7mm Richards P48 US Thread

[richard carr]

That's nice Mick, I just need to build a bridge now.

 

[mickoo]

Indeed, mind three SD45's are a bit excessive for ten wood chip Gon's

I thought you had a big truss bridge already?

 

[richard carr]

Well maybe but it's my railway!

I do have a truss bridge but it isn't anywhere near big enough this needs to span over 6 feet

 

[richard carr]

I've been away on holiday for a week so not a lot has got done, but yesterday I did start to build the locomotive storage spurs.



There is going to be 4 spurs at this end of the layout.

Building these did make me realise that I have run out or I'm about to run out of virtually everything for track building, so until new supplies arrive from Right O Way not that much more is going to get done.

 

[richard carr]

I've managed to get a fair bit done this week. The first thing was to test the 1 metre radius curve, the big question, will the hoppers with protocraft couplers and my coupler boxes go around it. Yes they will surprisingly easily



So using the track templates provided by Oz7mm, I formed the curve and fixed it firmly down.

Above are 2 of the hoppers and a GP35 that has the protocraft couplers too and it all pushes nicely around the curve.



So now I know that works, I think there might be room to fit a turning Y too.

Richard

 

[richard carr]

I have also been finishing off the locomotive storage spurs, the first 2 are now operational including the switches from the control panel.







And a look back the other way