Trouble on the trestle bridge

shamus

Registered Member
There was a slight calamity on the trestle bride today; some logs broke loose and started down the bank and narrowly missing the shack.

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Along came the McGiffert log loader to retrieve the logs and try and make the track passable for further traffic.

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The McGiffert was hard pushed to swing out very far because the guide ropes for the heel boom were in the way.

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However, Mrs Mac couldn’t care less and carried on putting out the washing.

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The work is still in progress and loco’s are indeed backing up and waiting for the trestle bridge to clear.

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Shamus
 

RailRon

Active Member
Wow, Paul, that was a near miss for Mrs. Mac's shack! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I'm only glad that the log spill didn't destroy the wood bridge, because I just finished its construction with 3rdPlanIt. Now I can go on adding the log pillars below the bridge and then the landscape around it. Otherwise I had had to start all over again! Whew! :D :D :D

Ron
 

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jmarksbery

Active Member
:mad: Damn careless LPB's, I think Mrs. Mac should call OSHA in on them! They are going to kill someone someday! :curse:
:wave: Great pictures and story Shamus. :wave:
 

nalmeida

Member
Great scene, I was to ask this question earlier, did you bought any structure or rolling stock to your layout or did you built everything from scratch? Was the track hand laid or bought?
 

shamus

Registered Member
nalmeida said:
Great scene, I was to ask this question earlier, did you bought any structure or rolling stock to your layout or did you built everything from scratch? Was the track hand laid or bought?
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Hiya,
All structures are in fact scratchbuilt, also the rolling stock except for the skeleton log cars. Loco's I have scratchbuilt bodies for RTR chassis's. The track is Peco 0-16.5 code 100.

Cheers
Shamus
 

nalmeida

Member
Just an aditional explanation, are the rtr chassis a brand or a type? I did a search on rtr chassis in google and all I found were some slot cars.
 

Woodie

Active Member
Shamus,

Ummm... how did that crane get there? In the "all clear" pic, it's... ummm... sorta .. gone!! :eek: :)
 

AIGI

New Member
Woodie said:
Shamus,

Ummm... how did that crane get there? In the "all clear" pic, it's... ummm... sorta .. gone!! :eek: :)
Look at it closely, it has wheels that swing down and rail it so it can be pulled off.
 

shamus

Registered Member
Nelson, the chassis's are Bachmann 44 tonne and Proto 2000 SW1's.

Woodie said:
Shamus,

Ummm... how did that crane get there? In the "all clear" pic, it's... ummm... sorta .. gone!! :eek: :)

Woodie my friend, here's a pic showing how it all works.
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60103

Pooh Bah
Nelson:
rtr means "ready-to-run", i.e. fully assembled and painted. The French term is <<pret a servir>> :thumb:
 
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