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Well, planning has given the go ahead, so the new line to Maenporth is under construction.....
I didn't build them steps, my dad got t'builders in to do that cus He didn't want me making them more railway biased!!!
Builder said he'd got some old sleepers, so we got them off him cheep and I'm using them as a track bed - earth will be embanked up to them (also to hold them in position).
Up towards the lake.
A veiw down the trackbed. _________________ Cheers,
Pete
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 My Line: Woodrow Railway Posts: 1007
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject:
can you post some kind of overhead drawing to show what it will look like completed? _________________ Rule 8, Its my garden railway so Ill do whatever the hell I like with it!
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 My Line: Afonglas and Nant Llywyd Railway Posts: 1708
Location: Morecambe
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:
looks good already, just be wary of getting the levels of the sleepers right, though it looks to me like you have
like Pauly, I would like to see some sort of trackplan for the extension _________________ The Killer Bunny's on the loco - Don't Panic!
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 My Line: Woodrow Railway Posts: 1007
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject:
oh how I envy you! a raised railway and permission for extensions!
and a pond, I wanted to put a small pond in but me parents dont trust me with nothing and say it wouldnt be maintained so havent been allowed too _________________ Rule 8, Its my garden railway so Ill do whatever the hell I like with it!
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 My Line: Mawnan & Helford Light Railway Posts: 2536
Location: West Cornwall, England
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject:
pauly wrote:
and a pond, I wanted to put a small pond in but me parents dont trust me with nothing and say it wouldnt be maintained so havent been allowed too
My existing pond aint maintained Let it go natural so it looks like a real lake lol! Although I am contemplating some pond plants. The next pond is going to be quite large, enough space for a small steam boat and a waterfall to top it off. _________________ Cheers,
Pete
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 My Line: Woodrow Railway Posts: 1007
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject:
mhlr wrote:
pauly wrote:
and a pond, I wanted to put a small pond in but me parents dont trust me with nothing and say it wouldnt be maintained so havent been allowed too
My existing pond aint maintained Let it go natural so it looks like a real lake lol! Although I am contemplating some pond plants. The next pond is going to be quite large, enough space for a small steam boat and a waterfall to top it off.
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 My Line: Mawnan & Helford Light Railway Posts: 2536
Location: West Cornwall, England
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject:
yeah why not lol! I've got a marine engine for one, so some day I'll build one, but at the moment I've got a 2 foot long Fairey Huntsman to restore with a Enya glow engine in it lol. _________________ Cheers,
Pete
How are you going to do the level crossing across the top of the steps? _________________ Tony Willmore
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Joined: 21 Oct 2007 My Line: Mawnan & Helford Light Railway Posts: 2536
Location: West Cornwall, England
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject:
Not decided on that yet. I'll probably cement up to the edges then cut some wood to fit inbetween the rails. There's certainly going to be a "Beware of the Trains" sign on the fence! _________________ Cheers,
Pete
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 My Line: Mawnan & Helford Light Railway Posts: 2536
Location: West Cornwall, England
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:
Todays progress...
My dad managed to borrow a minidigger off the builders, so I took it down the back of the garden and dug this:
My pond..... the trackbed will be raised at the back of the back "wall" of the pond so it will be like 2 "steps" down.
But after the torrential rain we've had recently, it made rather a mess of the lawn! It even got stuck trying to go up the hill! So tomorrow I will have to get the garden tractor with a roller to fix dad's grass lol
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