Getting there!
So day 2! Not quite as good as day 1 but still good progress! Started the day by finishig off the gradients.
Before laying out the track - only to discover we were very short!
Note Andy helping out again. In fact, Andy is proving to be a vital pin in this machine! His input, logic and work has really got us to where we are. If it wasn't for him, we would be significantly further behind. A visit to Castle Trains to get some rolling stock and the extra track we needed meant we were able to finish the track laying and begin the cork underlay process. At this point we were able to connect the controller and at least run the engine and some wagons round to test things.
Several gradients had to be removed in order to pin the track down properly.
Only one loop still not completely connected and a couple more points to be got tomorrow to make a modification which will easier link the 3 circuits together. Another loco to collect tomorrow which is being chipped tonight and a visit to Barby model rail in the hopes that they might have a City of Sheffield DCC sound express in stock! In any case it will be good to see them and show the shop to my father before the final track connected and the fiddle yards completed and then the ballasting can begin!
Keep in mind the fact that the bricks are not an integral part of the railway! They are simply holding the glue in place overnight where we had to break apart the gradients to pin the track!!
posted by Khayamanzi @ 9:32 pm
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6 Comments:
looking great,Andy.
A genuine question, will the points freeze like the mainline track ones do?
Thanks. I guess in the very cold weather they might freeze but the plan is in the coldest of weather to have a single bar heater on with a frost stat.
It's been good to have something a bit different to do, and I'm glad that I haven't managed to confuse things too much.
There is some information about Arley Colliery, the one linked with the red wagon, at http://www.arleygrowingup.co.uk/index.htm#contents including the information that Jacksons, the camping shop we were discussing, is built on the site of the colliery entrace. Suppose I should have guessed as the road is Colliers way :-)
Remember - no kissing on the platforms round there... according to Warringtons station master it's worse than wrong leaves or wrong snow!!
Thanks Andy - I'll take a look at that later.
Steve - chance would be a fine thing and in Warrington, chance would be a fine!
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