RhB TAS

[dunnyrail]

Looks ideal for operations, a dedicated freight only train each way would work. Perhaps Arosa to Right storage area. Perhaps at beginning of session Right to Arosa with those wagons gravitating around the line and others gravitating to Arosa for that goods at the end of the session. Wagon cards and waybills a must to move wagons about to logical destinations. Waybills having different colours to depict urgency or particular working. My line has 4 way waybills front to, revolve, turn over, revolve then remove at final destination for new waybill.

 

[grizzmo]

About 15 years or so ago we walked through a Forestry Commission woods. Growing in the tracks were lots of stunted trees obviously growing from drooped seeds rather than planted. We still have one growing in a pot in the garden.

Nice , I have collected dozens of seeds to use as bonsai's here and there around the railway , but the parent trees are 30 odd metres tall. The dwarf varieties here range from 1/2 to 1 metre which should be just about right planted on mass as a forest/ view break. Its spring here now so I will see soon enough if I have succeeded or failed with the cuttings .

 

[grizzmo]

Looks ideal for operations, a dedicated freight only train each way would work. Perhaps Arosa to Right storage area. Perhaps at beginning of session Right to Arosa with those wagons gravitating around the line and others gravitating to Arosa for that goods at the end of the session. Wagon cards and waybills a must to move wagons about to logical destinations. Waybills having different colours to depict urgency or particular working. My line has 4 way waybills front to, revolve, turn over, revolve then remove at final destination for new waybill.

Yeah I had read through your writings on how you work freight ,definitely will read through it again. I was going to copy and modify to fit. I think I would do what you do and spend the start of proceeding running a couple of trains round depositing wagons/coaches (locos too) where needed to start the day off. I can have the fun of adding in passenger coach's number changing too(tourists take priority on the Arosa line) , so maybe at passing loop max, so no freight moves on that train. All trains have to pass at least 1 other train getting from one end to the other. Then freight / empties would have to be picked up on a later train , or on midday dedicated freight train. I think there are a couple of express trains a day too , which given the winding short length of the line , only 6 possible stops on route. They maybe get priority in passing to make them faster ? There's quite a bit to work out and fun to be had I think, but that's a long way off. First stage is getting a round and round section going.

 

[Alan McLennan]

Thanks Alan , I have been planning a railway for many years, so I am keen to get into it. The part on the workshop wall cant be done till I make new doors , windows and put new cladding on the wall. So a bit to do there. The raised garden section thou can be hooked into and a continuous loop that is joined to the train shed finished . Just trying my hand at getting cuttings of dwarf conifers to work. I want a forest of them and I am not too keen on spending $15 -$25 per plant . Would rather put that cash into a nice shiny red loco

Stewie, after Christmas head down to Bunnings or Woolies for that matter, they'll have their live potted Christmas trees on special, cheap as, but be quick to beat the Bonsai guys LOl.

 

[grizzmo]

Stewie, after Christmas head down to Bunnings or Woolies for that matter, they'll have their live potted Christmas trees on special, cheap as, but be quick to beat the Bonsai guys LOl.

Great idea , hadn't thought of that . Thanks I will do , hope you don't have to wait too long for your track to turn up Alan.

 

[Alan McLennan]

Great idea , hadn't thought of that . Thanks I will do , hope you don't have to wait too long for your track to turn up Alan.

It's been over a month now since I said what I wanted, hopefully I'll get it by the end of the week.... this one I mean ! LOL

 

[Paul M]

but the parent trees are 30 odd metres tall. The dwarf varieties here range from 1/2 to 1 metres

Try leaving them in a smallish pot, as per bonsai, and bury the pots where you want them. If you stunt the roots, the tree won't grow to its full potential, trim the roots every now and then to stop them getting pot bound

 

[grizzmo]

Try leaving them in a smallish pot, as per bonsai, and bury the pots where you want them. If you stunt the roots, the tree won't grow to its full potential, trim the roots every now and then to stop them getting pot bound

Yeah good idea , that will work well in a lot of places. The real hard to reach places can be the more expensive dwarf varieties.

 

[JimmyB]

Try leaving them in a smallish pot, as per bonsai, and bury the pots where you want them. If you stunt the roots, the tree won't grow to its full potential, trim the roots every now and then to stop them getting pot bound

I have a number of Bonsai, have grown them for 30 + years, and decided to plant a birch and sycamore on my railway:

Trees!

Last year I read an article about using Bonsai trees on a model railway, just for those that do not kn...

tumble-down-falls.blogspot.com

The roots burst through the pots in less than two years, and had gone more than 18" down, and as such were difficult to get out of the ground, so if you plant stunted trees, root prune annually.

 

[grizzmo]

I have a number of Bonsai, have grown them for 30 + years, and decided to plant a birch and sycamore on my railway:

Trees!

Last year I read an article about using Bonsai trees on a model railway, just for those that do not kn...

tumble-down-falls.blogspot.com

The roots burst through the pots in less than two years, and had gone more than 18" down, and as such were difficult to get out of the ground, so if you plant stunted trees, root prune annually.

Nah I don't want that happening . I think I will keep trying with propagating from cutting of dwarf plants for the main garden section. I started with bonsai last year, it is a lot of fun. Tons to learn thou . I thought they could look good on the baseboard section, with holes cut out for the pots to sit in level with the scenery.

 

[Alan McLennan]

Nah I don't want that happening . I think I will keep trying with propagating from cutting of dwarf plants for the main garden section. I started with bonsai last year, it is a lot of fun. Tons to learn thou . I thought they could look good on the baseboard section, with holes cut out for the pots to sit in level with the scenery.

that is exactly what I plan on doing, this is a photo of my layout with a 10 year old Morten Bay Fig in a pot recessed into the deck, the flange on the pot is what holds it up.