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The original SPL - a basement layout

rob — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:42:47 -0600

HO, Southern Pacific / New Zealand combined (a what if scenario: after WWII New Zealand was so damaged that the USA rebuilt the railroads and owned them).

Port Bonifacio

rob — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:52:34 -0700

An HO double-deck sectional shelf railroad featuring double track Southern Pacific main somewhere near Port Costa in San Francisco, a steam museum, two decks and a train elevator, all in a 10 foot by 11 foot study while still making room for a workshop, windows on two walls and a wall full of bookcases!

The Wettington and Mahawatu Railway Company

rob — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:41:35 -0700

A G-scale narrow-gauge garden railroad, vaguely based on a New Zealand prototype. The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company that ran within a mile of here, was new Zealand's only major private railroad, built on 3'6", and was based on mostly US equipment.

Ruling curve

rob — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:33:50 -0600

The upside (and downside) of laying in ballast is that the track layout can be changed. This curve is too tight:

Drainage

rob — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:38:49 -0600

ooops nearly forgot the drainage - had to retrofit it into the roadbed.

memories of the W&MR

rob — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:04:57 -0600

Videos of the first version of the W&MR

Last Run

rob — Sun, 09 May 2010 04:42:26 -0600

The Pukerua Bay wind stayed away, the mist and drizzle washed the tracks, then the watery autumn sun warmed the railroad for the Grand Opening and the Last Run.

Demolishing a railroad

rob — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:40:11 -0600

It is a tough call to demolish a railroad. it is an even tougher call to retire from one scale and sell all your gear. But that is what I am doing.

More summer running on the outdoor Wettington and Mahawatu Railway

rob — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:50:07 -0700

Running in the reverse direction from the previous video.

Running trains!

rob — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:59 -0700

The dual-track loop is completed, the first train ran a full circuit in early November, and a dozen friends from a local model railway club assembled on a chilly evening to watch trains run with no major problems!!