beavercreek
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tramcar trev said:
Trev, I presume very much that you are describing the real 'Gerogetown Loop', not my little amateurish fettlin' endeavours LOL
The Beaver Creek Railroad finds the lost land...and gets a spiral
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Trev, I presume very much that you are describing the real 'Gerogetown Loop', not my little amateurish fettlin' endeavours LOL
beavercreek
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Hi Lads
many apologies for not updating the `spiral` thread.
Well a few things have moved on since the last posting on my bush clearance (ooh er missus) and subsequent new loop ideas.
To recap on the track plan.
This was how it would be formed but it had to be a little higher to allow the 1:20.3 scale locos to pass underneath the bridge.
I had wanted to construct a wooden trestle starting from the Arbour Summit tunnel exit right around to the bridge but I would need a lot of red cedar strips (I know that there are other woods available but, for this type of construction, using 3/8” struts etc., I prefer the non-rot properties of the cedar) and I just did not have enough of it.
I thought of concrete with stone facing and was about to go that way when I chanced upon a local nursery that had a large wire bin of very large lumps of an interesting looking rock.
They called it “York stone’ but it doesn’t look like the york stone that I know. It is in fact a flint that has, what resembles eroded gullies in it, and a surface that looks very much like smooth sandstone.
I immediately found out that there was a big reduction for bulk purchase and made three journeys, practically clearing the bin.
By positioning the pieces of rock small to largest in height I could make most of the distance from tunnel to bridge with a short section for a length of trestle.
I also used cotswold lumps and a heap of large rustic slate pieces (great colouring with the rust stains from the ferrous depositis)
I have used sandstone sets for the bridge piers on the nearside and a slab of rustic slate for the support on the far side
I built a gradually descending embankment to take the track from the bridge around to where the land naturally falls and then under the bridge.
It is planted with very slow growing varieties of conifer, alpines and dwarf azaleas.
There is still some detailing to be added though.....
1) cribbing to be added where the track crosses from one piece of rock to another
2) the ‘PointRock’ coaling station supply track spur will gradually climb a low embankment to reach the grid where the coal would be dumped
from the ‘drop bottom’ gondola cars ready for the coaling station hoppers to carry it up into the storage bin.
3) some rock pieces arranged to disguise where the large rocks join the ground
4) finish the concrete bases for the trestle bents
5) add all the connecting timbers between the trestle bents
But, at last, I do now have a bridge on my line!
many apologies for not updating the `spiral` thread.
Well a few things have moved on since the last posting on my bush clearance (ooh er missus) and subsequent new loop ideas.
To recap on the track plan.
This was how it would be formed but it had to be a little higher to allow the 1:20.3 scale locos to pass underneath the bridge.
I had wanted to construct a wooden trestle starting from the Arbour Summit tunnel exit right around to the bridge but I would need a lot of red cedar strips (I know that there are other woods available but, for this type of construction, using 3/8” struts etc., I prefer the non-rot properties of the cedar) and I just did not have enough of it.
I thought of concrete with stone facing and was about to go that way when I chanced upon a local nursery that had a large wire bin of very large lumps of an interesting looking rock.
They called it “York stone’ but it doesn’t look like the york stone that I know. It is in fact a flint that has, what resembles eroded gullies in it, and a surface that looks very much like smooth sandstone.
I immediately found out that there was a big reduction for bulk purchase and made three journeys, practically clearing the bin.
By positioning the pieces of rock small to largest in height I could make most of the distance from tunnel to bridge with a short section for a length of trestle.
I also used cotswold lumps and a heap of large rustic slate pieces (great colouring with the rust stains from the ferrous depositis)
I have used sandstone sets for the bridge piers on the nearside and a slab of rustic slate for the support on the far side
I built a gradually descending embankment to take the track from the bridge around to where the land naturally falls and then under the bridge.
It is planted with very slow growing varieties of conifer, alpines and dwarf azaleas.
There is still some detailing to be added though.....
1) cribbing to be added where the track crosses from one piece of rock to another
2) the ‘PointRock’ coaling station supply track spur will gradually climb a low embankment to reach the grid where the coal would be dumped
from the ‘drop bottom’ gondola cars ready for the coaling station hoppers to carry it up into the storage bin.
3) some rock pieces arranged to disguise where the large rocks join the ground
4) finish the concrete bases for the trestle bents
5) add all the connecting timbers between the trestle bents
But, at last, I do now have a bridge on my line!
beavercreek
Travel, Art, Theatre, Music, Photography, Trains
Cheers Richie and Mick.
There is a little more planting to do and also the detailing items etc that I mentioned but I am happy that it is almost finished!
There is a little more planting to do and also the detailing items etc that I mentioned but I am happy that it is almost finished!
maxi-model
UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
Love the bridge and trestles, not to mention the stonework. Is that a trick of the camera or is that the amount of incline in your garden I see . Looks like the line is level but the ground not. Yikes !
Max.
Max.
beavercreek
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maxi-model said:
Well Max,....the climb on the loop, from the Arbour summit tunnel to the bridge (see the complete track plan earlier in post 6) is about 2%...but the mainline below (to the right in the last photo) is dropping at about 9 to 10%!
Yes my garden is a real doody. The climb for the mainline up to Arbour summit peaks at about 12% with most bits peaking at 8 to 10%.
It was 15% at one peak but I have managed to lessen that a tad.
The new loop itself is quite tight and there is quite a drop from the bridge around to where the track passes under itself, so geared locos and shortish trains, with maybe a 'motorised' helper passenger car or freight car, is the order of the day. As it is supposed to be the 'local' line, that configuration is just fine for the type of trains that would use it anyway.....
Riograndad
Model Railroading, boats and oil painting,
Great as always Mike,but what else do we expect from a masterbuilder? 
beavercreek
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Thanks lads, it is always good to be encouraged in ones efforts!
I have just changed around and added to the rocks a bit and am measuring up for the wood trestle (to replace the plastic one that is in situ at the moment), slatted trackbed and cribbing for the the spaces between rocks.
Here are a few of the local line `old time` short daily doing its business on the new loop. The Loco and combine are due for a wee bit of weathering and detailing...
I have just changed around and added to the rocks a bit and am measuring up for the wood trestle (to replace the plastic one that is in situ at the moment), slatted trackbed and cribbing for the the spaces between rocks.
Here are a few of the local line `old time` short daily doing its business on the new loop. The Loco and combine are due for a wee bit of weathering and detailing...
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