Chris Vernell
45.29 N, 75.75 W
Yes, horses were quite artistic in those days. They drew all sorts of things.? Black and white photography ?
Was that when the cameras were horse-drawn?
Taita Gorge Railway
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Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
WARNING. 50 days.....
...so, I fired this up, just to make sure it still worked (it does).
...so, I fired this up, just to make sure it still worked (it does).
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Today, my wife insisted that I spend some time in 'the Train Garden', she didn't want some of the trees getting away on us.
If it was too tall, it got lopped down to size, if it looked ugly, rubbish bin. If it was dead, then arborative surgery to revive it (that spelling mistake didn't work, so abortive surgery was the answer).
By product of all this, some 'new' views
Old #1 in the log siding.
If it was too tall, it got lopped down to size, if it looked ugly, rubbish bin. If it was dead, then arborative surgery to revive it (that spelling mistake didn't work, so abortive surgery was the answer).
By product of all this, some 'new' views
Old #1 in the log siding.
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
The Taita Gorge Railway has survived a M7.5 earthquake overnight, and numerous aftershocks, one as big as M6.8, and lots of M6.2's.
Edit: Geonet have upgraded it to M7.8.
Edit: Geonet have upgraded it to M7.8.
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Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Strange phenomena, just after the quake, I was checking on my section (and railway, of course) courtesy of my Union Pacific Switchman's lantern, and found my lawn teeming with snails.
PhilP
G Scale, 7/8th's, Electronics
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Perhaps the locusts were in short supply?
Or, is it just a coincidence that the railway over my back fence is now operated by a French company.
PhilP
G Scale, 7/8th's, Electronics
Or, is it just a coincidence that the railway over my back fence is now operated by a French company.
Gaelic shrug!
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Rail-Ex, a chance to show, and a chance to buy.
More passengers for the Cable Car.
More passengers for the Cable Car.
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
The saga of the lighting failure on my Cable Car is documented elsewhere. So, I'll just keep a 'file copy' on my home page, enhanced with some of the new photo features available on my 'poota.
I've used the Vignette feature. Gives that old fashioned fuzzy edges effect.
I've used the Vignette feature. Gives that old fashioned fuzzy edges effect.
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Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
This corner of my railway only sees this amount of strong sunshine for about 4 weeks of the year. This week is one of them.
Of course, it is Christmas next week, so Taita Gorge Railway is getting ready for an influx of passengers.
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Thank to Muns, and his Garden Rail Outlet, My O&K is back in normal service. Good price, excellent service, and a pleasure to deal with.
Tropic Blunder1
Jake
Ol' number ones been resurrected?
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Ah, no.
My O&K Feldbahn loco has been repowered. Old motor lasted 14 years, still goes, just, so time to upgrade.
Tropic Blunder1
Jake
ah ok so you have two side tank porters?
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Yes. Original version, that don't work, and the newer version that I picked up of Trade Me a while back.
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
Merry Christmas 2016 to all.
Photo actually taken on Christmas day.
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
The logging Caboose has been converted to link and pin couplers. I now use an LGB drawbar to connect all my logging stock.
That Bachmann coupler won't be in service much longer.
Gavin Sowry
Garden Railroader and Raconteur
