a trestle bridge

[korm kormsen]

David, your wish - my order! (and pleasure)
but it is only a staged mock-up.
i'm still working on the lowside access and the curve on the upper side still lacks a roadbed.

Trev, and to think, that the germans made me emigrate, because i'm too sloppy... ;-)

but really, the bridge might be long, but not complicated. i always try to break down projects in smallish steps, that are easily done.
(got dozens of half done big projects laying around)

 

[beavercreek]

Wow!
Darned fine that is.
Well done Korm

 

[PhilP]

Very impressive!
Makes me wish I was thinking of an American outline layout..

 

[Dtsteam]

David, your wish - my order! (and pleasure)

Trev, and to think, that the germans made me emigrate, because i'm too sloppy... ;-)

Many thanks Korm - it looks even better with a train on it.

To Trevs point : a germans definition of sloppy is still something I would aspire to

 

[JRinTawa]

Great trestle

 

[tramcar trev]

Many thanks Korm - it looks even better with a train on it.

To Trevs point : a German's definition of sloppy is still something I would aspire to

Hear Hear!!

 

[korm kormsen]

thanks for the comments.

well, the lower part of the bridge is done too.
(i planned it, to be able, to compensate any screw-ups, my height management of the

bridge might have. it turned out, that everything fits fine)

at the very end of the project i had to screw up! the very last tie did split at screwing it to

the beams...

i did, what every second rate wildwest railway would have done - i belted the tie to

another one, that i put beside.
(just, that is does not look too german ;-))

after the last boards been fastened

and the inspector M. Onkey was convinced bei the engineer (soc.) R. O. Oster that a jumping-up-and-down stability test was not necessary

and the crew placed the last tie

the president of the Southern & Gulf helt a moving speech to a crowd of onlookers
(well, yes, that area is very scarce populated...)
in his speech he mentioned, that the last spike on this bridge would be driven in by him personally.
(regretfully, we must admit, that he could not fullfill that. of his crew of cowards nobody volunteered to hold the spike for him)

from the following little celebration (no disturbing food, only drinks), we can not offer any pics, because the photographer had problems with his optics...

 

[KandNWLR]

Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing some more trains on thre tressle.

 

[korm kormsen]

thanks. but that will take time. i am still testing.