Track Gallery
There are just too many construction photos for a single gallery so I have decided to split them up. This one is for the track construction.
I fabricated a crude cutting jib for the sleepers.
Sleepers are placed in the jig.
Sleepers are placed in the jig and held with a piece of wood.
Sleepers are placed in the jig, held with a piece of wood and cut to length.
Cutting sleepers with my crude jig.
Preparing to build a length of half track by laying the sleepers on double sided sticky tape. This was for the sector plate so I wasn’t too concerned over sleeper spacing.
A length of half track built on a board by laying the sleepers on double sided sticky tape and soldering on one rail. This was built for the sector plate so I wasn’t too concerned over sleeper spacing.
First sector plate track and alignment bolt installed
First sector plate track and alignment bolt installed
All the sector plate tracks and alignment bolts in place
Sector plate and main line track laying complete.
Main line coming up the valley on the left, going up the valley in the middle and track to quarry going right.
Main line coming up the valley on the left, going up the valley in the middle and track to quarry going right.
Checking the clearance in the back scene.
Checking the clearance in the back scene.
Checking the clearance in the back scene. This opening in on a curved part of the back scene so although the top looks like it slopes – it doesn’t, honest!
Sleeper strip above and three stages of a cut sleeper below. from left to right – a sleeper with an insulation gap, sleeper with gap filled and sleeper with filler smoothed to finish.
My first point for 20 years!
My first point for 20 years! Showing tie bar rivets and thin N/S strip hinge.
Beautifully crafted points by my good friend Roger Brown.
Trial fit of the beautifully crafted points by my good friend Roger Brown.
First revision of the quarry siding track plan when I realised that I needed to lay the KB Scale track on Sundeala. The incline between the main line and the higher quarry line (due to the thickness of the Sundeala) proved to be unsatisfactory and I ended up lifting the whole section.
First revision of the quarry siding track plan when I realised that I needed to lay the KB Scale track on Sundeala. The incline between the main line and the higher quarry line (due to the thickness of the Sundeala) proved to be unsatisfactory and I ended up lifting the whole section.
Quarry siding under construction. The two curved rails from the main line have been laid.
Quarry siding under construction. The two curved rails from the main line have been laid.
Quarry siding under construction. The two curved rails from the main line have been laid.
Quarry siding under construction. One outer (continuous) rail has been laid along with the center loop rails.
Quarry siding under construction. One outer (continuous) rail has been laid along with the center loop rails.
Quarry siding under construction. One outer (continuous) rail has been laid along with the center loop rails.
Quarry siding under construction. the outer (continuous) rails have been laid along with the center loop rails.
The main lime goes left to the sector plate and the quarry siding goes right. I still haven’t got the curve alignment quite right on the quarry siding and I just hope that things will run through it okay.
The bridging connection between main line and quarry siding. I still haven’t got the curve alignment quite right despite my best efforts. I just hope that things will run through it okay.
Hudson point construction. The switch blades have been filed an curved to shape and just need cutting to length.
Hudson point construction. The switch blades have been filed an curved to shape and just need cutting to length.
Quarry siding under construction. the outer (continuous) rails have been laid along with the center loop rails.
Quarry siding under construction. the outer (continuous) rails have been laid along with the center loop rails.
Quarry siding connection to the main line.
Quarry siding connection to the main line.
A birds-eye view of one of the Hudson style points built using home-made pressed steel style sleeper strip. The paper template degraded a bit when the flux was cleaned off the track.
A birds-eye view of one of the Hudson style points built using home-made pressed steel style sleeper strip. The paper template degraded a bit when the insulation gaps were cut.
A birds-eye view of one of the Hudson style points built using home-made pressed steel style sleeper strip. The paper template degraded a bit when the insulation gaps were cut.
A birds-eye view of the revised quarry line looking towards the main line.
A birds-eye view of the end of the revised quarry line.
The revised quarry line looking up to the main line.
The revised quarry line looking up the loop where the wagons will be filled.
A birds-eye view of the revised quarry line.
The revised quarry line fixed in place with the wiring in progress.
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