Over the years I have made a series of videos showing various features on the railway. Some are general shots of running sessions, some show specific aspects of the development of the railway or its stock, some are tours of the railway and some show how I created or constructed things.
Below is a categorised list. Alternatively, you can view the videos using my YouTube Playlist.
Below is a categorised list. Alternatively, you can view the videos using my YouTube Playlist.
Tours of the line
- Animated plan of the railway with driver's eye view
- How the railway developed (animated plans)
- From Beeston Market to Bickerton (lineside tour)
- A trip aboard the copper mine train
- Taking the ore from the Copper Mine to Beeston Castle station
- A Day in the Life of Peckforton Station
- A driver's eye view (Peckforton and Beeston Castle stations were built)
- Following the Freight - a typical daily pickup goods
- A full running session at Beeston Market in 8 minutes
General views of the railway
- Trains in the snow
- Trains in the sunshine
- One Summer's evening
- One Summer's evening 2
- Following the Freight (May 2017)
- Loco 1 takes the pick-up goods (Aug 2011)
- A goods train travels round the main circuit (early video)
- Test running beside the revamped stream
Extracts from Running Sessions
- A running session (September 2010)
- Extracts from an October running session (2015)
- Extracts from an August operating session (2015)
- Extracts from a July running session (2015)
- Excerpts from a running session (May 2016)
- Market Day specials (May 2016)
- Running session (May 2017)
Rolling stock developments
- Loco roster (September 2015)
- Peckett 0-4-0ST no. 1 (Peckforton) converted to battery power
- Peckett 0-4-0ST (Peckforton) gets a soundcard
- Barclay No. 2 (Beeston) 0-6-2T converted to battery power
- Barclay No. 2 (Beeston) 2-4-0T
- Hunslet Loco No. 3 (Bickerton) on passenger duties
- Southwold Railway Manning Wardle (No. 4 Bulkeley) 0-6-2T first run
- Southwold Railway Manning Wardle (No.4 Bulkeley) 0-6-2T in action
- Southwold Railway Sharpie (No. 5, Tarporley) first run
- Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST No. 6 Harthill first run
- Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST No. 6 Harthill passing by
- Fowler diesel No. 7 (Tollemance) converted to battery radio control
- Fowler diesel No. 7 (Tollemache) hauling a rake of tipplers
- Diesel No. 8 Wynford (aka IP Engineering Jessie) re-motored
- No. 8 Wynford on a test run after routine maintenance
- No. 8 Wynford gets a voice (ie MTroniks Digisounds soundcard)
- Railmotor No. 9 (Samantha & Josephine) re-motored
- Stainz loco batteryised (Loco No. 10)
- The first run of my Anglicised LGB Stainz loco
- Bagnall 0-4-2 revitalised (Loco No. 11)
- Simplex Loco No.12 Emma - first feeder line run
- Simplex Loco No. 12 Emma - first mainline run
- Simplex Loco No. 12 Emma, converted to 4x4
- Black Hawthorn 0-4-0 No.12 - Burwardsley test running
- Chaloner's first run - my first live steam loco
- Loco lamps
Events
- The PLR hosts a visitor from Australia
- Deben Valley Railway visitors
- The DVLR's second visit
- The Honeycroft Railway locos visit Peckforton
Aspects of control
- RC Trains/Deltang Tx20 transmitter explained
- Introduction to the RC Trains/Deltang Tx22
- MP3 sound added to the Ford Railmotor
- MP3 Sound system explained
- Using a Technobots soundcard with Deltang receivers 1
- Adding a Deltang Rx65b receiver to my IP Engineering Jessie
- Triggering MyLocoSound steam effects with a Deltang Rx65b
- A Deltang Rx65b reprogrammed for autoshuttle
- How many amps does one of my locos draw when under load?
- Curing motor buzz by replacing the receiver
- Using a greetings card module to add engine sound to my Simplex
- Simplex Sound (greetings card module)
- Using a greetings card module to add a horn effect to my Simplex
- Controlling points by Deltang radio control
- Remote control signalling using Picaxe
How to... videos
- How I improved the reliability of IP Engineering wheels over LGB pointwork
- How to make and fit a DIY power buffer to a DCC loco
- How to bind a Deltang Receiver (and evaluation of Deltang r/c equipment)
- How to reprogram a Deltang receiver controller
- How to program a Deltang receiver with a Deltang Tx20 transmitter
- How I used a cheap transmitter for radio control
- How I built the railway (earlier longer version)
- How I built the railway (in 10 stages)
- How I constructed the swing bridge
- How I cast two roadbridges in concrete
- How I cast open wagon bodies in resin
- How I made some loco lamps
Other
In converting a LGB Stainz to battery power, can the skates and bus bars be isolated without the need to remove the wheels. This is something I wish to do but am hesitant about too much dismantling.
ReplyDeleteThanks for any advice.
Mike
Hi Mike
ReplyDeleteThe wheels will need to be removed to take off the bus bars, but it's not a difficult job. Just a few screws holding the bottom plate in place. The wheels, axles and valve gear just lift off and then slot back in. Just make sure the cranks are aligned when putting the axles back into their slots. They usually fall back into line straight away of their own accord.
Rik