Can I introduce you my new project ? “Tramway de Grand Comble”, a ficticious line somewhere in a country like France or Belgium. A 60cm gauge line with commercial purpose and an old branch converted for forestry development. The starting point for this project is to model a narrow gauge line with some place like: [...]
AMTP or Association du Musée du Transport de Pithiviers, the first touristic line in continental europe. It’s a preserved 60cm gauge line in south of Paris. This line was laid on for commercial user, Tramway, but is mainly used for sugar beet transportation. A complete description could be found on the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramway_de_Pithiviers_%C3%A0_Toury.
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I’ve made a short video of my K1 Garratt struggling hard on the 1 in 28 ‘up the bottoms’ on the Pentewan Light Railway. As can be seen there is much scenic work to do. The K1 also needs more weight as it’s wheels are spinning as it moves out of shot – if [...]
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Prototype shot after rebuild
Protype shot after rebuild
Little Wonder at Dinas
Powered smokebox and motor/fan unit
Reed switches to drive powered smokebox
Updated photo of the newer – correct (I Hope) firebox
new firebox detail
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