Ox Mountain Railway

[trammayo]

[QUOTE="trammayo, post: 478363, member: 81
Now, what is that clock I hear ticking?

Probably countdown to a new idea or your railway or the need for a cuppa.[/QUOTE]

Deffo a cuppa!

 

[trammayo]

Just a few more pics taken of the 45-tonner. My supervisor was out and about but was more concerned with meals on the wing! ...


Returning from the extension line ...

Ascending the High level line ...

and returning to Low Level main...

 

[playmofire]

Well, on the bridge he's that much nearer to them on the wing;; you can't beat cats for commonsense!

 

[trammayo]

Yes they do like vantage points! I do cringe though when Mae jumps on the dresser and eyes up the top shelf - the thoughts of a Greek wedding spring to mind!

 

[GNB]

Yes they do like vantage points! I do cringe though when Mae jumps on the dresser and eyes up the top shelf - the thoughts of a Greek wedding spring to mind!

..and not just for the broken plates .

 

[playmofire]

I had a large male tabby called Boots who loved heights, he always wanted to be higher up, even to the point of jumping up on to the top of the door or climbing up the hessian wallpaper. The loft ladder intrigued him greatly and eventually he followed me up one day, took one brief explore of the loft and then showed no further interest in the loft ladder. Obviously, the loft was a bitter diappointment. (Maybe he expected it to lead out onto the roof.)

Before him, I had a half-Burmese cat called Wolfram who actually slept on he top of my bedroom door! On at least one occasion, he fell off too!

 

[Chris Vernell]

Just a few more pics taken of the 45-tonner. ...
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Dat one heavy cat. Bridge stress tester?

 

[trammayo]

Dat one heavy cat. Bridge stress tester?

It's me that needs stress testing!

 

[trammayo]

I had a large male tabby called Boots who loved heights, he always wanted to be higher up, even to the point of jumping up on to the top of the door or climbing up the hessian wallpaper. The loft ladder intrigued him greatly and eventually he followed me up one day, took one brief explore of the loft and then showed no further interest in the loft ladder. Obviously, the loft was a bitter diappointment. (Maybe he expected it to lead out onto the roof.)

Before him, I had a half-Burmese cat called Wolfram who actually slept on he top of my bedroom door! On at least one occasion, he fell off too!

The're too inquisitive! If I go in the garage, the workshop, or the trailer, I have to make sure they haven't crept in. I 've accidentally locked them in before today.


He saw the Wagtail on the shed roof....


But the bird had flown! Mind you, he has learnt a lot since his kitten days!

 

[Chris Vernell]

It's me that needs stress testing!

I get quite testy under stress . Who said anything about retirement being restful?
And now, off on another child-taxi run before resuming the laundry
31C on the north side of the house. This old croc is enjoying the warmth.

 

[penylanpip]

I know what you mean, Chris.

When at work, I had (pretty much) control over events and planned my day accordingly in order to accommodate essential events - coffee, lunch, etc...
Retirement has seen my days reduced to a total shambles, where I just stumble from one demand to another.

And I get paid less!

 

[Rhinochugger]

Just a few more pics taken of the 45-tonner. My supervisor was out and about but was more concerned with meals on the wing! ...

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Returning from the extension line ...
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Ascending the High level line ...
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and returning to Low Level main...
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I'm sure that's only a 44.5 tonner

 

[trammayo]

Train testing yesterday afternoon - two distinct phases (pre shower and post shower). Cats inside the house sleeping in preparation for their nightshift.

Ran the little loco with just two cars on the pre-shower runs. It is a heavy loco and doesn't really like R1's - it loses traction!




Then it started to rain so testing was interrupted! I knew that I had another three C&S liveried coaches but could not remember where they were. After a prolonged search of both the trailer and the shed, I found them on a top shelf (in the shed!).

A cuppa and a slice of thickly buttered soda bread cheered me up and I returned to the outside world.

Now I had a five car consist to run!

I tried the high level line again but had to assist the train up the grade (big hand from the sky). The R1's took their toll when the coaches - assisted by the tight fitting Aristo knuckles - decided to 'stringline' and derail!

The offending R1 return ...

So, the odd coach in the consist was removed to allow the train to continue its journey...

The odd coach ...
Does anybody know which company made it?



Of the five coach consist, all had been fitted (by me) with Accucraft wheels to replace all the old broken Aristo one bar one coach. The latter still had (repaired) originals plus LGB BB wheelset for better pick-up. These slight larger (than the Accy) wheels caused a height difference so that car is now on the workbench!

 

[Rhinochugger]

That's a smashing train, but even with blind (flangeless) drivers on the second and third axles of the loco, R1s are pushing it a bit

Is the 5th car Kalamzoo or some such? There was a precursor to Aristo, I think, and the Polk family had some of the tooling. There was also the Delton (pre Aristo) stuff, which is why the C16 is 1:24

 

[trammayo]

That's a smashing train, but even with blind (flangeless) drivers on the second and third axles of the loco, R1s are pushing it a bit

Is the 5th car Kalamzoo or some such? There was a precursor to Aristo, I think, and the Polk family had some of the tooling. There was also the Delton (pre Aristo) stuff, which is why the C16 is 1:24

I don't know what make it is but it is quite a lot smaller than the other stuff I have. Could be 1.29th? I'd be intertested to know as there is no indication as to who made it.

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Mick
The RPO car is a Delton one. It is a well modelled car and has the 'extra windows much like the prototype.
The scale should be 1:24 but it does tend to ride a bit low as well.
This is a gold livery one next to an LGB Baggage car showing the 'low' ride




I have a Delton RPO which I am converting to ride higher as part of a kitbashed 'San Juan' set.
I will 'skirt' her with steel 'reinforcing' plates (just like they did in real life, under instruction from the US mail authorities) much like the LGB baggage car has modelled around it..
This will allow the raising of the height as the floor is dropped (disguised by the skirting). The doorway sills will have to be extended down a bit

This is the Accucraft brass version..... it fetches about $700 on ebay...if you can find one as they only come up once in a blue moon.
Nice model though. ..... trouble is it weighs so much that my locos would struggle to shift it up my max 1:10 incline!

 

[trammayo]

Hi Mick
The RPO car is a Delton one. It is a well modelled car and has the 'extra windows much like the prototype.
The scale should be 1:24 but it does tend to ride a bit low as well.
This is a gold livery one next to an LGB Baggage car showing the 'low' ride

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I have a Delton RPO which I am converting to ride higher as part of a kitbashed 'San Juan' set.
I will 'skirt' her with steel 'reinforcing' plates (just like they did in real life, under instruction from the US mail authorities) much like the LGB baggage car has modelled around it..
This will allow the raising of the height as the floor is dropped (disguised by the skirting). The doorway sills will have to be extended down a bit

This is the Accucraft brass version..... it fetches about $700 on ebay...if you can find one as they only come up once in a blue moon.
Nice model though. ..... trouble is it weighs so much that my locos would struggle to shift it up my max 1:10 incline!

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Thanks for that Mike. I just bought it because I liked it but, when I compared it with the Sierra coaches (and the Bachmann JS) I was quite surprised at the height difference - all leading me to think it was a smaller scale.

I'll follow your lead in raising the height!

 

[trammayo]

Yesterday was a day of dithering - eventually I ran a train before embarking on a house project. I assembled a MoW train for the Stainz....


.... and then thought I'd try it on the high level line .....


It set off from a standing start on the gradient - which surprised me - so I backed it down again to take anothe pic but it was getting away from me!....


Heading for Ivy Ledge ....


and crossing the bridge to descend to the inner circle ...


Then crossing to join the outer circle ...



It stopped on the R1 point and needed a little nudge ..



and going round again.



Where would I get some skates from?

 

[Neil Robinson]

Yesterday was a day of dithering - eventually I ran a train before embarking on a house project. I assembled a MoW train for the Stainz....

It stopped on the R1 point and needed a little nudge ..

Where would I get some skates from?

Even with skates in good order it is likely to stall on point frogs.

I suggest a trailing vehicle fitted with pickups plugged into the socket on the cab rear.

 

[trammayo]

Even with skates in good order it is likely to stall on point frogs.

I suggest a trailing vehicle fitted with pickups plugged into the socket on the cab rear.

Yes you're right - I was thinking it was the skates whilst forgetting the posts on this forum complaining about the same problem! I used the same solution on my scratch built C&VB tram loco about ten years ago!

I need to defrag my mental files!