Sunday, 31 March 2024

Driver's Eye View

This first video was filmed with the camera mounted in the cab of the Planet 2 locomotive, to give a true "Driver's Eye" view.  The train was travelling in an anti-clockwise direction around the main line loop.


This video was filmed in the clockwise direction, with the camera mounted on the cab roof of the Planet 2 locomotive.





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Brake Modifications to the New Open Wagons

Both of the new open wagons include electrically-operated parking brakes on one bogie.  Parking brakes are essential as most of the track is...

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    I set out some spare track pieces to test an idea for the next stage of trackwork. A new point, currently on order, will branch off the curr...
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