Love Lane, B.R. (E) c.1956-59

[Scale7JB]

I always think of the Rio Grande as being three foot gauge but is this loco designed to run on some of the bits that were converted to standard gauge?

Nigel

Hi Nigel, hope you’re well.

The Rio Grande as you say had quite a lot of the narrow gauge converted to std gauge.

By the end there was a large segment from Denver across to Salt Lake City, with the branch from Alamosa down to Santa Fe as well. The California Zephyr ran over the DRGW Std gauge trackage on its journey from Chicago to San Francisco.

This map may help to show what was Std and Narrow gauge.



JB.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Wasn't the section between Alamosa and Antonito dual gauge?

 

[Scale7JB]

Wasn't the section between Alamosa and Antonito dual gauge?

Spot on! This was called the race track I believe. Often see dual gauge idler cars with std gauge locos pulling narrow gauge cars and vice versa. It’s the Alamosa dual gauge that i would like to show the tiniest section of eventually, although there were other dual gauge sheds.

My inspiration.



JB.

 

[James Spooner]

Hi Nigel, hope you’re well.

The Rio Grande as you say had quite a lot of the narrow gauge converted to std gauge.

By the end there was a large segment from Denver across to Salt Lake City, with the branch from Alamosa down to Santa Fe as well. The California Zephyr ran over the DRGW Std gauge trackage on its journey from Chicago to San Francisco.

This map may help to show what was Std and Narrow gauge.

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JB.

Hi John

That’s fascinating and thanks for posting.

best

Nigel

 

[S-Club-7]

At last. I've finished gluing the 3d printed chairs and keys for the switch and crossing work linking the goods loop (bottom) to the grain store (top left) and the goods shed (top right). Some spare keys (correctly tapered...) can be seen in the container above the slip. Some of the spacing blocks need adjustment; cosmetic fishplates and boltheads need adding; soleplates detailing; sub-baseboard operating mechanisms and servos adding; wiring droppers connecting. Then I can get on with the interlaced timbering turnout, tandem and three-throw at the other end of the yard leaving this end to the scenery team.


Another view looking along the combination. The bridge doesn't usually sit on the approach slope but the ballasting team have been busy just beyond.


Meanwhile at the other end of the station progress with the retaining wall behind the extended up platform.


And just in case you wondered why there was a traffic jam in our version of 1960 Chigwell...

 

[S-Club-7]

Progress on the GER staff cottages as the larger terrace gets its first few coats of colour. The window frames have all been re-cut, painted and then assembled to get a cleaner separation between the green and cream. This has also allowed a number of the windows to be modelled in the open position; it it always June 1960 at Love Lane after all.


The Manor Lane end of the goods yard after the PW gang have had a bit of a tidy up. Next week we're hoping to gain access to the underside of the nearer board to fit the servos and connect all the dangling bits of electrical string. Then this area will be handed over to the track painting and scenery gangs.

 

[S-Club-7]

Paint on the base layer of the Godden Arms. Subsequent layers will mostly be painted before being added to this structure.


More paint, this time on the new retaining wall behind the extended up platform.


As promised last time the electrical spaghetti underneath the coal yard baseboard. Plus 3 servos (the 4th will be fitted later this week), 5 uncoupling magnets, all controlled by a MERG CanMio with a RME MioRelay8sp daughter-board, MERG CanPan with shunting control panel (bottom), and the 2-wire DCC system.

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Yellow stocks looking good on the pub, I take it the earth coloured mix daubed on the RH end is to be cut back ?

 

[coal tank]

That painted brickwork is superb
John

 

[Oz7mm]

Yellow stocks looking good on the pub, I take it the earth coloured mix daubed on the RH end is to be cut back ?

Not cut back Colin. It was waiting for mortar which has now been done as you saw today

John

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Today at the home Love Lane.
Dave @S-Club-7 continues with electronics on one of the baseboards.



John @Oz7mm continues his work on the pub.




Rhod continues painting the staff cottages.




Work also continues on the loading bank in the goods yard by yours truly @Eastsidepilot and John @Oz7mm .





Road & bridge construction.



A view across the shop roofs of the staff cottages.



And finally an N7 brings in a failed N7 and it's train that originated from Liverpool St.



As I've said many times...work continues !

 

[Osgood]

@Eastsidepilot:
Given the age profile of the Love Lane crew, I could highly recommend taking time out from scenic work and making up some 3" raising blocks for that Roset Kashima sofa - the increase in productivity as a result will astound you!

 

[Scale7JB]

That lead N7 has failed as well really, as I still haven't done the lining on it.

JB.

 

[Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen]

@Eastsidepilot:
Given the age profile of the Love Lane crew, I could highly recommend taking time out from scenic work and making up some 3" raising blocks for that Roset Kashima sofa - the increase in productivity as a result will astound you!

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What!!! and take away our excuse for drinking more coffee and eating more biscuits.


Tim

 

[Eastsidepilot]

What!!! and take away our excuse for drinking more coffee and eating more biscuits.


Tim

.....and the cake !

 

[Oz7mm]

@Eastsidepilot:
Given the age profile of the Love Lane crew, I could highly recommend taking time out from scenic work and making up some 3" raising blocks for that Roset Kashima sofa - the increase in productivity as a result will astound you!

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They are very comfortable Tony. And your identification is correct

John

 

[Osgood]

They are - the problem with them is that as the years go by they become increasingly more difficult to get out of!!!

 

[Eastsidepilot]

A bit like the rocking chair problem where they say your not old until you can't start it !

 

[S-Club-7]

Capping stones added to some of the new retaining wall...


Adrian's homework this week was to paint the glazed green tile overlay for the end of the Godden Arms. He admitted to not starting this until the evening before the meeting; his excuse was that he needed to purchase some make-up brushes. Behind and to the right is the ground floor interior for this building showing that the 3rd "window" from the right needs to be blanked off (like the prototype) for the fireplace & chimney flue.


First draft of the pub's chimney pots. Stl file is winging its way towards a 3d-printer as I type this...

 

[spikey faz]

Capping stones added to some of the new retaining wall...
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Adrian's homework this week was to paint the glazed green tile overlay for the end of the Godden Arms. He admitted to not starting this until the evening before the meeting; his excuse was that he needed to purchase some make-up brushes. Behind and to the right is the ground floor interior for this building showing that the 3rd "window" from the right needs to be blanked off (like the prototype) for the fireplace & chimney flue.
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First draft of the pub's chimney pots. Stl file is winging its way towards a 3d-printer as I type this...
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Really like the green tiles for the pub. Will you be having a go at replicating the etched decorative windows for the pub as well?

Mike