Fretwork Rail install a Head Shunt - 7 1/4 Narrow Gauge

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2022
  • Welcome!
    On this latest video we join our track maintenance team 'Fretwork Rail'. The guitar enthusiasts who like to keep our permanent way in tip top condition. Today we join them as they make the finishing touches to the new head shunt that has been built in the station "A headshunt is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines."
    Tamping the track involves hard work and a good rhythm. Perfect for such a musical team. We also capture some footage of a harvest of apples being processed for the local market using our newish tipper wagons.
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  • @petercodrington3558
    @petercodrington3558 Рік тому

    Loving your commentary and loving your railway. All the best chaps

  • @garykuipers2696
    @garykuipers2696 Рік тому +1

    This is a remarkable video of a wonderful little railway. I just had to subscribe. One does not see this much in the USA. Best of luck, God bless!

    • @somersetnarrowgauge714
      @somersetnarrowgauge714  Рік тому

      Thank you very much! We’ll hopefully have some more content up soon! All the best, SLR.

  • @svenlakemeier
    @svenlakemeier Рік тому +3

    What a great little railway, and a wonderful video

  • @clivelee4279
    @clivelee4279 Рік тому +2

    Enjoyed the whimsical narration, very Oliver Postgate.

  • @westrain2
    @westrain2 Рік тому +2

    ❤️👍

  • @christopherbrown3695
    @christopherbrown3695 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant effort from your artisans. I do hope some of the forbidden fruits go onto become the great Somerset transformational elixir of ye Gods?

  • @Marbelup
    @Marbelup 2 місяці тому

    After all that effort to level and tamp the track, there is still quite a bump where the headshunt joins the turnout.
    PS I also have a 7 1/4” Planet battery loco, in green, on my Springdale Miniature Railway near the town of Denmark in Western Australia.

  • @bm8292
    @bm8292 Рік тому +2

    Is it a motorcycle engine used to pull the wagons?

    • @somersetnarrowgauge714
      @somersetnarrowgauge714  Рік тому +1

      We’re not too sure what powers Clunky in all honesty, with the clutch and throttle operated by some bits off a motorbike it’s possible the engine is off something along those lines. The forward and reverse gearbox we think might be off a small marine boat.

  • @haroldpearson6025
    @haroldpearson6025 Рік тому

    How do I contact them, Email, address etc?