Going Round The House
Going Round The House |
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Ken Laverty's railway around the house in Kent
By Ken Laverty
The track runs around the bungalow crossing the drive on a
removable bridge ( 3rd rebuild now complete), one side along the
side of the garage covered as a tunnel/storage shed,and thats
another story, approx. 300'.
About 11/12 years ago Derek Smith (RHDR fame) made a video
called Passenger Carrying Garden Railways Vol 1, he came round
and filmed the LMR which he included in his video.
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Left - Taken of my home built Bo Bo
copy of the L G B loco for the Austrian meter
gauge, using maxitrak bogies, one powered one no-powered.
Steel chassis, and the body made from plywood.
Control by resistance tapping using relays. |
| Right - The new bridge over the drive, made up from two 5" box sections with a cable tray on top and the track bolted on. So far no derailments on or off the bridge other places yes, but not on the bridge! |
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Above - looking along towards the bridge front garden |
Above - Passing loop leading down from along side car port and tunnel towards the front garden. |
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Left - Again the front garden from the bridge. Neighbours, we have very good understanding neighbours, but again this is another story with a prievious one! |
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| Track coming up from the side of the
bungalow, as of picture on the right,with the track
embedded in the tarmac, around the back then as last
pic. around and into the tunnel down the side of the
garage, this being of very little clearance. |
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I also have a Maxitrak Dixie and two simplicity's, four bogie trolley's, two of which are made up to look like S R coaches. |
| If you would like to get in touch with Ken you can e mail him at KENLAVERTY@aol.com | |
