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Stimulative May
Lady Madcap in the second steam-up and trial for running on main line
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Commemoration ticket in 2006 spring
Flowers
Stationmaster Pascal on the brick circle, and the mill structure in the south garden
Workshop
The coupler made by Mr. Sato set in the front, and the side view of my locomotive under construction
Dummy pump made of plastic parts, and the test run with trailer on main line of the garden
Painting the boiler and domes with black, and the top view of the loco after partial painting
The inside view of the cabin, and the close-up of the top of boiler and side tank
The second test run at A&B open day (You can see a little smoke from the smokestack.)
Challenge of Lady Madcap
Lady Madcap in second test run, and its back plate of the boiler
The third steam-up in the garage station, and test run in the main line with trailer
These are the small movies of driving on Lady Madcap in the north deck line, over the brick arch bridge, and the west garden line.
Boring machine
New big boring machine set up in my workshop (the stand built with steel angles)
Ordinary service
No.8 loco Sapphire waiting in Rose station, and running in the west garden
With new headlight painted with ivory
No.10 loco Camera boy running through Rose station
No.9 loco Plymouth with tippers waiting in the sidetrack of the west garden line
Stationmaster at side work
Stationmaster Pascal with hardhat driving on the excavator, and sitting by the machine
A&B open day
A&B open day was carried out at Sunday of May. 14. many guests were invited to the garden railway for the first time.
AB20 & AB10 double-header train running on north deck line
AB20 & AB10 train running over the brick arch bridge and into the forest
No.1 loco Work diesel running on the stone pavement track of the south garden, and AB20 & AB10 train over the bridge in the west garden
The guests drove the train, and many train ran on the main line at same time
The front passenger and rear driver enjoy together on the train
AB20 & AB10 train can carry four people. A&B president(I) driving Plymouth train in south garden line
Here is a small movie of running AB20 & AB10 train on stone pavement track.
Reports from the others
Mr. Nakano's new EL of FO, and Mr. Sato's new rail car (before painting)
Mr. Kiuchi's next car Gallopping goose under construction in his workshop
The cabin interior of Mr.Sekine's Shay under construction
Mr.Sekine's Shay of 3.5in gauge with three cylinder engine and two trucks
Mr. Shiwaku's new EL under construction in his Inagi light railway
Visit to Bandai in Tochigi
I visited to Bandai (the leading toy maker of Japan) in Tochigi, and then I drove the live steam in 5in gauge layout in the garden.
Bandai's collection of old locomotive and train that came from London toy & model museum
Old toy cars in display room and big steam road locomotive at outside of entrance
More and more toys and models in the another storehouse
Big structure model of about 1/12 scale for garden railway, and electric locomotive of 5in gauge
Restoration of old toy
This toy train was made at 40 years ago, and I had restored it.
From Mr. Inoue
Mr. Inoue made the electric pulse controller for me. And his new 5in gauge mini bicycle under construction
Mr. Inoue's 5in gauge SL and its article of magazine where his original electric circuit was described
Beautiful season motivates the enthusiasm
Sapphire on the main line of west garden with yellow and green grasses glistened
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