ECML Cutting - building a garden railway continued

[GeoffB]

Hi All,

It's a while since I posted anything on the forum - been extremely busy building the cutting for my garden railway. I posted the start of the build a while back and for the last couple of months or so, along with a good friend doing the brick work, we have been hard at it getting things ready to build the sides and the tunnel - which entailed a lot of major building work in the garden to accomodate it. The total length of the cutting and the tunnel is just over 32 feet.

Anyway, as it is now getting to look something like, I thought I would post some of the piccies we took yesterday morning when the sun decided to shine for once!!

The grass sides are in plastic grass, bonded onto uPVC cladding - all done for minimal maintainance over the next few years - I hope!!

What remains now is to finish the cutting ends with the grass and to complete the tunnel - the main work is done - just the cosmetic bits to add to finish.

The line (O Gauge) will be run on DCC eventually - so the steam and smoke is only that of a "cheating" photographer.

The A3 in the shots, is a Bachmann, awaiting finishing with lettering/transfers, a crew and coal - along with weathering, etc - the picture shows it with the Scotsman plates, but it has been bought in this form (banjo/GNR tender, etc) for representing Salmon Trout - the plates are on order, but I couldn't wait to do the pics!!

GeoffB

[Green Arrow]

Wow! That's brilliant! What is the A3's name?

[GeoffB]

Hi GA,

In the piccies it is Scotsman, but it was bought with the banjo and GN tender to be Salmon Trout. Just got to get the plates then everything else can be done to finish it off. I have another one that is awaiting painting and is finished as Scotsman.

Regards,

GeoffB