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Livestock on the Line
All services currently suspended due to a giant rabbit in the southern tunnel.
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Visit to the Hoffnant Valley
Last weekend I took the coal-fired Ragleth on its first “away” fixture, a visit to the Hoffnant Valley Railway. This picturesque line has two loops, both of which have relatively fierce gradients.
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More coal firing…
Since I got my coal-fired DJB Ragleth back in October I haven’t (for various boring reasons) had a chance to fire it again until last weekend. But I had two very satisfying and successful runs (one with the added pressure of some good friends watching me!)
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A Spot of Darjeeling on the Moel Rhos
Visits from locomotives have been sadly rare in the past year, but this week we were privileged to have a (Roundhouse) Darjeeling and Himalayan Railway Class B on the line.
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New Arrival (2): Coal Fired DJB Ragleth
While live steam is already wonderful, and has its own challenges and rewards, making the steam with coal (rather than gas, as on my other locos) has always been another ambition. So when I spotted a dealer offering this second hand Accucraft Ragleth, converted by the renowned DJB Engineering, I decided I couldn’t let it…
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New Arrival (1): Roundhouse Katie
Not just one new steamer has arrived on the Moel Rhos this year, but two, the first of which is this Roundhouse Katie. I’ve wanted a Katie for the Moel Rhos for 10 years, when I was inspired by the loco Chris Bird fitted with a slomo, as I wrote back then. I wrote back…
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Renewing the Trackbed
I mentioned recently much of the line had been lifted for new trackbed, and I’ve now finished and relaid. The original trackbed design was motivated by the ‘overgrown’ aesthetic and in particular wanting moss to grow.
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Simple Toy Wagons
A while ago I made some simple toy wagons for my nephew and niece, I thought I’d written it up but I can’t find it! I did mention it when I talked about the lego wagons I printed, because these were the first additions to their Tesco/Caterpillar ‘O’ Gauge trainset, and they can of course…
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Easter on the Moel Rhos
The Easter Eggspress was in service today, despite significant engineering works (much of the line is lifted for new trackbed, and some of it is underneath a pile of timber…)
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Merry Christmas from the Moel Rhos
Merry Christmas everyone – and here’s to a trainful happy new year in 2025!
Moel Rhos
A 16mm scale narrow gauge railway in a West Wales garden…