Ringbalin Railway Mk1 Part 2

June - December 2011;

An extension was under taken that added bridges and a yard.  

This involved;

• Making a table in one corner of a BBQ area and running lines through it to for a yard. 

 

• Crossing a path to the clothes line.

 

• To get cross the backyard from the pergola yard 4 bridges were made with one being a lift out bridge made to get the lawn mower through as the bridges divided the yard and cut off access the the shed door.

• The "Tea Tree Run" was made dual track which eliminate the need for the Y points.

 

The line was ballasted with crushed terracotta tile.

The dry creek bed bridges were made and landscaping done

A low trestle led across a garden bed into the pergola yard

Low Trestle to get line through the garden and into Pergola

Ringbalin Railway Mk1 Part 1

 My first G Scale layout was started in April 2010 as a dog bone with loops at either end of a short section of single line.

April 2010

Dry Creek Bridge

Dry Creek Bed start

"Mandarin" Loop"

"Mandarin" Loop

Looking along line from "Mandarin"Loop

"Orange Tree" Bridges

Parsley Patch

Plastic Trestle Loop

Plastic Trestle Y Point

Plastic Trestle

Plum Tree Bend

Plum Tree Y Point

Tea Tree Run

 

 

4. March to July 2024 Sewer Access Hole

March 2024;

While dismantling the part of the loop across the shed doors on the right side, looking from the shed a sewerage access hole was discovered right where a new post was going to go.

If I continued straight ahead the benchwork would have covered it and if access was needed the benchwork would have to be removed.

After contacting the local council engineering department it was deemed that a the realignment of the benchwork was needed so it did not cover the access hole.  They booked a job to come out to adjust its height so it is at ground level.

The upshot of this is that the lower bench in the shed will have to be longer which will give extra track length so it is not all bad.

Access hole with benchwork in original position

 

 

Access hole and post

Access hole as uncovered

Access with benchwork realigned from front

Access with benchwork realigned from side

July 2024;

The work on the access hole height has now been completed the council people were very obliging and fast tracked it for me but it still took a while as they had higher priorities and are short staffed.

An unseasonable wet weather spell caused a cancellation of the first attempt and it had to refitted into their schedule again which caused a bit of a delay.

The access hole is now clear of the benchwork and if it has to be accessed it will not require dismantling so new benchwork can now be built.

The adjusted access hole with new lid

Adjusted access hole from side

Adjusted access hole showing relationship to benchwork position