traingeekboy Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Your layout is really turning into something special. That line along the slope looks fantastic. I'm envious, If I wanted a line like that in my garden I'd have to dig down 6 feet and that ain't happenin. Watched your vids and those are nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 A return match with the Danes Wood Railway saw a number of guest locos running in Dorking, taking advantage of a dry interlude in a damp day. Photos by Andrew & Fungus/Ian. A Class 37 leaves the sunlit Lowlands with a portion of the Fort William Sleeper: Two views of the Sleeper in the more challenging terrain of the West Highland Line: A 9F on a mixed parcels and passenger working picks its way along Foxdale Bank... ...while the fireman gives it some welly, building up the fire for challenging gradients ahead: "Oh dear, my tanks need a fill-up to get home to Danes Wood", said Thomas. "Visiting Dorking is thirsty work. I normally just pull Annie and Clarabel, but they've given me this long train of Bachmann coaches which really needs a big engine like Gordon. But I think I can..." After the visitors had left, some experimental videos were shot: And the following day, the Guildford to Redhill local train had gained a parcels van: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Good stuff Andrew. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingeekboy Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Yeah, I have to agree with the previous post. Not mush to say except that now I want a house with an embankment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Superb videos and photos Andrew. I especially like the standard class 4 on foxdale bank. I have to ask about the bamboo.. The previous owners of my house were bamboo mad and planted it numerous locations. Problem is, being planted straight in the ground in has turned very invasive. Started marching in to the farmer's field behind! Makes a good backdrop for your railway, but trying to thin mine out more. I get a lot of bamboo leaves on the track, seem to get everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thanks for the support, folks. I must get some video editing software and string some shots together. Regarding bamboo, Andy, as you say, it will rampage across the landscape unless it's corralled by a barrier, for example in buried tubs -- but that seems to be working here so far. As for leaf-fall, the real question may be: Is it any worse than other small leaf shrubs? Unless you're big on gardening, then I guess Griff's tagline from Arthur Ashe "Start where you are... Do what you can" is the best motto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 For some reason this year the bamboo has been dropping leaves all year so no respite! Summer months are usually not too bad. Just one of the challenges of 00 outdoors that we love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 After a week of damp and misty weather, today dawned bright and occasionally sunny, which looked a bit more promising for the railway. But if you build a line under trees, mid-autumn is not the best time. The photo below shows the initial state of Foxdale Bank after several weeks of neglect. Although clearing the line didn't take long, any hopes that the blustery wind would dry things out in time for running in the afternoon were dashed by the rain which set in after lunch. Could be time to think about a layout in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fungus Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Don't give up yet!!! The recent high winds have cleared all the trees of leaves in our garden, so as soon as I can I'll be out there sweeping them up. By the way, Andrew, last week I had the planned visit to the locomotive works for corrective maintenance, and everything now seems to be in perfect working order (touch wood)! It will soon be time to plan the next exchange visit (perhaps to show off anything that Father Christmas brings?). Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSalthouse Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Wow what a railway. I suppose clearing the lines is all part of the original commitment to a garden railway... Oh dear Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 After the railway has suffered several months of disuse and a week or more of snow which had just cleared a couple of days ago, today seemed like a good opportunity to excavate the stretches of line covered in leaves or fallen earth, polish up the rails and have a little run. The result is here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Excellent shots! Nice to know someone runs in the winter, I'm not brave enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Great stuff Andrew - just what the forum needs, some action! Looking at your video you wouldn't think we'd ever had any bad weather - it's come through really well and looks excellent. Some great lineside shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grockle Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Show off but I like it. Just wish that the lawn would dry out a bit more, as at present its still too waterlogged, will just be making a quadmire if I even tried to get anything done on the GGR at present. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingeekboy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Very nice. I linked it up on trainboard.com you'll probably get several more viewings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublecee Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Superb, fingers crossed for a dry weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddles Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 There's a super picture today (30/01/13) at http://www.mremag.com/news/bulletin.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; of Julian Martin's Hornby Class 29 in the real snow 10 days ago. It' about ⅔ of the way down the page. That link will change after today. That's not a name I recognise from this forum but I am sure Julian would feel very much at home here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingeekboy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Jules has some really nice snow videos on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 But too much snow isn't good for a railway, as this 1928 sequence from a line on the Oregon coast shows: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/snow-drifts-cause-train-wreck Look for the rotary snowplough/plow. Snow aside, if you just like watching (Great Western) trains, try these five minutes of fun from 1947: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/steam-trains-speeding-along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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