Today on the CFHC

No probs with the thread drift, glad to see members helping each other.

I'm sure Clive you are aware of L'Octant a French model supplier listed on our links page.

If Carl doesn't have a gear, he may be able to guide you towards one from that source!

Anyway not much happening on the CFHC today, been focusing on tree felling, winterizing the pool and potager!

bon chance to all

paul stainz holt wrote:

A visiting Corpet in Little Austria in North Wales..........

Hello Hello

Just noticed that loco's been "got at" - Anglicised even!

Whose is it? and What else have they done beside the buffer beam?

The Loco belongs to Alec (of this forum).
He is on holiday at the moment, but I'm sure he can tell you something of its history when he is back Brian.

mike wrote:

clive, if its the gear wheel, i m sorry, i dont have any.. but, silvergate. usa, got me some for freds, little yellow diesal, $30 , they were here in a week.. not listed on there web site, but i simply sent a email asking.. they replied quickly..took paypal, painless.. alternatively.. it is possable to remove the wheels, twist in opersite directions to each other, and find a similiar gear cog to replasce the chewed up 1..
sorry clive
mike

No worries Mike, thanks for the offer anyway. I have moved my particular discussion to a seperate thread now... sorry Brian!

Whoops - just directed you to Brian in other thread!

We need to see a grey one too:



cheers,
Scot O.

Well done Scot.Just what was needed

mikey

Scot O. wrote:

We need to see a grey one too:



cheers,
Scot O.

That's a great picture Scot.

A candidate for the "first page" methinks Carl?

Good weather the last couple of days so a chance to get outside and tidy up a bit.

Also give the new compartment carriages I've got for the Corpet an airing...



However the days of steam on the railway may now be numbered as the new overhead catenary has been installed all the way from La Courriere to the site of a new planned cable car station above the lake.

The service will be provided by a steeple cab E Lok and the tram pictured here. I had to fabricate a couple of extra Catenary pylons from brass strip. Some brackets from a Lapeyre kitchen came in handy for the bases.




The site of the proposed cable car station above the lake ...

Brian Bushell alias Dr Beeching? 'The days of steam may be numbered'

Mikey

Enjoying a one day break in the weather between the two cold fronts sweeping across Europe, I decided to do a bit of railway tidying. Everything looks so bleak this time of year, leaves gone from the surrounding trees and the layout looking bare with the homebuilt wooden buildings indoors to miss the worst of the winter weather.

Caro is working in the UK this week so I am in charge of horse management, so put Zelda to good use trimming the grass around the track ...



This afternoons project was to install a new R3 turnout to re-instate the Live Steam "steam up" pit. This is primarily to stop Van (FM12) moaning about steaming up in the blazing sun rather than the shade ....



Indoors work has started on the Terminal stations for the cablecar to cross the lake, but I think I'll start a seperate thread for that project.

What's the gradient on the curve by Zelda's head Brian ?

paul stainz holt wrote:

What's the gradient on the curve by Zelda's head Brian ?

About 1:30 unless she steps on it then it could easily become 1:6

GWhizz wrote:

so put Zelda to good use trimming the grass around the track ...

Great...Thanks Brian.....

My daughter just looking over my shoulder at the PC.

"See daddy you can do your trains and look after my new poney at the same time"

Oh just tell her I did it in Photoshop!

"You can't let horses anywhere near model railways"

In truth she was only off the lead rope long enough for the picture - equines and catenary DO NOT mix !

I was hoping to post a picture of snow on the railway, just like Peter's on his thread. It looked particularly lovely this morning in the sunshine as I headed off to Limoges Airport to meet Caroline. Her flight was delayed (3 hours) at Gatwick and ultimately cancelled due to the closure of Limoges Airport. The N141 was blocked with lorries and it's a nightmare on the roads out there. It was a two hour return journey (normally 45 mins) using back roads - thank goodness for a 4x4, All terrain Tyres, Traction Control and Anti - lock brakes, there were cars going off the road in all directions (not due to my driving I might add).

I worry for Carl's move this weekend!

Anyway now home but snowing hard and no pic!

Caro's been lucky to get a seat on Eurostar/TGV via Lille to Angouleme so will hopefully be home 10 tonight!

If the snow eases I'll grab a pic and hopefully also run the Edrig.

I snuck out between two showers and took these ...









I just finished clearing one loop of track and it started snowing again!

Brian said::::
thank goodness for a 4x4, All terrain Tyres, Traction Control and Anti - lock brakes, there were cars going off the road in all directions (not due to my driving I might add).

The thing is Brian if you have decent All Terrain tyres on your 4x4; you don’t need traction Control and anti lock brakes. I am sure the electronic systems are only fitted too vehicles because they fit such rubbish tyres from the factory. My old 110 had no electronics on the wheels and coped better than the Discovery does in the snow, with its silly TC going off all the time and achieving nothing

Same weather here. weird that it was only last week we were outside in T-shirts!!

Mikey

Great pictures! Just how I like to see snow from a distance and in pictures!!

I wish I could get stone like that here. Looking very good - this thread is giving me some ideas for the next project.....

I your wife gets back safe and not too late.

I used to do that France - UK commuting stress until 2003 albeit just as a far as Paris.
Angouleme is double the distance.

Great snow pictures. I didn't have the heart to take any here.

I might use one or two from people's pics for the forum if one doesn't mind.

Thanks Carl.
Caroline eventually reached Angouleme at 11pm only an hour delay on the TGV.
Thankfully didn't get stuck in the Chunnel, unlike the later Eurostar trains!

So finally got out this afternoon to do some live steaming in the snow...

We should start a competition for the best plume now

Bearcastle wrote:

We should start a competition for the best plume now

Have you got a Live Steamer now Laurent??

Not yet it was a metaphore but i will breathe next to one of my diesel