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| Hotham Park Bottom Loop; Reconnection of the original section of line | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 30 Jun 2012, 11:36 PM (711 Views) | |
| swaffrail | 30 Jun 2012, 11:36 PM Post #1 |
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On June 1st June the second of two turnouts was completed and installed to connect up part of the original circuit that had been disconnected when we expanded into the refurbished part of the park. The track had remained in situ but had no physical connection with the rest of the circuit. Finally we had enough pennies to have two turnouts built - designed by Sean Peare and built by his brother Ken at Shripney just north of Bognor - keeps it nice & local. This now gives a bottom loop which we can use when it rains (came in handy immediately ) as the top loop goes up over the hill and when wet it has to be kept sanded - not good for the loco & not agreeable to the station staff who had to hitch up skirts & beat the train to the incline to put the sand down - no sense of humour these women. Sanding gear was not part of the spec when the loco was built as the railway then was pretty flat throughout. We also tended to keep the train to two carriages as what goes up also comes down & wheels have a nasty habit of picking up when going downhill on greasy rails. The other use is when events are held in the park it keeps the train away from the busier part of the circuit thus avoiding collisions with the younger generation who've broken free from their parents. Jubillee Day celebrations was a case in point where the queue for the refreshemnt tents snaked across the upper loop.
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) as the top loop goes up over the hill and when wet it has to be kept sanded - not good for the loco & not agreeable to the station staff who had to hitch up skirts & beat the train to the incline to put the sand down - no sense of humour these women. Sanding gear was not part of the spec when the loco was built as the railway then was pretty flat throughout. We also tended to keep the train to two carriages as what goes up also comes down & wheels have a nasty habit of picking up when going downhill on greasy rails. The other use is when events are held in the park it keeps the train away from the busier part of the circuit thus avoiding collisions with the younger generation who've broken free from their parents. Jubillee Day celebrations was a case in point where the queue for the refreshemnt tents snaked across the upper loop.



1:54 AM Jul 11