Wednesday 13 June 2018

Garden Railway in Operation

Some more images of the now semi-regular running on the line. Also some images from my visit to that lovely Matt Towell who has fitted Radio Control to my Superior and Excelsior. He's got my Leader for fitting right now. He also repainted and renamed Superior into its proper name. It looks absolutely stunning and I couldn't be happier.

The 3 Bowaters Railway Engines running together on Matt's line

The 3 Bowaters Railway Engines running together on Matt's line

Superior and my Welshpool set. First run together in a long time.

Excelsior on test passing a cooling down Superior

'The Tank' with my pair of Chattenden Coaches. Hopefully, I'll have the full set of 4 by the end of the year.

The Bowaters Set in Operation. First time in about 2 years they've run as a unit.

After running round, heading back down the other way down the garden

Superior sat in the station ready for departure

A typical SKLR passenger train abet with an engine that sadly hasn't been home since the 1960s.

Passenger train pausing in the station before continuing uphill

After running round, passenger train sits ready to return downhill.

All the captions have been written as if the full line exists. I'm planning to buy the required track for the final extension soon, however, this is on hold until the parents decide what they want to do regarding the garden shed.

Might get the rest of the line in over the summer then it's complete! Just need two shunt releases plus required track work down the garden.

Jon