My O Gauge Journal on
Modelling the GWR
A personal Journey
Projects for the year 2019
December 2019
House move completed. Boxed railway in storage till the new
year. One room in the house has been allocated for railway workings.
A new railway room will be built in the near future, in the Spring.
The third Gauge 1 Loco is planned for completion May/June time.
November 2019
Dismantling railway now completed ready for a house move. 3
Gauges in removal boxes will I ever be able to find anything again!
October 2019
The railway is boxed up and ready for storage. Including
the Gauge 1 equipment. Watch this space for further updates as the
weeks progress.
September 2019
All comes to a stand as there is a house move in the
offing. The railway is being dismantled and stored.
August 2019
Gauge 1 Half and half station building now completed. The
large Gauge O railway is to be dismantled pending a move. See how
this is achieved by clicking
Moving your railway.
July 2019
The O gauge railway is due for modernisation mainly due to
a prospective house move. Gauge 1 Pannier now in the process of
being built. Will be ready for Christmas. Platforms have arrived.
June 2019
The three of the five buildings for the gauge 1 project
have been constructed. The 'B' set coach has arrived.
May 2019
Just back on the railway again after a short break. The
Slaters gauge 1 milk wagon has been completed. A second loco has
arrived, the 47xx Bachmann Prairie as well. The 14xx has had RC
fitted and although the battery has a lot to do it performs very
well. The chuff is operated by a cam on the front axle.
April 2019
Not much happening due to ill health. Taking a break.
March 2019
6 Gauge 1 building kits now arrived from lasercut Model
Railways. Yet to be started, made of thin ply.
February 2019
Most of my Hornby Dublo 3 rail kit has been sold off to
fund a gauge 1 project. Currently on hold but I have purchased a
14xx loco a couple of trucks and kits to build and a B set coach is
on order from Tower Models.
January 2019
The Mogul completed and has been converted to Radio Control using
Fosworks plug and play kit. Very successful project but the front
bogie of the Mogul is shorting over points and needs addressing. A
video of its working can be seen here:-
Detailed Miniatures workmen are now insitu on the locos in the shed.
2019
Radio Control
Looking into Gauge 1 as a small project