We were having trouble on the public layout with some curves that were too tight causing unreliable operation. Unfortunately the tracks were hard up against the edge of the baseboard and there was no where to go to ease the curves!
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Main line track laying on the HO Layout is progressing at a great pace! The guys have found cans of soft drink make the perfect weights for holding the track in position while the glue dries. Fortunately we have many full cans on hand in the storeroom as we sell soft drinks when open ot public on Sunday afternoons (and Wednesdays during school holidays).
All photos in this update courtesy of Garry West.
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RailFest is only a couple of months away and the outdoor layout has to be up and running by then! As a result, Harry Gleeson is putting in extra time getting it completed and isn’t letting some of the wet stuff stop him — good on you Harry!
Photo courtesy of Garry West.
Good progress is being made at the club on the HO layout. A significant length of main line track bed cork has been laid this week. Picture courtesy of Garry West.
Following the removal of the old pond area of the G Scale layout at the front of the club, construction of the new steel framing for the replacement layout has now commenced.
The old layout was showing its age and was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. The new layout will be of much more durable construction and should last many more years!
Also shown in this update are some Mineral Resources locos heading in to the UGL loco works for servicing down the access siding that runs alongside the club.
All photos in this update courtesy of Garry West.
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A Saturday busy bee was organised on 16 July 2022 to complete the removal of the old G Gauge pond structure — with generous assistance of Rail Heritage with the use of their front-end loader to the bulk of the heavy lifting!
A selection of photos from the day of activity courtesy of Garry West.
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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.
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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.
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