Looks like it could be the same set of stock as well, though I expect the rear red one may have been repainted.
Arosa Line
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zach2thefuture
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Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
Loco 613 is now withdrawn, as is the coach with the long windows, a one off.
There are still a few of the EW1 coaches running on this line, now in Barenland livery, the blue Arosa livery now long gone. All of the other EW1 coaches have now been withdrawn, following introduction of Capricorn EMUs....
rhaetianfan
RhB (obviously) but otherwise any 'modern' locos
Yes, much less variety now. Somewhere I have a picture of the interior of the 1st class coach with the long windows when my son and I found it on an evening trip down from Arosa. I've also got a pic of an Allegra facing off a van on the street section, driver's eye view looking through the cab...
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grizzmo
From NW Tas
Great pictures
rhaetianfan
thanks for sharing them. There's some real close shaves with traffic and pedestrians too ,on a few you tube videos I have watched.
grizzmo
From NW Tas
Thanksgrizzmo this is coming together SO well, awesome progress! What do you plan on running on the layout when it's ready to go?
zach2thefuture
, long term I plan to run the line "loosely" as it was run by the RhB around 2010 - 2014. I am no purist so I will mix traffic I like from then to now and probably things that never run on the Arosa line as well. I am saving for a 3 car Allegra set (will take a while as new they are $4500AUD) will see what turns up second hand and a couple of GE 4/4 ii locos.
There is some interesting freight traffic I have seen on the line, logs, rubbish skips and empties out bound and. Inbound there is sand, gravel, cement, coop and plain refrig containers, oil, sliding wall vans (plain, kuoni, calanda) and other skip bins ( no idea what was in them).
There is a daily freight train, but a lot of freight traffic is added to the end of the hourly passenger trains.
I am not sure when the Barenland logo started on some passenger cars, but I like it so will try to get a couple of those eventually.
This is a long term plan as I don't have an unlimited hobby budget and I did spend most of it on the walls we made and track I have already. I will still need some more track to finish. As well as a couple of shade sails to cover the area the, UV down here is very bitey.
Any other traffic people have seen please chip in and let me know.
At moment I have a coop wagon, a old style covered van (to make into a works van) and a stake wagon and motive power is this.
I got this Playmobil loco at Christmas and have fitted r/c and batteries as I will be running dead rail. This fitted my budget at the moment a lot better than a LGB loco.
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You mean a Merc Berk?
grizzmo
From NW Tas
I was going to do other work today and probably should of, but the weather was just too nice. Also the tyres and battery holder for the loco turned up today. So more trains than work today
It is a big day here, finally have some track in place. Not much only 3m, but its a start.
The first train to run on the Arosa line closely watched by Doggo.
The longest wagon I have, clearance is only 12mm to the sides here. Not sure if that is too close or not. Might have to do a little sculpting with the grinder and diamond wheel.
Well it's only taken about 10 years of dreaming and a few years of false starts. Plus very nearly one year of hard work on and off but I can say I have a garden railway
It is a big day here, finally have some track in place. Not much only 3m, but its a start.
The first train to run on the Arosa line closely watched by Doggo.
The longest wagon I have, clearance is only 12mm to the sides here. Not sure if that is too close or not. Might have to do a little sculpting with the grinder and diamond wheel.
Well it's only taken about 10 years of dreaming and a few years of false starts. Plus very nearly one year of hard work on and off but I can say I have a garden railway
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A miss is as much as a mile, but well worthwhile creating a gauging piece of wood possibly allowing a bit more than that location, a bit of waste ply will do LABEL IT!I was going to do other work today and probably should of, but the weather was just too nice. Also the tyres and battery holder for the loco turned up today. So more trains than work today
It is a big day here, finally have some track in place. Not much only 3m, but its a start.
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The first train to run on the Arosa line closely watched by Doggo.
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The longest wagon I have, clearance is only 12mm to the sides here. Not sure if that is too close or not. Might have to do a little sculpting with the grinder and diamond wheel.
View attachment 338159
Well it's only taken about 10 years of dreaming and a few years of false starts. Plus very nearly one year of hard work on and off but I can say I have a garden railway
grizzmo
From NW Tas
Its been a month, so I thought a updates in order.
I have gotten a bit more done, but as February is our hottest month progress has been real slow.
Siding and future site for Arosa's cement plant, I still need to adjust the back of the hill. To make some more space there. When I have it right I can mortar the rocks in place. The track curving to the left goes to Arosa.
The R1 curved track between the R1 points is not part of the original plan. Adding it in will get me a continuous run a year or two sooner. So I thought it was well worth adding it in as a extra section.
My wife found me these light coloured face rocks on facebook cheap. Will be used as edging at Langwies and St Peter/ Molinis stations. It was well worth the 1 3/4 hour round trip to pick them up, plus they were near our closest hobby shop too.
Now summer has ended , I will be able to plant out some of these plants I have been growing in the shade.
Got 15 cuttings of miniature pines to strike , so I started a heap more off.
The bigger pines and weeping birch's are from seeds from trees here at home, to use as bonsai's in the baseboard section.
Have been dividing up the ground covers under the bench.
I mentioned previously that the pond has a leak. Unfortunately it is behind the big rock at the right side back of the pond. I did put a triple layer of pond liner under it, but I think when I lowered the bigger rock into place It punctured the back of the liner.
Those rocks aren't coming back out so this is now the finished water level. 15cm less than I hoped to have, but it is about 35 cm deep which is plenty deep enough for the White Cloud Mountain Minow that are in there.
Really looking forward to planting the back wall with ground covers to break up the mass of rocks and adding in the waterfall from the filter.
As the water level is lower , I took out a row of blocks at the front to match it.
Now its done I think I like it better this way
One of Doggo to finish off, being a clown waiting for me to play fetch.
I have gotten a bit more done, but as February is our hottest month progress has been real slow.
Siding and future site for Arosa's cement plant, I still need to adjust the back of the hill. To make some more space there. When I have it right I can mortar the rocks in place. The track curving to the left goes to Arosa.
The R1 curved track between the R1 points is not part of the original plan. Adding it in will get me a continuous run a year or two sooner. So I thought it was well worth adding it in as a extra section.
My wife found me these light coloured face rocks on facebook cheap. Will be used as edging at Langwies and St Peter/ Molinis stations. It was well worth the 1 3/4 hour round trip to pick them up, plus they were near our closest hobby shop too.
Now summer has ended , I will be able to plant out some of these plants I have been growing in the shade.
Got 15 cuttings of miniature pines to strike , so I started a heap more off.
The bigger pines and weeping birch's are from seeds from trees here at home, to use as bonsai's in the baseboard section.
Have been dividing up the ground covers under the bench.
I mentioned previously that the pond has a leak. Unfortunately it is behind the big rock at the right side back of the pond. I did put a triple layer of pond liner under it, but I think when I lowered the bigger rock into place It punctured the back of the liner.
Those rocks aren't coming back out so this is now the finished water level. 15cm less than I hoped to have, but it is about 35 cm deep which is plenty deep enough for the White Cloud Mountain Minow that are in there.
Really looking forward to planting the back wall with ground covers to break up the mass of rocks and adding in the waterfall from the filter.
As the water level is lower , I took out a row of blocks at the front to match it.
Now its done I think I like it better this way
One of Doggo to finish off, being a clown waiting for me to play fetch.
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Alan McLennan
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That is looking Fantastic Stewie, you have done yourself proud, and the pond looks very natural. Sadly fetch at our place is one throw and that's it, unless your happy to fight her for it..Its been a month, so I thought a updates in order.
I have gotten a bit more done, but as February is our hottest month progress has been real slow.
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Siding and future site for Arosa's cement plant, I still need to adjust the back of the hill. To make some more space there. When I have it right I can mortar the rocks in place. The track curving to the left goes to Arosa.
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The R1 curved track between the R1 points is not part of the original plan. Adding it in will get me a continuous run a year or two sooner. So I thought it was well worth adding it in as a extra section.
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My wife found me these light coloured face rocks on facebook cheap. Will be used as edging at Langwies and St Peter/ Molinis stations. It was well worth the 1 3/4 hour round trip to pick them up, plus they were near our closest hobby shop too.
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Now summer has ended , I will be abled to plant out some of these plants I have been growing in the shade.
Got 15 cuttings of miniature pines to strike , so I started a heap more off.
The bigger pines and weeping birch's are from seeds from trees here at home.
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Have been dividing up the ground covers under the bench.
View attachment 339591
I mentioned previously that the pond has a leak. Unfortunately it is behind the big rock at the right side back of the pond. I did put a triple layer of pond liner under it, but I think when I lowered the bigger rock into place It punctured the back of the liner.
Those rocks aren't coming back out so this is now the finished water level. 15cm less than I hoped to have, but it is about 35 cm deep which is plenty deep enough for the White Cloud Mountain Minow that are in there.
Really looking forward to planting the back wall with ground covers to break up the mass of rocks and adding in the waterfall from the filter.
As the water level is lower , I took out a row of blocks at the front to match it.
Now its done I think I like it better this way
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One of Doggo to finish off, being a clown waiting for me to play fetch.
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grizzmo
From NW Tas
Thanks Alan.
Doggo is the same, if you only have one treasure to throw he will take off with it and strut all round the yard. Or he will drop it half way between us and watch it like a hawk, move a inch and he will dive on it and take off again. A couple of treasures and he will bring the first straight back and drop it at your feet, so you will throw the next
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grizzmo
From NW Tas
Thanks Paul , its starting to come together now, a lot more greenery and track needed.
Chris Vernell
45.29 N, 75.75 W
The Grimpen Mire?Please come and remove, some of my surplus 'greenery'.. You are welcome to it!
PhilP.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
If it clears, it clearsI was going to do other work today and probably should of, but the weather was just too nice. Also the tyres and battery holder for the loco turned up today. So more trains than work today
It is a big day here, finally have some track in place. Not much only 3m, but its a start.
View attachment 338157
The first train to run on the Arosa line closely watched by Doggo.
View attachment 338158
The longest wagon I have, clearance is only 12mm to the sides here. Not sure if that is too close or not. Might have to do a little sculpting with the grinder and diamond wheel.
View attachment 338159
Well it's only taken about 10 years of dreaming and a few years of false starts. Plus very nearly one year of hard work on and off but I can say I have a garden railway
Northsider
Modelling the Northern half of the Isle of Man
You should see his borogroves: all slithy, they are.
grizzmo
From NW Tas
It has been a long , long time since I read through the looking glass. Just about finished listening to mostly harmless, might give alice's adventures in wonderland a listen while I work. No need to take life too seriously after all.You should see his borogroves: all slithy, they are.
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