Thanks for the "blooper". Loved the little white cross at the 90 deg crossing, surprising there aren't more looking at the speed some of your boys run at!
There are a few named corners also, named after the poor unfortunates who derailed spectacularly on them … but a diamond crossing at the bottom of a 1:30 grade is quite the challenge if someone is coming the other way!
I like how you have a covered area over the steam up bay to keep the sun off you. In the UK as you know Ben, we have them to allow you to dry out a bit. Ha
That’s in our Southern Highlands where it does rain quite a bit, much like at our place, so it works well for both! David has done a great job both with that “platform canopy” and with his “signal box” garden shed at the other end of the line.
Beautiful railway! And beautiful countryside! I've got a question; The Green 0-4-0 side tanker with the Hackworth Valve Gear that leads off the video - who makes this loco? I've been looking for a Hackworth Valve Gear loco for my stable but can't find one anywhere...
Hi, thanks for the kind words! That loco is a Roundhouse Carrie, that particular model is long out of production (it was an update of a Roundhouse Ppoter) but the Hackworth valve gear is still made by Roundhouse (roundhouse-eng.com) and can be purchased by special order - it would probably work with a standard Roundhouse boiler, call them to ask what would be possible, they are very helpful. A small company called DJB Engineering (djbengineering.co.uk) used this Roundhouse valve gear in their model called “Robert”, also sadly out of production. There will be other old models I can’t think of right now as well. Nevertheless do not lose hope! These locos come up for sale fairly often and there are dedicated resellers who can help you find one (eg: anythingnarrowgauge.co.uk) - let one of them know what you’re looking for and patience will probably pay off! Good luck and enjoy.
Thanks for the "blooper". Loved the little white cross at the 90 deg crossing, surprising there aren't more looking at the speed some of your boys run at!
There are a few named corners also, named after the poor unfortunates who derailed spectacularly on them … but a diamond crossing at the bottom of a 1:30 grade is quite the challenge if someone is coming the other way!
I like how you have a covered area over the steam up bay to keep the sun off you. In the UK as you know Ben, we have them to allow you to dry out a bit. Ha
That’s in our Southern Highlands where it does rain quite a bit, much like at our place, so it works well for both! David has done a great job both with that “platform canopy” and with his “signal box” garden shed at the other end of the line.
Beautiful railway! And beautiful countryside! I've got a question; The Green 0-4-0 side tanker with the Hackworth Valve Gear that leads off the video - who makes this loco? I've been looking for a Hackworth Valve Gear loco for my stable but can't find one anywhere...
Hi, thanks for the kind words! That loco is a Roundhouse Carrie, that particular model is long out of production (it was an update of a Roundhouse Ppoter) but the Hackworth valve gear is still made by Roundhouse (roundhouse-eng.com) and can be purchased by special order - it would probably work with a standard Roundhouse boiler, call them to ask what would be possible, they are very helpful. A small company called DJB Engineering (djbengineering.co.uk) used this Roundhouse valve gear in their model called “Robert”, also sadly out of production. There will be other old models I can’t think of right now as well. Nevertheless do not lose hope! These locos come up for sale fairly often and there are dedicated resellers who can help you find one (eg: anythingnarrowgauge.co.uk) - let one of them know what you’re looking for and patience will probably pay off! Good luck and enjoy.
@@SteamInYourGarden Thank you for the information!
@jimbruneau6769 You’re welcome!
If your going to derail, you might as well do it well ;)
Indeed! I remember hearing the opera singer in the background at the time, not sure if she was being supportive or just mocking me …