Cheddar Iver - not all bad!

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Chris Bird

Steam,gardening, photography
Hi folks
Before you rise up in defence or condemnation of the Cheddar Iver, it is one of my favourite locos (in its modified form) but has been a total pain in the past (or should that be in the .......). Anyway, I have been doing some work on a certain device to try to produce a deeper note in large diameter (15mm plus) chimneys and this is the only loco in my cupboard that fitted the bill.
So here is a little video, filmed on the Summerlands Light Railway, which, as you will see, needs some attention to the trackwork!! And I would not like to admit how many times I had to film the station sequences to get them nearly right :)
You can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPO8wCbmEeg And on my website news page as usual Cheers Chris
 
It sounds good, Chris. BTW, I'll be happy to come trim your plants if you can pay my transportation there. :) It can't be too bad---I'm just across the pond.
 
Railfan said:
It sounds good, Chris. BTW, I'll be happy to come trim your plants if you can pay my transportation there. :) It can't be too bad---I'm just across the pond.
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Thanks George - I'll get the tickets then........:D
Cheers
Chris
 
Very nice Chris :bigsmile:

Your track looks like its laid on cement so how has it moved so much?
 
Lovely.
 
Chris is this to be a production Item? I would love one for my Iver!
 
Chris, that is the nicest video I've ever seen. Your railway looks lovely and the loco and carriages go together so well. Very inspirational. Where are your station buildings and bits and bobs from. I could very easily lose myself in the world of your railway
 
Elmtree Line said:
Very nice Chris :bigsmile:

Your track looks like its laid on cement so how has it moved so much?
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Thanks Keith - and that is a good question! In fact there is a bend in the track just before Larkbarrow halt which makes it look worse than it is, but I haven't put a level on it yet. The track is pinned to lightweight blocks mortared on to rammed earth. The ballast is a 3:2:1 grit, sand cement mix laid wet and trowelled in. The thing is that the track and ballast seems to float above the blocks in places. It sounds hollow so there has clearly been some subsidence after four years. I will investigate and report back.......
Cheers
Chris
 
minimans said:
Chris is this to be a production Item? I would love one for my Iver!
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It certainly can be! It is really the by product of some work I was doing for the new Accucraft K4, where the stack is short and wide. Keep an eye on my website or if you email Nigel at enquiries@dp-supplies, he can let you know when it is listed. In fact I want to do a couple more tests yet.
Cheers
Chris
 
Andy Worsfold said:
Chris, that is the nicest video I've ever seen. Your railway looks lovely and the loco and carriages go together so well. Very inspirational. Where are your station buildings and bits and bobs from. I could very easily lose myself in the world of your railway
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Well that is kind of you to say so Andy :) The station building and Railway Hotel in Watercombe (the terminus) and the small station building at Larkbarrow Halt were bought secondhand and repainted in Purbeck stone. They were made by a company called "Off the wall" - long gone I'm afraid. The engine shed in the distance is made from concrete roof tiles, cut with a diamond wheel. the roof is slate and the doors made from an old venetian blind. Platforms and walls are all made from the same 18' square roofing tiles.
The lineside "cottages" are concrete from Can Howley and the Chapel on the hill is pottery from Robert Silkstone of Stanton Abbey. Figures are, of course, Busybodies from Rob Bennett.
There is a track plan and an early description here:
http://www.summerlands-chuffer.co.uk/#/the-slr-1/4535186111 < Link To http://www.summerlands-ch...#/the-slr-1/4535186111
though a lot has changed since then......
Cheers
Chris
 
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