2017_12_01 On Track Sprinters

2017_12_01 Our Suppliers delivered two new Rail Motors today

A couple of years back, Head Office ordered a new Rail Motor

 (All pictures can be clicked on to enlarge)

The Yard Goat pushes the new Sprinters into the shed to be examined by the Fitters before first start up. Ok Mr Munro! hop to it :D
Their is a fault with the scharfenberg couplers which require some attention to make them fully operable. Fix is in hand :)
Cheers
Rod

2017_11_29 Carriage shed approved

2017_11_29 Carriage shed approved by commissioners and construction started.

I got my man on site to take a picture of the new car shed, now well advanced at Wodonga Locomotive Depot.


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Stuart, my contractor is a wizard!  He must work in his sleep :D

its 830 by 160 I seem to remember, so should fit the space well.

Click on last picture and visit Stuarts Home Page, where you will some extraordinary goodies :)

Cheers
Rod

2017_11_25 Saturday Scenery

 2017_11_25  roads and bricks.

Graeme continues with our scenery.  After fitting the bridge over the creek, he stuck down the caulk, and next time we paint it to look like bitumen.

 I cut out the brick card and test fitted it. I need to visit the shop and buy some Deluxe card glue to fix it in place. Also going to paint the concrete bits Floquil flat gull grey.

 Its a dual lane bridge. Brick card should look, ok when adhered in place.

 S[pent a bit of time lifting the road surface to allow the road bridge to sit higher.

 WE have to build a creek here

moved pub out of way so we could put a creek in beside the road. Going to put a petrol station this side of line
This one...

Golden Fleece Garage (click)

Cheers
Rod

2017_11_20 New Arrival at Coal Siding (VIDEO)

 2017_11_20 The little X arrives!

Click picture for short video

Probably the smallest bang for my buck ever. It started off as $245 and then I added sound!

Just played the video. Forgot to cut out the 5 finger  uncouple. Well next time....

Why not try my new editing suite? Click on picture above

Cheers
Rod Young

2017_11_18 I wonder if this is how she really felt?

2017_11_18  Do you remember when you got bitten?

(from the steam channel)

Joe McDoakes

https://youtu.be/3eGxoNMFE3s

Hope you enjoy it.
Cheers
Rod Young

2017_11_17 New Video as we work on Honeysuckle.

2017_11_17 Honeysuckle rises from the dust

Click here for VIDEO

Cheers
Rod

2017_11_14 -Last day of year 71- Was happilly operating for a week or so....

2017_11_14  Same old...same old.

Was finally able to run a few trains. I was fixing minor problems as I went, and then out of the blue, the old digitrax short reappeared. So I am back to working the island lower level. Started disconnecting sections and waiting for short to disappear... Like I said "same old.. same old " :(

But it was fun whilst it lasted, and Graeme did come and work out where the roads would cross the track, which was fun.

Scenery Monday 13th Nov

Pictures?

Filling in the embankment...

Country Pub and level crossing to go in here.

Near Coal siding, the  Osbornes Street crossing

Hovel Street

and one for the Country Pub.

Sangsters Road, near House Creek

Kelly Street

 Running a few trains....

And perhaps a video of trains passing through Honeysuckle if my plans for today, work out.

Cheers
Rod