Last week, after many years we finally had snowfall. I couldn’t miss out on that one, so out came the rolling stock and off we go! The joy got somewhat marred, though, since the falling snow caused all the wheels to build up ice and caused many derailments. However, the snow remained and when the… Continue reading No.1 Porter: Snow Plough
Tag: 100 Bulkhead
New Garden Railroad: The Lead Road Railway
Those of you who have been following along for some time will remember, that I started my first own garden railroad during 2017. After I got stuck with it, so to speak, it was at the end of 2019 with a heavy heart that the railroad got deconstructed and I refocused on rolling stock. However,… Continue reading New Garden Railroad: The Lead Road Railway
Operation Session Autumn 2020
This time, believe it or not, we’ve had three battery-powered units in service, most of the time each had its own operator, too. Alas, the weather didn’t play along all the time, so a spontaneous layout extension was realized at the roofed porch. My No.1 braved the rain several times and did quite well. The… Continue reading Operation Session Autumn 2020
Summer Operation Session 2020
This operation session was scheduled rather spontaneously and spurred me into building a prototype for a flatcar. Accordingly, I was quite expectant concerning the experience I’d gain with the new waggon. Since we only had a relatively short time for operations and I was preoccupied with test runs, there are only a few pictures. In… Continue reading Summer Operation Session 2020
Shunting Session In The Smallest Places
It’s Gerd’s fault, again! 😉 Not long ago, he posted a beautiful video on one of his operation sessions in time lapse: What excited me particularly was the use of a chain for shunting, at 0:38 and 5:18. So when a rainy afternoon forced me to stay in the work shop, I couldn’t resist. Within… Continue reading Shunting Session In The Smallest Places
Winter Operation Session 2020
Last Saturday, an old friend of mine and I held a small operation session at his place. The weather was fabulous, we had high temperatures for february, around 14°C and lots of sunshine. It’s been a huge success: multiple trains running simultaneously, shunting, test drives, lots of talk on lots of topics. But most important:… Continue reading Winter Operation Session 2020
Timber Cargo for Bulkhead
In preparation for the next driving session at a friend’s of mine, I focused on Bulkhead #101. (By default, which other waggons do I possess right now?) The little darling is supposed to serve as a coupling adapter (knuckle coupling at the front, LGB’s “bottle opener” at the rear). So that it can excel in… Continue reading Timber Cargo for Bulkhead