From when my Parents gave me my first train set for a Christmas present as a child, I have had an interest in model railways. I originally started in "OO" gauge, but have also built in "N" and "O" gauge. The last layout I built was my exhibition layout "Holmehurst" which was in "O" gauge, and I exhibited it around the country. Photos of it can be seen by following this link.

I inherited some "OO9" rolling stock from my late father, including a loco I built from a white metal kit for him, and ever since living on our working narrowboat Hadar I have been thinking about building a "OO9" layout.

For those who do not know, "OO9" is "OO" scale, which is 4mm to 1ft, but the track and rolling stock are narrow gauge, equivalent to 2ft gauge in real life. Modelling-wise this means that I can used standard "OO" scale buildings, people, scenery etc. of which there is a far greater range of ready built items and kits to choose from, but it has the advantage that the reduced size of the track and rolling stock means that curves can be tighter than for standard gauge, without losing a realistic look within a restricted layout size.

I had thought about building a layout in our garden alongside our mooring at the Saltisford Canal Centre, but after much thought decided that this would not be practical. However I built a small layout (now dismantled) which sat on the shelf above the display cabinet, in our saloon, which houses my "O" gauge rolling stock. Having finished it, my wife Jo suggested that when we stop selling coal I could build a layout in the hold. As we stopped selling coal at the end of 2016.

I have now built the layout. This is now a full record of the building of this layout and any new additions along the way.

Please feel free to leave comments, I am always interested in suggestions or questions.

Saturday, 25 April 2020

Disaster Repair Part 2

Yesterday the replacement track arrived in the post. 
This morning I removed the excess ballast.


I fitted the new piece temporarily to measure the amount of rail I needed to remove for a good fit, which I then removed. 


I then screwed in 2 countersunk brass screws.
For some reason I did not fit screws here as I did with the other bridge, but remedied now.


I then soldered the rails to the screws. 


All ready for new ballast.


This afternoon I decided to replace the piece of track at the other end of the bridge, as this one also did not have any screws underneath it, to solder the rails to.


This evening I laid the ballast on the new piece of track ready for gluing tomorrow.

Keith
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3 comments:

  1. KevinTOO25 April 2020 at 13:14

    What does the big orange/brown tool do Keith?

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    1. Keith Lodge26 April 2020 at 15:05

      It is a quick clamp, https://www.screwfix.com/p/quick-clamp-6-152mm/1354v

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  2. KevinTOO26 April 2020 at 17:41

    Thanks for the info Keith, I hadn't thought of that...

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