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- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Yard training day
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Yard training day
Hi All, Hope everyone is doing well! At rallies we rely on Yard Staff to help us run them. People come a long way to rallies and for people to get the best out of their visit the yards need to be run properly and efficiently. On 27 April RSME will be running a Yard Training course at Gilling to help...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:04 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Gilling March 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3246
Gilling March 2024
Happy New Year We will once again be hosting a GL5 Rally this year, dates for this will be the 16-17 March. If you'd like to run or are able to help out running a yard, etc please let me know by e-mail at RSME. The entry form is now online on the GL5 website, any questions please give me a shout. On...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:23 pm
- Forum: For Sale and Wanted
- Topic: 15xx for sale
- Replies: 2
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Re: 15xx for sale
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- Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:23 pm
- Forum: For Sale and Wanted
- Topic: 15xx for sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 98772
Re: 15xx for sale
Further to the above...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: For Sale and Wanted
- Topic: 15xx for sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 98772
15xx for sale
15xx for sale, complete except for bar for the smokebox dart. No paperwork. £5k or offers. Contact Victoria on 07713 085 657
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 10:49 pm
- Forum: For Sale and Wanted
- Topic: Ride on Railways Y6 Electric Tram (Toby)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2698
Re: Ride on Railways Y6 Electric Tram (Toby)
Be aware that the Y6 and carriages advertised above probably don't conform to our code of practice and may therefore not be suitable to run at a GL5 event. For your own private garden railway, they should be fine.
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Where to buy wheelsets?
- Replies: 1
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Re: Where to buy wheelsets?
Yorkshire Wagon Co is probably your best bet for castings. Slaters do nice ones, but they have nylon wheels (steel tyre) so may not be suitable for passenger carrying.
- Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:07 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 5" gauge scale BR pin stripe dimensions.
- Replies: 2
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Re: 5" gauge scale BR pin stripe dimensions.
From what I can gather they had the standard lining of black, cream and grey on tanks and cabsides. According to Haresnape, 1/4" red, 1" black, 1/8" cream, 5/8" grey, the latter to the outside, and 4ins radius to it's outside. Boiler bands and cylinders, two red lines, but I don't know the separatio...
- Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:55 pm
- Forum: Freight Rolling Stock
- Topic: Mica B
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27122
Re: Mica B
Thanks for going down the rabbit hole Matt, good bit of searching, and interesting result.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:25 pm
- Forum: Freight Rolling Stock
- Topic: Mica B
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27122
Re: Mica B
John Catt says he remembers these, not as a fitted head, but as complete trains from the docks to Smithfield. At the tail was a small brake van, which he has modelled, photo in the latest Turnout, page 34
- Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:30 pm
- Forum: Freight Rolling Stock
- Topic: Mica B
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27122
Re: Mica B
Ben would have a better idea than me of how many are finished, but we made a dozen kits and only have one left. Mine is nowhere near finished, and one has gone to Australia, so potentially 9 running here now.
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:43 pm
- Forum: Freight Rolling Stock
- Topic: Brake pin rack
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4706
Re: Brake pin rack
Martin, I don't supply ratchet style brake lever guards, however I should have some laser cut bits for the pin style. You'd need to bend and solder them together, not a difficult job.
Dave Noble.
Dave Noble.
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:27 pm
- Forum: Freight Rolling Stock
- Topic: Strength of couplings
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7701
Strength of couplings
Does anyone know how strong our couplings are, or how strong they should be? I've just been testing some shackles which started to distort at about 380lbs. They distorted more with greater load, but held 540lbs which is when I ran out of bags of cement. The eyes showed no damage or distortion. Any t...
- Sat May 08, 2021 11:28 am
- Forum: For Sale and Wanted
- Topic: Wanted Point Lever Drawings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5526
Re: Wanted Point Lever Drawings
There are drawings on the internet illustrating the principle of operation, or, why not contact Doug himself, his address is on the internet, look for 'the-hewsons'
Dave.
Dave.
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:48 pm
- Forum: Track and Earth Works
- Topic: Points radius
- Replies: 2
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Re: Points radius
It would be difficult to give a sensible answer without knowing how much sideplay there is on all the axles.
The GL5 portable track is 35' radius, and so far everything which has turned up has run on it without problem, so far as I know.
It would be interesting to know why you need to know the radius.
The GL5 portable track is 35' radius, and so far everything which has turned up has run on it without problem, so far as I know.
It would be interesting to know why you need to know the radius.
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: HELP with point construction
- Replies: 1
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Re: HELP with point construction
Dave, In reverse order, there is nothing wrong with overwide wheels except that, apart from looking wrong, I doubt they would help much. To carry the load more effectively onto the wing rail, wouldn't they need to be cylindrical, and we don't want that. Although noses do eventually wear, I doubt you...
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: HELP
- Replies: 6
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Re: HELP
David, I strongly suggest not butting the rails up tightly to each other. It will depend to some extent on how you lay the track, whether there is any give in it. The track at Gilling is screwed to a concrete base, and even though they were very careful building it, it still buckled a few years ago ...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:19 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: HELP
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6362
Re: HELP
Hi David, and welcome. Hopefully someone else will answer the rail question, but regarding the back to back, the figure quoted in our standards (4 11/16) is the required dimension for new construction, but our track will accept wheelsets with a back to back of 4 5/8, though this is an absolute minim...
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL INFORMATION
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4851
Re: IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL INFORMATION
The bank has now changed it's mind, they have decided that they will not allow the use of symbols, so for bank transfers you must now use the title Ground Level 5 Gauge Main Line Association I know, it's not our name, but that is all they'll accept. Oddly, they will accept cheques made out to GL5MLA...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: Passenger Rolling Stock
- Topic: How many carriages behind the guard's compartment
- Replies: 1
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How many carriages behind the guard's compartment
In Haresnape's Railway Liveries BR Steam, on page 36, is a picture of V3 67620 about to leave Darlington with a train for Richmond. It is Colour Rail photo BRE445 which can be viewed on the internet (use the loco number in their search). The train consists of two Gresley steel twins, ie 4 bodies, an...