[traction engine and other over-type locomotives]

reminder to not stray far from rail mounted for too long

[occasional extracts from old Railway Magazine]

1907

 

Cardiff

 

Carlisle

 

Glasgow central

 

Clapham (Yorks)

 

Churchill viaduct on the West Midland

 

wagons being loaded with heather

 

Port Louis on Mauritius

[Overseas railways worth modelling]

ive been watching some of these in the last few days, lots of steam in Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala and Ecuador in the 2000's

https://www.youtube.com/@trianghornby/videos

 

it really makes me want to model it

[Unusual Engineers Wagon - Any Information ?]

without a link to see it, "gauging wagon" sounds like loading gauge which checks the width and height of structures surrounding the track like platforms and bridges 

[The Lesdham & Hereford Railway - some freelance models]

just one thing im wondering is that the breach end needs more support under it because its heavier, a bigger saddle and another axle or 2

 

while this is a lot bigger its the only example ive got is from Royal Ordnance Coventry. note that the breach end has twice as many axles under it

[Ghosts in the Machine.]

 

[Skip Raiding]

a few weeks ago, a angle pois type lamp arm sat on top of a full skip, i couldnt pass it by

 

just like this but a bit rusty and missing head, foot and 2 springs

 

put on the head from a little flexi stand lamp we're not using, had to shorten the cable length between the head and switch so it sits at the joint. it will be a good replacement for my current desk lamp

[combat tank collection disposal]

ive got about 40 of those Deagostini "Combat Tanks" collection from about 15/16 years ago, but now im having a clear out and have 2 big cardboard boxes of these wasting space. this isnt a for sale post just wanting advice on the right places to look into about finding someone that might be interested in taking the whole lot off me

 

(example photo off the internet, not mine)

[traction engine and other over-type locomotives]

On 25/02/2018 at 11:23, sir douglas said:

 

an unknown in Russia

 

 

ive now found a bit about it using reverse image search which gives a Russian railway forum, "Molodets" at Odessa port in 1869

http://forum.modelldepo.ru/showthread.php?t=9850&page=35&styleid=32

[For those interested in tanks and armoured fighting vehicles]

 

[Sirdouglas' O gauge]

[live steam stolen from Ashcott]

this just came up on my facebook and thought of sharing it

[Sirdouglas' O gauge]

[Standard gauge locos shunting narrow gauge wagons (or vice versa)]

theres one at the Colorado Railroad museum

https://railroadglorydays.com/CRRM/DualGauge.jpg

[S7 scratch building]

3 hours ago, airnimal said:

Sometimes I appear to be able letter and other times I can't even draw a straight line. I have tried using pens as well as brushes so I know I have to be in the mood to attempt to hand letter. 

 same here, theres a certain mindset i need to be in otherwise i know i'm going make a complete mess of it

[Eyemouth O gauge 1906ish or 1923ish]

Eyemouth has been booked for Keighley O gauge show in March 2025

 

In other news, due to a few personal reasons, i have had to leave the club and so i am no longer involved with this layout. this will be my last post here. i could have not mentioned it but someone will likely ask why the thread has gone quiet if there isnt any posts for months

[occasional extracts from old Railway Magazine]

1906

 

inside Garston LNW creosote plant

 

London & Birmingham carriage

 

Doncaster 1848

 

Heysham docks

 

LBSCR inspection railcar

 

wagons at Hull docks, when did NE wagons have an "R"?

 

Kalka station, interchange between the broad gauge mainline line and the narrow up to Simla

[Sirdouglas' O gauge]

spent most of today drawing, ive a gear train sorted but now need to decide on the framing for it

 

and preparing gears; the larger gears are second hand 11mm Heljan, the middle 4 are 6mm cut in half and the 4 smaller cut off the side of a set of 16mm gears. not shown is the 4mm gear on the motor but i couldnt just get 1 so had to buy a pack of them

[Sirdouglas' O gauge]

bits of rod glued on

[Sirdouglas' O gauge]

for a long time ive been thinking of how to get the Moyse running after not being able to get the belt drive working since i built it 2 years ago

 

quick recap since its been a while, the loco in question

 

the old power arrangement of a N20+gearbox driven through bevel gears and then coupled by home made pulleys

then last year i figured, the N20 motor would fit side ways in the middle with 2 equal gear trains either way to the axles

 

But i didnt have any suitable sized gears to try out, which i do now. i had to get a new N20 motor as the right hand one has a very short shaft with a brass gear fixed on, so i'll leave t as it is to use on something else

[Standard gauge locos shunting narrow gauge wagons (or vice versa)]

The Engineer 15-9-1871 Woolwich Arsenal with extra buffers, presumably for SG, though it likely didnt last long as all photos of Woolwich locos dont have them

 

1889 MW works photo without

[Abandoned rails in the road.....(or elsewhere...)]

But that was on the north side of the road bridge, this is south

[Abandoned rails in the road.....(or elsewhere...)]

ive just looked at the nls side by side OS, there's no tracks shown there on the south side of the road bridge

[guild summer show moved?]

sorry if this isnt the right place to put this

 

i have just looked at the guild website to see the dates of the summer show to find that it has been moved down south, it was the only O gauge show near enough for me to get to and isnt there already quite a few o gauge shows down south? Now northern england doesnt have any shows

 

is there anybody here also in the Guild forum? (i'm not a member) has it already been discussed over there and if management has given any reply as to why it moved so far?

[The Ruston 48DS class - a rivet-counter's guide]

just remembered this thread and came back for research to it as ive recently been given an Edge kit