This excellent video gives me a practical illustration of just how the early Railway navvies worked. Incredibly hard work! Good luck, I’ve subscribed so I can follow your adventures. Sorry I can’t offer my help (I’m seriously disabled nowadays) but at least I can support you on UA-cam! Regards, Rob in Bournemouth.
I feel like digging that embankment out under the corner of that building isn’t wise. Not without forming a substantial retaining wall…. Mind that foundation.
Yes the loco is happy going round as it has short wheelbase bogies. I am not sure of the exact radius but somewhere around ten to 15 ft would be my estimate. I will try to measure up.
@@Elvinley thanks a lot. I have been looking at getting a 5 inch gauge track in my garden, but if you're getting round corners like that in 7 1/4in, I maybe able to have a ride-on (rather than ride-behind) loco.
@@Elvinley Thank you so much for taking the time to do that. No matter how many times I measure it, my available space isn't enough to get a return curve in either 7 1/4 inch or even 5 inch. I am now looking at an sm32 or 45mm scale live steam setup instead, or just joining a local miniature railway club and trying to blag as many drives as possible :-) Cheers!
The railway is really coming along! That slate ought to come in handy somewhere.
It will indeed!
Nice update mate, looking forward to you driving me round the bend ! 😉
Haha! Thanks mate.
He's too strong, this guy! I have, at the moment, a heartache, and it is only his videos that make me want to continue my life.
You must continue. Things will always change my friend.
I love the fact that this tiny miniature railway has working freight trains!
It's a useful little engine.
That’s a superb little railway you guys are building, lovely! 👏🏻
Thanks Mike!
good luck with your move into slate mining
Haha! There's certainly enough of it around here.
Bostin little railway, absolutely love it!
Cheers Nigel!
This looks like a brilliant project. Like your little engine and the basic points change. Good luck with all that digging.
Thank a lot. Made lots of progress since this vid.
Nice to see the extension!
Yes, almost there now.
It looks like you could use low side boards on that flat car, you could load a bit more slate on the car.
I'm glad you put up another update.
Yes indeed. It gets used for all sorts of jobs that wagon.
An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
Thanks a lot!
SO COOL!
Spotted some of our coupling pins and bars! great to see the progress, all the best DAN
They are great!
From an old hippie from Pomona Southern California, right on man! way cool.
Cheers!
This excellent video gives me a practical illustration of just how the early Railway navvies worked. Incredibly hard work! Good luck, I’ve subscribed so I can follow your adventures. Sorry I can’t offer my help (I’m seriously disabled nowadays) but at least I can support you on UA-cam! Regards, Rob in Bournemouth.
Thanks a lot Rob! Sorry I missed this comment somehow.
You could do with a tipper
Yes please!
Slightly reminiscent of the Far Twittering with the size of the loco.
Good stuff indeed sir.
Thanks a lot Andy! It is a massive engine but runs well and feels stable. Heavy when the occasional derailments occur.
@@Elvinley proper job
This is great. Thanks for sharing.
I feel like digging that embankment out under the corner of that building isn’t wise. Not without forming a substantial retaining wall…. Mind that foundation.
It isn't a structural retaining wall and I haven't disturbed the foundations which aren't that substantial!
I need something like this. What's the radius of the return curve around the shed, and will your loco manage it? Thanks
Yes the loco is happy going round as it has short wheelbase bogies. I am not sure of the exact radius but somewhere around ten to 15 ft would be my estimate. I will try to measure up.
@@Elvinley thanks a lot. I have been looking at getting a 5 inch gauge track in my garden, but if you're getting round corners like that in 7 1/4in, I maybe able to have a ride-on (rather than ride-behind) loco.
@@9C85-g4b If you can, go for 7 1/4. So much versatility.
@@9C85-g4b I measured and it is roughly only 9ft radius. Surprised myself there!
@@Elvinley Thank you so much for taking the time to do that. No matter how many times I measure it, my available space isn't enough to get a return curve in either 7 1/4 inch or even 5 inch. I am now looking at an sm32 or 45mm scale live steam setup instead, or just joining a local miniature railway club and trying to blag as many drives as possible :-) Cheers!
Hi! Remove this useless canopy from your little engine and it will look MUCH better!!!
Far from useless. Shields your head from the sun and showers!