rail clamps with a few slide on joiners to allow for movement due to temp fluctuations.

Wow! That's some extension! The head of (galvanised) steel is continuing to advance

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:56 am Wow! That's some extension! The head of (galvanised) steel is continuing to advance

Rik

All this is because I built a sugar mill then found I had no room to put it on the existing layout, my solution build another layout with the mill as the centrepiece.
Any thing to add a bit more trackage, actually I had the track (Code 250) but did not how to integrate it into the existing layout (Code 332).

An interesting way of making raised trackbed. At least it is immune to wood boring creatures!

In fact I am amazed that no one else has thought of using cable tray like this - or at least I haven't come across it before.

Trevor

Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:45 am An interesting way of making raised trackbed. At least it is immune to wood boring creatures!

In fact I am amazed that no one else has thought of using cable tray like this - or at least I haven't come across it before.

Trevor

A bloke in the UK used cable tray for his railway but he turned it the opposite way.
Railway is called "The Orchard Line"

GAP wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:56 pm

Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:45 am An interesting way of making raised trackbed. At least it is immune to wood boring creatures!

In fact I am amazed that no one else has thought of using cable tray like this - or at least I haven't come across it before.

Trevor

A bloke in the UK used cable tray for his railway but he turned it the opposite way.
Railway is called "The Orchard Line"
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I will look for that!

Trevor

While ignoring the 3D printer in the naughty corner I worked on the cane line, track has been laid and tested.
At the end of the "Farms" loop an LGB R1 point with loose blades has been installed, at the "Mill" loop end an Aristocraft point that has lost its throw mechanism will be used. Testing revealed that the locos that run on this line will push through the R1 points and set them with no issue, testing for the Aristcraft will follow. This configuration forces the trains to go around the loops in one direction on the first run and in the opposite direction on the second run. The track has been laid on shade cloth which will allow water drainage and prevent the ballast from falling through the holes in the cable tray. Work will continue on the Mill Loop once this has stopped producing tomatoes (one plant that grew out of the compost put under the mill area support). In the picture above the passionfruit vine from next door has taken over the upper loop, my biggest problem seems to be keeping the garden out of the garden railway.

I used mesh cable tray for the non scenic side of the layout
The sides of the tray help in derailments
The lighter framework is arguably less intrusive

I have finally updated my Blog to show the state of the layout at this point in time.

https://ringbalin-light-railway.blogspo ... -page.html

Good stuff! Love the turf and ballast, hope they work out longer-term, they really finish the appearance.