A driver’s eye view of the changes that Gavin has been making to his Cwm Coed Light Railway
Month: July 2020
Evening Steam
Despite the 30+mph gusts, Moel Rhos management deemed it wise to once again steam up externally fired Millie-class No. 2 Chough this evening.
No 2. ran out of gas in the Southern Tunnel so No 5. came to her rescue.
Simon
Shed Movie II
Thanks to the better weather I thought I’d have another go at making a film of the Moel Rhos shed extension, perhaps without the rain better results could be achieved. (Actually I also cleaned the track, used a different camera, camera wagon and locomotive.) Hopefully you’ll find the ride a little smoother…
Simon
RVOM Video
Cow Excursion
The latest addition to the Moel Rhos fleet is a Jerry Irwin Cattle Wagon, built at the Brockhampton & Umbridge works before being sent back in time.
It being a beautiful if rather windy evening, the Moel Rhos management decided to lay on an excursion for its newly acquired cattle (purchased at last year’s Llanfair show).
Setting off. (I haven’t finished painting – but then the cattle are going to need touching up too…)
The Brockhampton & Umbridge works detailing (Cambrian bolt heads) really adds to this superb kit.
The passengers disembark to sample the local cuisine. I don’t know why the colouring has gone weird… (purple?) but the cattle are going to have to visit the paint works.
I think maybe they don’t like being watched while they’re eating.
Back on board and heading for home…
Simon
After the rain – a train
A blustery day, and in between the showers Bertram takes the Tramway coaches, Clarie and Annabelle, on passenger services.
R&B Tramway
New Work shop. Etc
FVLR
New Project – A Potting Shed, first building for Sunnyside Farm with cottage, greenhouse,barn etc., to follow.
FVLR
The Coal Yard at Walnut Grove
Track Clearance Work in Progress
As the rain begins to clear after a period of very wet and windy weather (and which caused numerous train cancellations) the Sling and Lavan Tramway track and line side clearance vehicles are out preparing for the resumption of services in the morning. The line side strimmer vehicle is based on one made by Dave Watkins and which appeared in SMT No. 63 (Feb 1993).
Hiding in the Shed
It’s a rainy start to our virtual meet-up weekend here, but one advantage of having made a hole into the shed for the railway is I can take shelter while the train braves the weather.
Here then is the promised video – out and back from the Moel Rhos shed extension (with a trip round the loop for good measure).
Apologies for the extremely shaky camera – some combination of grit on the wheels and a phone’s rolling shutter intolerant of movement (and rain?). But even with the shed for shelter I’m not inclined to repeat the exercise today – and I’m certainly not sending my ‘real’ camera out into the deluge!
Simon
Summer was here…
Lilla and Little John are busy working, going up to and down from the reopened quarry respectively, while Benne relaxes in the rays, aloof in his isolated haze. They are enjoying the opening day (and anniversary of its inception) of the completed 5m long elevated 1 in 100 incline. Some may recognise a superficial similarity to the plate girder bridge over the A48 in Pontlliw…
