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Track creeps onwards

Dave Holt

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The snail's pace addition of track continues. The main running line has reached the (country) end of the platform and the yard tracks progress slowly. Since these photos were taken this afternoon, I've extended the coal drop road as far as the drops and the mill siding as far as the connection to the buffer stop track.

 

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coachmann

That's a frightening curve off into the mill yard, just like the real thing. Must have made the loco's flanges complain a bit! huh.gif

 

Larry

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Dave Holt
That's a frightening curve off into the mill yard, just like the real thing. Must have made the loco's flanges complain a bit! huh.gif

 

Larry

 

Yes. it is rather sharpe. One or two people have questioned whether it is viable in P4, but it is as near scale as we (Tony Wilkins, actually) could get using Templot. I've successfully pushed my WD 2-8-0, tender first, propelling a couple of 16T minerals round by hand. No problems (there's gauge widening and continuous check rail to help) but it might be different under power. The Ivatt/BR class 2 tanks have a nice, short coupled wheelbase, so they might be OK. Lancky class 27 0-6-0's are probably what were used in real life?

 

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