Ayr Road

[Ray H]

I wonder if they weigh as much as their O gauge locos?

[pwr]

Does the pantograph work or is it plastic

 

Paul R

[jcarta]

22 hours ago, Ray H said:

Is that one of the new Heljan twelve inches to the foot models?

 

 

22 hours ago, Hal Nail said:

Must be, its the wrong blue and and sides are too flat etc.

 

20 hours ago, Ray H said:

I wonder if they weigh as much as their O gauge locos?

 

11 minutes ago, pwr said:

Does the pantograph work or is it plastic

 

Paul R

 

If I didn't know you lot better I think you may be extracting the fluid 

Edited January 29, 2022 by jcarta

[jcarta]

Anyway it was still stabled on platform 2 yesterday but someone had moved it further down the platform so I managed to get a photo of the other side from the road.

 

Edited June 4, 2022 by jcarta

[jcarta]

Popped down to Milton Keynes yesterday to watch Britannia pass through - going full belt through platform 1

 

Edited June 10, 2022 by jcarta

[Ray H]

And there was me thinking you were a died in the wall diesel man!

[jcarta]

Haven't posted anything on RMWeb for sooooo long, it's about time I start to play catch up with what is happening with my life and the railway. In December 2022 it was 'er indoors' special birthday so she was treated to a 3 day trip to London to celebrate. Jane was not aware of the trip so it came as a surprise for her.

 

One of the days were spent on the Belmond Pullman, a trip from London Victoria via Margate, Dover & Tonbridge and back to Victoria. Here are a few pictures of the day starting with the birthday girl. (IMG 2582)

 

 

Arriving at London Victoria (IMG 2537)

 

Our coach for the day, Audrey (IMG 2566)

 

 Interior of coach Audrey (IMG 2546)

 

Our table for the trip (IMG 2549)

 

(IMG 2550)

 

We were hauled 67007 which was a nice touch..... (IMG 2578)

 

(IMG 2577)

[jcarta]

Just after Christmas I placed a bid on an auction site and travelled up to York to pick them up so I became the proud owner of these little beauties, only to hear that Peter Cowling whom originally built these had past away a few weeks later. These are a set of 8 that will run as two sets of 4 as my railway stations can't accept a train of 8 😢

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by jcarta

[jcarta]

Over the past year I have been converting a Dapol Class 08 and it finishing up as a Class 13 master & slave shunter. The kit was provided by Protoneo and I had to get a colleague to make up an additional side tool box as one of the shunters never had one.

 

 

These are both motorised so in order to get the speeds correct we had to place it on Ray's railway as it has a continuous loop, here it is working up the bank.

 

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by jcarta

[Ray H]

Don't tell anyone but I think they're coating down hill (unless they're propelling) 😄

[jcarta]

Friday and yesterday was spent installing magnetic couplings to the stock which was quite fun and then sorting out the corridor connections so they didn't interfere when the stock was traversing the points and causing a derailment. I am impressed with the couplings so I have placed another order so the stock can be converted over the next few months.

 

 Apologies I can't get the picture to turn correctly but this is the front of the loco with the magnetic coupling.

 

As the train approaches the both couplings will rise and connect

 

 

Both couplings rose and ready for coupling so hopefully no more faffing about with 3 link couplings etc.

 

Edited August 16, 2023 by jcarta

[jcarta]

Guess what........ Had to contact Howes to see if they had any cluster gears in stock as the Class 31 has been into the workshop as this has suffered from the dreaded split gear syndrome, mind you it was only on No1 bogie end. One was totally split as the second one has started to split so I just changed the pair of them.

 

 

 

 

I think I best order another set just in case, although these are quite similar to the 37/47/55.

[jcarta]

On a happier note, two new characters have arrived in the area, I just wonder where Rodney & Trigger are?

 

[jcarta]

Postie has arrived and bought me these little beauties, so next week I can assume that I am going to be busy fitting them.

 

 

That should be all the early Heljan loco's done.

[Ray H]

That dented your wallet 😃

[jcarta]

Gotta keep them diesel's running.... If not I just hope Heljan starts to produce a Class 76 and then we can start on the centenary.....😀 

[Ray H]

I think he means catenary although it might be after the next centenary before he starts - he's younger than me so might still be around by then 😄

[pwr]

On 02/09/2023 at 12:14, jcarta said:

Postie has arrived and bought me these little beauties, so next week I can assume that I am going to be busy fitting them.

 

 

That should be all the early Heljan loco's done.

 

I've got some in the post too but not nearly this many!!!

 

Paul R

[jcarta]

This morning I made a start on swapping the gears out so the Class 20 was first up on the bench, both sets of cluster gears swapped out as 3 out of the 4 were split. Next up was the Class 55, again all sets of the cluster gears were changed as all 4 of them were split. 😟

 

 

 

Now she runs like a dream

[Ray H]

Did you discover what was ailing the Class 37 yesterday?

[jcarta]

Afraid not matey except no 2 motor has stopped so I think it might be a strip down and a re-wire....

[Ray H]

Check one of the wires hasn't come out of the ferrule.

[jcarta]

Yesterday was spent with Ray in the garden operating a train service and to see how the magnet couplings held up and they made the operation so much easier. We had a couple of failures so this weekend we will rectify them i.e. a few track bonds need re-soldering etc. I took the opportunity to make some videos and join them all together and this was how it turned out.

 

 

[jcarta]

27032 enjoying the late season weather 😎

 

[jcarta]

Today was another fine day, weather wise so Ray had already altered a point so we could replace one on the outside section as the existing one was causing derailments occasionally. We also started looking at rehousing the frog juicers and servos so they would be waterproof and easier to get to if needed so one of the projects to was to build a buffer stop and house a servo inside it…. Out came the plastic and this is what we came up with 🙂

 

 

Edited September 13, 2023 by jcarta