Garden railway in 16mm: Wilmington Light Railway

[Greengiant]

Made a start on ground clearance for the final outdoor section of the line to be built.
Dragged out of storage the trestle bridge which is to feature in this section, to assess the work needed. Initial look says not much to do, main thing is a fresh coat of creosote, no small task on the 12 foot long bridge.









Martin

 

[simond]

Made a start on ground clearance for the final outdoor section of the line to be built.
Dragged out of storage the trestle bridge which is to feature in this section, to assess the work needed. Initial look says not much to do, main thing is a fresh coat of creosote, no small task on the 12 foot long bridge.

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Martin

That’s pretty remarkable!

 

[David Hall]

Following this story is really enjoyable. The amount of work you have put in is amazing!

Made a start on ground clearance for the final outdoor section of the line to be built.
Dragged out of storage the trestle bridge which is to feature in this section, to assess the work needed. Initial look says not much to do, main thing is a fresh coat of creosote, no small task on the 12 foot long bridge.

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Martin

As Simon said, that bridge is spectacular!

 

[Greengiant]

Getting quite close to catching up in the build now.

Not done much on the railway for a while, I have been otherwise occupied exhibiting my 7mm layout 'The Yard' at the Bressingham and Farnham shows (2025).

Had a bit of spare time this week to make the bridge feet repairs.

These I cut from reclaimed hard wood window frames.



Rather than nail them, I choose screws which would put a bit less stress on the bridge when fixing.





All five done. A few cross braces to fix, then a light wire brush off and a coat of creosote.



Martin