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by Brent Hudson
Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:31 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: A Crompton class 33 story
Replies: 5
Views: 10878

Hi Frits What great pictures or cad drawings what CAD package do you use? When I tried to use CAD I found that I could make the parts in the time it took to draw it. I understand practice makes perfect but I only have a short life so must cut metal. One problem you will have with your design is with...
by Brent Hudson
Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:54 pm
Forum: Buildings & Signalling
Topic: Milk Loading Docks and Discharge Docks
Replies: 0
Views: 7464

Milk Loading Docks and Discharge Docks

Has Anybody got or know of Photos of these elusive places as we are building more and more Milk Tank Waggons .Thanks Brent
by Brent Hudson
Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Boiler Fur.
Replies: 5
Views: 9613

scale

Three drops of Fernox into your tender using an eye dropper every time you fill with water will slowly clean boiler and keep injector cones clean. Now then Malcombe Gregory is starting to make superb injectors with bronze steam cones that do not suffer from Zinc errosion like brass ones do and I hav...
by Brent Hudson
Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:59 pm
Forum: Passenger Rolling Stock
Topic: GWR carriages
Replies: 3
Views: 11485

Hey Frits if you keep answering your own Questions we will all have nothing to do.I have a nice cast Bogey side for GWR coaches so there you go. off to Train Mountain Wednesday so see you when I return Keep those trains a rolling Brent
by Brent Hudson
Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forum catagories
Replies: 7
Views: 10382

Ok catagories Track and Earth works Freight rolling stock Passenger rolling stock Signalling Buildings Prototype operating e.g Shunting ,Train consists, running compromises and the desired conclusions and objects of an operating sessions Bye me hearties whilst I sail round the med Brent
by Brent Hudson
Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:41 pm
Forum: Track and Earth Works
Topic: track bed
Replies: 12
Views: 26644

always reinforce the concrete and I join sections together using 25mm copper pipe at 1metre intervals to keep alignment. A smooth surface is best as ingress of water then frost causes spalling or surface break up. I put P V A glue diluted in the mix to give some form of waterproofing but it is the s...
by Brent Hudson
Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:17 pm
Forum: Track and Earth Works
Topic: Railroad design
Replies: 9
Views: 22236

Grief the Polderlands! Well you will be able to tell us all about how to build embankments and could run frog specials now there`s a thought, infact enough frogs for all our points! Perhaps you are in the wrong hobby boats comes to mind or swamp aero planes Happy sailing we have a water shortage ove...
by Brent Hudson
Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Injectors on B1
Replies: 1
Views: 4995

You need to tell me what the pipe run is and what it involves eg:valves clacks etc. Also what the injector does when you try to operate it, this information that tells you where to look for the remedy. I may then be able to give a few pointers!
Brent brenthouse.co.uk
by Brent Hudson
Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:53 pm
Forum: Track and Earth Works
Topic: Railroad design
Replies: 9
Views: 22236

hi Fritz well the main problem so far is the pumping of the track as the train goes along.I secured my track every 3 mtrs and the ballast slowly works under the sleepers giving a fairground ride after several years. You need to secure the track at less than 1/2 mtre intervals to stop this and having...
by Brent Hudson
Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:16 pm
Forum: Track and Earth Works
Topic: Railroad design
Replies: 9
Views: 22236

Waterlogged ground

Do not lay concrete on waterlogged ground unless it is a large base like the one in your photo!.One third of a meter wide strips to lay track on will move. Oak sleepers will rot unless they are sitting on a bitumen pad underneath. Believe me I have just spent £3000 replacing my sleepers. If the grou...
by Brent Hudson
Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forum catagories
Replies: 7
Views: 10382

Railway Design

I will help if you like to design a railway that is easy to build and fun to operate. I have been building railways for Thirty years and my Railway can be ridden around at brenthouse.co.uk

Brent Hudson