More pics from the Patcong Valley RR

[lionkingcmsl]

I've been going to the PVRR Club for three weeks now and they've readily accepted me, though I'm not a full member, yet. It seems they are impressed and grateful for my skills and being able to grasp problems quickly and then knowing where to look to solve said problems. A lot of that comes from working in 2-way radio. :=3

On Saturday, May 23rd, I did a little more running of my equipment. It was decided to run only 8 cars of my Daylight set, so they could be broken in a few at a time. Here is a photo of the GS-4 nosing around a curve:


After running that I got out the RDCs and let them take their laps.
Here are some shots of them sitting at a passenger station:






In the second shot the glare is from the plexiglass that is used to protect the layout from visitors. The station is the first thing a visitor sees when they enter the layout room from the "ticket office".

here is a short video of the RDCs passing "Summit Station".

Yes, I know there is a window missing on the last RDC. I have to glue that back in as well as paint the under carriages black.

Comments

[thefoxaroo.livejournal.com]

Those BUDs are superb. A pox on the idiot(s) who destroyed those belonging to New South Wales.

It's a good looking layout those people have. Did you take any videos of your Daylight running?

Batty and I recently took in the model railway at the Dubbo annual fair...

...and AGAIN I forgot to bring my camera, dammit. :(

[lowen-kind.livejournal.com]

I did take a video of the Daylight, but it did not turn out that good.

BTW, it is Budd, not Bud, as it is the last name of the founder of the company. The full name of the company was "The Edward G. Budd Company".

Also the Rapido Train Company of Canada ( http://www.rapidotrains.com ) is going to produce RDCs in H-O scale. They have not announced any international versions of the RDC, but their page ( http://www.rapidotrains.com/rdc1.html ) seems to indicate that they will do so. Hopefully, for you, there will be the NSWunits. :=3

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry, it's a bad habit. In NSW during that time period they gave 3-letter codes to railway carriages (or "cars" :P). For example the air-conditioned carriages of the Newcastle Flyer were designated HUB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_HUB_type_carriage_stock

When they acquired the Budd sets they naturally designated them "BUD".

I've tried to find info on the SRA (New South Wales State Rail Authority, now defunct) operated Budd sets but sadly they're not mentioned, just those belonging to Commonwealth Railways. Not surprising as the SRA only purchased 5 sets.

[thefoxaroo.livejournal.com]

(Trying to remember what I posted earlier when I forgot to log in).

Force of habit. The (now extinct) Budd cars that were operated by the (defunct) State Rail Authority of New South Wales did so during an era when all NSW railway carriages (cars :P) were given three letter classifications.

Case in point:


And the HUBs that operated on the Newcastle Flyer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_HUB_type_carriage_stock

The classification continues to be used for the aging V-Sets, now operated by NSW TrainLink.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSW_TrainLink_V_set


The Budds were, simply enough, designated "BUD".

RE H-O scale models in Australia, I'm afraid any childhood dreams I had of owning a model railway set are well and truly dead now, along with my hopes and dreams of emigrating to Canada. :(