Stan, our Roving Reporter found himself iced in with the recent spell of cold weather. The usual plastic snow shovel was not up to the task. Undaunted, an ‘All Conditions’ snow shovel was put together from odds & ends in the workshop. Although heavier than anticipated, it soon made short work of the ice!
Member John C. has been in touch to bring us up to speed with his leatest project. It is a little bit smaller than his ‘Feldbahn’, but a lot easier to move about. “Due to running out of my wife’s DIY jobs (well, at least the ones I wanted to do!) I have bought the Read more about I First Set My Eyes On Sweet Molly Anne…….[…]
Member John F. sent in this short snippet about his ‘G’ Scale garden railway in the snow. John is leading the group setting up a ‘G’ scale layout at Almondell. “Hello everyone, here is my new statio at the loop of the long line. It now takes seven minutes to complete a circuit. At the Read more about Archie – The Cat Controller[…]
A bit of fun to test the grey matter after the festive break. Can you identify what you are looking at? To see the answer visit A True Rivet Counter and study the pictures.
South of Edinburgh during the festive period the sight, sound & smell of a steam locomotive making its way around a track could be detected. Member Charlie took out the recently repaired ‘Maxi Lucky 7’ on the 27th December for an ‘out & back’ run as the final event for 2020. Weight restrictions on the Read more about Another Festive Steam Up…..[…]
The Bathgate Locomotive Works has reopened following the limitations of this years festive season. Well, we can’t claim ‘excess’s’ this year can we? Robert sent the Newsdesk a photograph of one of his presents & I couldn’t resist sharing it with you…. I have been reliably informed that the shedplate logo is not full size! Read more about Fitting Yer Reeking Lum….[…]
27th December is usually a day for meeting at Almondell for a post Xmas steam up. This year Government restrictions prevented us from meeting up. Oh well, it’s a tradition & the weather was fine, dry if a bit blustery. Thus I decided to have my own steam up in isolation in the back garden. Read more about A December 27th Steam Up…..[…]
Our Bathgate Locomotive Works manager has recently updated the Newsdesk with more progress on ‘Maude’. This has been the completion of the Smokebox & a braw job it is too! My ingenuity was certainly tested on this job. How to produce two identical reverse bends which would be a perfect fit around the smokebox door Read more about A True Rivet Counter…..[…]
It was a wet Sunday and our Roving Reporter having finished all the household chores decided to visit Almondell. Two local members had braved the weather for a socially distanced test run of the recently refurbished 5″ gauge ‘Capercaillie’ which our RR caught on camera. Not sure that Robert Riddles would approve of the chimney, Read more about ‘Capercaillie’ Back On The Tracks……[…]
It has always been my wish to construct a garden railway. When I retired the plans started to come together. However, along with retirement came a house move. The house we lived in for the previous 33 years had a garden that was nearly flat, and occupied mainly be lawn. In effect a blank canvas Read more about Lockdown Garden Railway…….[…]
