Maenporth Incline AKA "Death Hill" eradicated!

[mhlr]

The days of near heart attacks when £1000 steam locos come careering down Maenporth Incline are long gone! A new section, with a much more mundane gradient has replaced it!



I was talking to Si King after realising I had to do something about my gradient before my open day on Sunday earlier this week, and he suggested I do something like this.

So that's what I did...













A bit wobbly, but it's narrow gauge!!











Test train!



Successful!



Pub now sat on slabs.



I like that veiw!

Still a little more to do, I may end up putting some sort of sides on the raised wooden sort of section, perhaps arches like a viaduct.

So, we'll see how it all goes on Sunday!

[MTA]

That was quick from sketch to reality! You shall have to name it after me now

Simon's Slope/King's Kliff...

[ACLR]

looks great mate job well done

[laalratty]

Much better now, and looks like you've got some new photo and video oppotunities as well

[Narrow Minded]

That's a very neat solution and very nicely done!
Excellent

PS I agree with you about the view too.

[Sir haydn]

looks good. whats the gradient on the new stretch?

[taliesin001]

Excellent job, well done

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

Nooooo! You've ruined the best bit of your railway! We won't be able to have Rene screaming as he careers out of control down the hill...
But Seriously, a fantastic solution! Bravo.

[LMS-Jools]

Great Stuff

[Pendo Pilot]

Fantastic, looks really good with the flyover. I always thought that hill was a bit OTT & knarly!

[DLRdan]

That is a very well thought out solution and should give some good photograpic opertunities

[mhlr]

wish i had big boulders like that sitting about awaiting use in my garden  :(

Well I didn't... I bought some off a guy who had bought an old granite quarry locally, for a tenner (that was about 1/2 a ton there).

[andysleigh]

Looks top notch Pete!

Just remeber the whole thing about hidden paint and butley