Gordon A

Thanks Martin. I will be patient.

Gordon

Hello Andy,

Why am I not able to see / open a lot of photographs?  

The latest that I have noticed have been posted by Ruston.

Gordon A

General merchandise vans do not have windows. It would be helpful if you were a bit more specific as to railway / region and era as each had it's own design of brake vans.

Putting the tail lamp on a brake van from the ground is a tricky job hence the open verandas on brake vans.

Brake vans always show a tail light but if vacuum / air braked would not show side lights.

Bitterley on the Clee Hill Ludlow freight only branch. Not found it on a track diagram but found in photographs.

Level crossing as there used to be on Avon St, Bristol.

What period?

You can by servo leads that are Y shaped so you can connect two servos to the same control. As Ray H above has mentioned you may need some form of adjustment for the blade travel as per the prototype. 

Further progress in that wiring has now ben completed and trains have again run on Ruyton Road albeit only the scenic part at the moment.

Turnouts are switched by servo’s using Dingo servo mounts with microswitches controlled through a Megapoints controller (the 4 point version). The main track feeds are connected to 7mm pcb sleeper strip. 

Pending the building of a proper control panel with levers the actual control set up can only be described as a lash up! The Bachmann controller was obtained cheap from a show a few years again and is used for testing.

General view. With ballasting complete, time to paint the rails which should keep me busy!

Black Hawthorne (High Level) with North Staff 3 plank open (Mousa) and Great Eastern van (Oxford)

Black Hawthorne Lady Anne at rest.

On behalf of the Ruyton Road management.

I have used a BA cheese head screws when the manufacturers self tappers no longer grip the body.

That is a shame. I have visited them on a couple of occasions and found them friendly and helpful.

Gordon A

47 minutes ago, johnd said:

What  I find interesting is the Ruston & Hornsby and its load in the background just above the Sentinel  !

With what looks like someone in the cab.

On 16/02/2022 at 23:36, Harlequin said:

Here's a quick sketch I did to see whether the sidings could be made longer:

 

I smoothed out the main line - it's just a simple constant curve so that there's a bit more room for the yard.

The siding points are as close as possible to the end of the loop and the goods shed and cattle dock are shifted to the right to allow loading space at the far ends (like Wallingford).

The creamery is on a kickback as Colin suggested.

I didn't include the bay but you can see it could easily be added in.

Looking at it now, I think the run round loop is plenty long enough and it might be worth shortening it so that there's room for some non railway scenery beyond the buffers.

 

Good to see trap points being included. 

But why the trap point in the head shunt?  Any potential run away wagon will only end up in a siding.

I would have thought that if the bay platform line was in regular use by the railway company then the answer is no. The factory would have to have it's own siding.

However in the unlikely event that the railway company no longer needed the bay line it might be rented out as a private siding, but they would have to off load on the side away from the passenger side. Health & Safety and clear lines of responsibility.

Depending on the super glue try boiling hot water poured over the door If it was runny super glue you stand a chance that it will pop off. The bowl is to catch any other bits that fall off.

If you can get another door, attack the stuck on door with at least a 50 watt iron.

Asa mentioned earlier do this in a well ventilated area by an open window or external door.

There have been a number of threads on the Roadrailer. Try the search engine to see what comes up.

More please.

Part of an underground passageway?

4 minutes ago, Sandhole said:

With the newly announced Sentinel 0-6-0 diesel in MSC livery, will we see Stanlow layouts, I wonder?
Chris.

Who by?

Kingswear, change for Dartmouth.

On 14/11/2021 at 23:15, brightspark said:

I was feeling pretty pleased with myself, having infilled the track and given it a quick coat of concrete paint.

 

 

Yes, that is exactly what I was after.

 

A little bit of cleaning up as I had to get the paint off the rails. The little 48DS doesn't like having any interruptions on the rail front. 

 

Then it was time to have a quick play...errr run through an operating sequence.

 

And this is where I realised that the design had a flaw.

 

Mr Ruston had asked about seeing the sleepers and baseboard being visible, I have that covered.

I was concerned that there may be tightness of the back to back clearance, also covered and ready to some adjustments.

 

But what I had not considered was the space required for the AJ coupling.

 

For those who are not familiar with this and for people like me who thought that they were...

 

The AJ coupling can be described as a wire that protrudes out of the end of the wagon with a bent end that hooks onto the next coupling. The other end being fixed at some point further along the wagon. Hanging down from it is a 1mm iron armature located behind the wheel nearest to the coupled end. When this runs over a magnet it pulls the coupling down and causes it to uncouple.

 

The armature must be 1mm to 1.5mm above rail height and when pulling the coupling down will move 3mm.

 

If some fool has infilled the track flush with the top of the rails then the stock won't uncouple as the armature hits the infill.

 

As a short term remedy, I have cut  a slot in the middle of the 4' to clear this. The coupler now works.

 

 

I will also have to do the middle road and rethink the scheme of the infill.

 

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

I have pinched Gordon Gravett's method of shortening the AJ droppers and position the magnets so the ends are flush with the top of the infill.

You need to decide whether you are thinking about every day running or galas?

Every day running you will need to look at your average income each day from passenger tickets sold, then start deducting hire charge, cost of coal, water and various oils. The aim is to make a profit!

Take your total average daily passenger figures split down to how many passengers each train carries  Then from this figure how many coaches you sensible need. Also the type of coach.

If you are talking about a special running day, then you need to use a similar formula. After all there is no profit in running a large pacific with seven coaches if all your passengers can be fitted into three coaches which could be hauled by an industrial.

However a guest loco might bring an increase in passenger figures.

Speed does not come into the equation as most heritage railways are limited to 20 to 25 mph. There are a few of the larger heritage railways that have been approved to run at higher speeds.

On special occasions some railways have more locos in steam / available than trains including a demonstration freight. In this case the locomotives are rotated around the different trains during the day, with some also being used to double head on some trains and / or bank other trains.

Basically a heritage railway is looking to make a profit every time a locomotive turns its wheels for the publics benefits. This also includes photographic charters and drivers experience courses.

Gordon A 

Full size or model? Pictures would be helpful.

With exception of the quarry branch turnout track now fixed in place and main line (for want of a better word) and siding ballasted. The hut (altered Severn Models kit) has moved around a bit but like the shown position.

Progress has slowed a bit due to a slight diversion in the form of a Great North of Scotland Brake which along with an accompanying 4 wheel GNS carriage currently under construction will form the quarry workers train. Story is both were sold (given away!) just after the reopening of the railway. I’m amazed they made it all the way South in one piece!

1 hour ago, Ruston said:

And a 200Tdi by the looks of it.

Yes, married to a S3 gear box.

Delivered by a red delivery vehicle just before Christmas.

Two test etches for the Bagnall kit.

The nickel silver etch consists of components for the chassis assembly and the brass etch for the running plate, body details, buffer beams, cab and bunker.

I have yet to receive the rest of the body and details which will be 3D printed.

There are a small number of bits that have been omitted, which will be corrected.

I have a 12" to the foot kit to complete as well.

My old Land Rover in the process of having a new bulkhead fitted.

Happy Christmas and New Year to all.

Gordon A