The HO Layout build continues to progress in leaps and bounds! Some more photos courtesy of Garry West showing the state on 29 June 2022.
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Some photos of the latest full-scale movements on the siding adjacent to the club on 29 June 2022. All photos courtesy of Garry West.
Continue readingG Gauge Demolition
The old G Gauge garden railway front pond section at the club was well past its best. The pond liner was leaking so got drained and filled with sand a couple of years ago. The fibre cement sheeting used as a retaining wall was cracking and splitting causing subsidence problems and on going running issues.
So the decision was made to pull it all out and rebuild it using steel framing — the same technique that was used to rebuild the G Gauge yard out the back of the club.
This collection of photos from Garry West shows the demolition crew hard at work on 29 June 2022.
Continue readingHO Layout Progress
Some more photos courtesy of Garry West showing progress on the main HO layout on 22 June 2022.
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Some more photos showing the rapid progress on the new HO layout. Second spiral, old steel mill being relocated and frame being dismantled.
Photos courtesy of Garry West and Michael Smith on 15th June 2022.
Continue readingMini Model Railway Exhibition
A great day on Sunday 5th June at the Mini Model Railway exhibition at the Railway Museum in Bassendean! Glorious winter Perth weather ensured a big crowd and a marvelous time was had by all!
Here some photos from day courtesy of Jan West and Paul Webb.
Continue readingMore UGL Visitors
Here are some photos of full scale rail movements seen on UGL’s siding adjacent to the clubrooms on Wed 1st June. All photos courtesy of Garry West.
Continue readingLocos Running on New HO Layout
Another significant milestone in construction of the new HO layout was achieved this evening with the successful running of a test loco all the way around the storage track layer of the new HO layout!
Construction of this layout is being done quite differently to club layouts in the past. Until now, track and point motor wiring was very much an afterthought — inevitably leading to problems with access and obstructions making the job much harder. This layout is being designed and built progressively with all electrical wiring and point motors being installed at the same time the track is laid. Theory is this should lead to a much more reliable result in the end!
More Full Size Loco Movements
Here are some photos of full scale rail movements seen on UGL’s siding adjacent to the clubrooms on Wed 5th May. All photos courtesy of Garry West.
Continue readingMain HO Layout Storage Tracks Complete
A significant milestone in construction of the new HO layout was achieved last weekend when the storage tracks were completed on the lower layer. Electrical wiring, including point motors and test running are all being completed as the layout is being constructed to avoid having to rework things once the top layer is in place (which will obviously be much harder!)
To see more photos and review progress to date, take a look at the Main HO Scale Layout page.