Tallpaul69 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Nick Gough said: I went to the doctor the other day, I said 'it hurts when I do that' he said ' well don't do it' Was "it" getting out of bed in the morning? Sometimes things annoy you and you want to fix them even though they may not stop the item being used. I guess the main thing with my Python is that the fault is not visible like a painting fault or a wrong set of brake gear. I will probably leave it until I have track that I can run it at speed on in a train and see if it derails on the curves. If it doesn't I can leave well alone! Cheers to all Paul 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Nick Gough said: I went to the doctor the other day, I said 'it hurts when I do that' he said ' well don't do it' Ah, good old Tommy Cooper. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 Email from Kernow overnight saying my Hornby Prairie (and, I hope, ex-LSWR brake van) has been shipped. Might be anything from a week to a couple of months before I see it though. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I ordered something from Aus that made the opposite journey... (you spotted it straight away) Ordered 16th April, arrived 18th May. I want to get some more NSWR stuff but its all from Aus and the customs hurt 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post St Enodoc Posted June 21, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) We had a non-railway day yesterday, including a nice lunch in the city to celebrate not only my birthday this week but also Veronica's, which was in April when no restaurants were open. Consequently, it wasn't until this afternoon that I got back to ballasting. Here's half the viaduct finished (or the viaduct half-finished)... ...and here is the short section between the viaduct and the lifting flap. The cling wrap keeps the join clear of stray ballast, while the masking tape makes a clean edge to the ballast shoulder. Once the glue has gone off but not hardened completely, I remove the tape and gently tamp any bits of ballast back into place that have lifted slightly with the tape. Now I'm in the routine a foot of plain track is taking about 15 minutes, while a standard point takes about half-an-hour. Still a long way to go but that rate of progress stops it being too daunting a prospect. Edited July 17, 2023 by St Enodoc images restored 23 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted June 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2020 Soon be all done! Belated birthday wishes for Veronica! Open restaurants? What are those??? Baz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 21, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Barry O said: Soon be all done! Belated birthday wishes for Veronica! Open restaurants? What are those??? Baz They started opening in NSW a few weeks ago, max 10 patrons irrespective of size (restaurant, not patrons), which was a bit daft. As of last week, there's no limit on numbers but social distancing must be observed. Soon be done? Dunno. A good couple of months' worth of weekends I reckon, assuming I don't get bored and do something else instead. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Glad you managed to get out a celebrate, congratulations to you both. We are still under fairly strict control, unless you want to go into our lovely city to demonstrate with your spray can, then it’s Rafferty’s rules. Rich 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KymN Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 21/06/2020 at 16:52, St Enodoc said: ... to celebrate not only my birthday this week but also Veronica's... Consequently, it wasn't until this afternoon that I got back to ballasting. Glad to see that you have your priorities right. Happy Birthday to you both. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 21/06/2020 at 09:22, St Enodoc said: They started opening in NSW a few weeks ago, max 10 patrons irrespective of size (restaurant, not patrons), which was a bit daft. As of last week, there's no limit on numbers but social distancing must be observed. Soon be done? Dunno. A good couple of months' worth of weekends I reckon, assuming I don't get bored and do something else instead. But what distance is your social distancing? Not I hope the half baked " Two metres, but if you are desperate to eat and drink, then one metre with masks and plastic screens or your back to everyone else"? Don't know about everyone else but I think we will stay at home, cos we just can't see the enjoyment of talking over our shoulders through a mask?? I suppose if we take a thick pen and draw on the plastic screens, that might be some sort of fun? Hopefully another couple of months and all the Pubs and Restuarants going broke will bring some realism to bear! Mind you, seeing the packed beaches in this mornings paper I say roll on the rain on Saturday! Cheers to all, stay safe Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 25, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Tallpaul69 said: But what distance is your social distancing? Not I hope the half baked " Two metres, but if you are desperate to eat and drink, then one metre with masks and plastic screens or your back to everyone else"? Don't know about everyone else but I think we will stay at home, cos we just can't see the enjoyment of talking over our shoulders through a mask?? I suppose if we take a thick pen and draw on the plastic screens, that might be some sort of fun? Hopefully another couple of months and all the Pubs and Restuarants going broke will bring some realism to bear! Mind you, seeing the packed beaches in this mornings paper I say roll on the rain on Saturday! Cheers to all, stay safe Paul No, it's quite a practicable thing. 1.5m is the specified distance, which is interpreted (officially) as two arms' lengths irrespective of how long your arms are (where's Twizzle when you need him?). There's no requirement to wear masks or screens. On the whole, people are being quite sensible about it all. Edited June 26, 2020 by St Enodoc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 Sensible! In the UK? You are having a laught! Beaches full of people, no need to have any social distancing..pah! Best to stay in and get some modelling done!! Baz 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 51 minutes ago, Barry O said: Sensible! In the UK? You are having a laught! Beaches full of people, no need to have any social distancing..pah! Best to stay in and get some modelling done!! Baz Hi Baz I saw those pictures of Bournemouth beach yesterday. It must have been the biggest eye test drive ever. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chamby Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 Here in Gods Own Country, folks have been remarkably compliant with the social distancing rules and respecting others... and they still are. Probably something to do with the age demographic here, a good proportion of the residents are in an ‘at risk’ Category. There is much angst and wringing of hands in Cornwall at the moment about the unfettered return of the emmets after 4th July, when much of the tourist infrastructure is due to re-open and the allegedly plague-riddled, rubbish dumping hoardes finally arrive to infest our nice quiet fishing villages and beaches! We’ve got used to having the place to ourselves, and a very pleasant interlude it has been too! 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 26, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Chamby said: Probably something to do with the age demographic here, a good proportion of the residents are in an ‘at risk’ Category. Possibly something to do with not being keen to do what the English tell them? 5 hours ago, Chamby said: the allegedly plague-riddled, rubbish dumping hoardes finally arrive to infest our nice quiet fishing villages and beaches! And to spend loadsamoney to help keep your economy alive. No pain no gain Phil... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2020 8 hours ago, St Enodoc said: And to spend loadsamoney to help keep your economy alive. No pain no gain Phil... In what I believe to be England's poorest county. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 What’s the situation in your Department Dudders? Do you think things will have stabilised enough to host several hundred thousand “Down Sarthe” in September? Rich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2020 Sarthe currently has 38 people in hospital w Covid-19, down from 300-odd a couple of months ago. None are now in Intensive Care, down from 24 at the peak. 84 lives have been lost in hospital, maybe others in care homes. This against a population of more than 500k. Obviously we are all watching progress, but there is no sign yet of easing of strictures causing a second spike hereabouts. Our tickets for the 24 hrs are sitting here. A much longer night and cooler temperatures will make the race a bit different, and race-rusty drivers, cars and mechanics for the 62 entries might add some spice. I note it starts at 14.30 on the Saturday. As an olde ghytt - 71 - I have been a bit careful, meeting no-one but my (Scots) cleaner who drops in twice a week, and checkout ladies at the supermarché till. The worst part is not having seen Sherry since she went home to Torbay on Feb 9th. We hope she will return on July 15th. And we are booked back to the UK on 28th July. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chamby Posted June 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2020 8 hours ago, St Enodoc said: And to spend loadsamoney to help keep your economy alive. No pain no gain Phil... Yes, it is a classic ‘catch 22’. Those most at risk, the elderly, have most to fear and least to gain from the tourism re-start. But those still of working age have most to gain and are less at risk themselves. That’s the eternal dilemma with this virus! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: Sarthe currently has 38 people in hospital w Covid-19, down from 300-odd a couple of months ago. None are now in Intensive Care, down from 24 at the peak. 84 lives have been lost in hospital, maybe others in care homes. This against a population of more than 500k. Obviously we are all watching progress, but there is no sign yet of easing of strictures causing a second spike hereabouts. Our tickets for the 24 hrs are sitting here. A much longer night and cooler temperatures will make the race a bit different, and race-rusty drivers, cars and mechanics for the 62 entries might add some spice. I note it starts at 14.30 on the Saturday. As an olde ghytt - 71 - I have been a bit careful, meeting no-one but my (Scots) cleaner who drops in twice a week, and checkout ladies at the supermarché till. The worst part is not having seen Sherry since she went home to Torbay on Feb 9th. We hope she will return on July 15th. And we are booked back to the UK on 28th July. On 03/04/2020 at 10:15, St Enodoc said: Rich, the stock is listed in order from the loco, so that should let us work out how it was shunted - let's have a go. From the front: Penzance - Truro 9 to 14 Truro - attach 8 Truro - Plymouth 8 to 14 Plymouth - attach 1 Plymouth - Taunton 1, 8 to 14 Taunton - detach 14, attach 2 to 7 Taunton - Reading 1 to 13 Reading - detach 1 and 2 Reading - Paddington 3 to 13 I think! On 15/04/2020 at 04:12, St Enodoc said: I haven't had time yet to put the final coat of varnish on the lever frame casing but I have printed permanent versions of the signage on self-adhesive labels, ready for when I do. I also spent an enjoyable hour or so last night trawling through a couple of recent Steam World magazines that featured Cornwall. I now have details of about 100 more trains on specific dates with the actual loco that was pulling them. That will be very helpful for updating the loco workings when I expand the sequence to cover the whole layout. Might mean I need some more locos... Thank you Dudders, as you say, we all have to take care but the isolation is a necessary evil. We have tickets and ferries booked, but will decide later whether to chance it. Rich 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post St Enodoc Posted June 28, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) I've made some good progress with ballasting over the last few days, slowly and steadily an hour or so at a time. The first job was to finish the Up Main across the viaduct. I was glad to see the end of this, as working round the guard rails was a bit fiddly. After that, I completed all three tracks on the short section between the viaduct and lifting flap. I made one small change to my method, abandoning the masking tape at the edge of the ballast shoulder. I didn't lift the tape from last week's work soon enough so, as you can see here, it just ripped when I tried to pull it up. I couldn't use it between parallel tracks either, as it was too wide. So, I tried without the tape and found that I could do the job just as well by eye, which saves some time. I did continue with the cling wrap at the lifting flap, which gives a nice clean joint. This photo also shows the first section of the Down Goods Loop with ballast. I had to start using the Matt's Ballast product as I was running out of Chuck's, so to avoid too stark a contrast I gradually blended it in each time I topped up the bowl in which I keep the new and recycled ballast. I think you can see that the Matt's product is slightly dustier but that can be cleaned up later. This is as far as I've got so far, meaning that the main lines and Down Goods Loop are ballasted from Paddington Down end to the Down end of the lifting flap, and the Down Goods Loop to within a couple of feet of 31B point. I'll finish that next, then do the Down Main, Up Main and the two Spurs, working towards myself as I go. Here's a view across the lifting flap and the viaduct towards the tunnel... ... and one looking the other way. Just for fun, I took this through the tunnel mouth and I rather like the way it's turned out. Finally, in case anyone's wondering about the E147, repairs are well in hand. I just need to clean up some filler round the roof/end joins and replace one rain strip at the van end. Then I can put the final(?) coat of crimson on. Edited July 17, 2023 by St Enodoc images restored 22 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Don't envy you with the ballasting John but you're making a nice job of it. G 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 28, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2020 27 minutes ago, bgman said: Don't envy you with the ballasting John but you're making a nice job of it. G Thanks Grahame. No, it's not one of the most exciting jobs but it has to be done. The method I'm using has the benefit of being easy and (relatively) quick. I'm pleased with progress so far and as long as I have a few other things to keep me refreshed then it's not too bad. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted June 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2020 You keep forgetting a mugatea or coffee and/or a glass of red makes ballasting much more therapeutic Baz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 28, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Barry O said: You keep forgetting a mugatea or coffee and/or a glass of red makes ballasting much more therapeutic Baz True but knowing me I'd paint tea between the sleepers and take a swig of PVA... 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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