Well, I had decided to do some stuff on the railway today but the weather has been bloody awful. So, with obligatory coffee and fag to hand (cigarette not manservant of questionable morals) I knocked up a quick plan in the absence of my much awaited photos.
The main line is a double track with a station and a loop next to the branch line for my operating mail coaches. The branch runs from the shed and will eventually run into a bay in the main station...once it exists! As yet, the Main progress has been visually slow as it is the most labour intensive, namely the concreting (my poor back...) and the earth works in the flower bed area. Oh, and the erection of my sanctuary, aka the Shed/Castle.
Anyhow, the weather has perked up a bit and my spare labour (thanks Ben) has just arrived.
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(PS, I would just post the plan straight on here, but I'm not sure how to! It's tough being a technophobe...)
Moorcroft (St Anthonys): Infront Cat's Garden Railway
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Nice plan - I have taken the liberty of saving it to my server so that it I can get it to appear in a post for you
You need the image on a server (which you have) but with the address ending in .jpg you then copy and paste that in to a thread and surround it with the Img tag as follows
make sure there are no spaces or the image will not show up
Chris
You need the image on a server (which you have) but with the address ending in .jpg you then copy and paste that in to a thread and surround it with the Img tag as follows
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[img]http://www.crocushosting.sytes.net/photos/railway/infrontcat/trackplan.jpg[/img]Chris
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Martin mi old chum!
) has now ceased and it's pretty much all steam ahead again. Beside's, I've had to give my friend his camera back for a bit. But it will happen soon!
Hope Levington's coming on well old chap
Tim
Aye I know. Kelly and I had a bit of a "to do" so things haven't been pressing on at such a pace. However, the industrial action (Work to ruleYou need to get that Digital Cam out and get some pics. You said you would some months ago.
) has now ceased and it's pretty much all steam ahead again. Beside's, I've had to give my friend his camera back for a bit. But it will happen soon! Hope Levington's coming on well old chap
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Martin, you two (oh, sorry, forgot the wife...) three-timing gett...
People, before I head out into the Southend 'nightlife' (sigh), I wondered if anyone could shed any light on the topic of gradients. I'm looking at putting in maximum gradients of about 1:60. Never used them that extensively before. Am I on the right sort of track (pardon the obvious pun...)
Have a great Friday!
(Heads towards "The Cricketers for a healthy dose of 'salts'...)
People, before I head out into the Southend 'nightlife' (sigh), I wondered if anyone could shed any light on the topic of gradients. I'm looking at putting in maximum gradients of about 1:60. Never used them that extensively before. Am I on the right sort of track (pardon the obvious pun...)
Have a great Friday!
(Heads towards "The Cricketers for a healthy dose of 'salts'...)
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Well, I had intended to do some things on the garden railway today, but it's raining down like the proverbial coach party from Incontinents Anonymous. Just my blooming luck! Also, the boards I weatherproofed on Friday haven't dried, so I couldn't really do anything with them today in any case.
Anyhow, I did at least manage to re-wire a few things for the shed section. I also finalised(ish) the track plan for the main line next to the branch and have pretty much made up my mind about where the supports for the branch should go as it crosses the main line. Hopefully, the rain will hold up a little better next week.
If you are really bored, you could take a peek at my blog. It's not just railway related, but it helps me to pass the time on days like these!
WARNING: the language is a little 'colourful' in places, so please don't read if easily offended! Oh, and don't be confused: Moffy is my nickname from way back!
I'm off to my friend's house now to watch the Interlagos Grand Prix. Catcha later people
Tim
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Anyhow, I did at least manage to re-wire a few things for the shed section. I also finalised(ish) the track plan for the main line next to the branch and have pretty much made up my mind about where the supports for the branch should go as it crosses the main line. Hopefully, the rain will hold up a little better next week.
If you are really bored, you could take a peek at my blog. It's not just railway related, but it helps me to pass the time on days like these!
WARNING: the language is a little 'colourful' in places, so please don't read if easily offended! Oh, and don't be confused: Moffy is my nickname from way back!
I'm off to my friend's house now to watch the Interlagos Grand Prix. Catcha later people
Tim
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Hello folks
Sadly, the photos are not forthcoming. However, the monsoon has stopped and I was able to at least go out and measure up and cut some timber. I've just about sorted the mainline section that runs parallel to the branchline next to the shed and hope to maybe lay some track tomorrow.
Mean time, here is Wilfred. He's quite literally the Fat Controller around here.
He's the first cat I got that actually lived with me. My real first cat lives with my mother in Wales. He's called Wilfred. Unless he gets in my way, when his other name 'Stupid Fat Animal' is the preferred option. He is a cool cat though and he sites train-hunting as a convenient and harmless past-time.
The sections highlighted in Grey are those nearing completion! Anyhow, my friend is copying my pics on to a CD, so hopefully post them here this weekend!
Cheers
Tim
Sadly, the photos are not forthcoming. However, the monsoon has stopped and I was able to at least go out and measure up and cut some timber. I've just about sorted the mainline section that runs parallel to the branchline next to the shed and hope to maybe lay some track tomorrow.
Mean time, here is Wilfred. He's quite literally the Fat Controller around here.
He's the first cat I got that actually lived with me. My real first cat lives with my mother in Wales. He's called Wilfred. Unless he gets in my way, when his other name 'Stupid Fat Animal' is the preferred option. He is a cool cat though and he sites train-hunting as a convenient and harmless past-time.
The sections highlighted in Grey are those nearing completion! Anyhow, my friend is copying my pics on to a CD, so hopefully post them here this weekend!
Cheers
Tim
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Ok, time for an update. I have just nearly completed the long incline of 1:75-80 for the main lines alongside the branchline station. After fiddling and tampering, the profile looks utterly magic! I'm well chuffed with mi'self 'cos my engines largely verily gallop up the hill! A couple of the older ones struggle, but then I intend to use them on slow freights and small depot diagrams than crack expresses.
Thanks incidentally to the guys that have helped either give me solutions to- or gave me info to allow me to work out my own solutions to- the few problems and sticking points I've had so far. Most valuable.
I'm afraid there's still no pictures, which sucks 'cos I'm dying to see them myself let alone show them to you lot!
Today was extremely productive in the design side of things. I worked out a cheap and simple way to secure the railway to the concrete upright supports that hold the fence panels along the length of the garden. I've developed a simple bracket using weathered pine and butterfly bolts (I think that's what they're called) that can support the weight of the double-decker track road past the shed and up to the station. I have also designed the first bridge I need to build. It's a double-deck lift bridge to support the main lines to go back under themselves and the branchline en route to it joining the main station. On the plan (above) thse are the lines at the flowerbed end of the garden.
Cheers for now. Hopefully there'll be pictures here soon!
Tim
Thanks incidentally to the guys that have helped either give me solutions to- or gave me info to allow me to work out my own solutions to- the few problems and sticking points I've had so far. Most valuable.
I'm afraid there's still no pictures, which sucks 'cos I'm dying to see them myself let alone show them to you lot!
Today was extremely productive in the design side of things. I worked out a cheap and simple way to secure the railway to the concrete upright supports that hold the fence panels along the length of the garden. I've developed a simple bracket using weathered pine and butterfly bolts (I think that's what they're called) that can support the weight of the double-decker track road past the shed and up to the station. I have also designed the first bridge I need to build. It's a double-deck lift bridge to support the main lines to go back under themselves and the branchline en route to it joining the main station. On the plan (above) thse are the lines at the flowerbed end of the garden.
Cheers for now. Hopefully there'll be pictures here soon!
Tim