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Rainy July
Vertical boiler locomotive coming into the gate of Garage station
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Rainy season
It is the rainy season from June to July in Japan. So A&B Railway works at few days.
Civil engineering
The concrete paving construction carried out in the east side of garage.
Construction of turntable
The circle bed of turntable made of bricks and mortar
Steal bridge setting on the bed and testing of the clearance between bed and rotating bridge
The view of the yard from the Garage station, and the bridge painted with rustproof white
Moreover, painting blue, and setting on the bed. The levers of both sides are for locking mechanics.
Locos on turntable
No.3 loco Goose and No.15 loco Koppel on the new turntable
The diameter of turntable is just 1m, and it it enough for all locos in A&B.
Lady Madcap backing to the gate of the station to come into the yard, on the turntable.
The green planted in the bed center. Lady Madcap turned and returned to the station
Small locos
Roundhouse Charles running on the endless track in the west garden
@Here is a small movie of running Charles.
Peter Sam on wood deck with the name plate of Linda, and On30 rail bus on the layout
Reports from the others
The old single driver Stork Leg restored by Mr. Inoue, and his newest art of monorail gyro-car
Mr. Hoshinos railbus, Thomas engine, and Edward Thomas of 3.5inch gauge. And his newest 5inch electric train.
The parts of T-boiler Shay by Mr. Kiuchi, fire grid, ash tray, bell and whistle.
The fittings on T-boiler of Shay and domes lathed from brass cylinder
Restoration of old model
I have got the junk parts for number one gauge EL and DL, so I decided to restore old EL model.
A small motor set on the frame, and handrail built on the deck
four steps under the deck and pantograph on the top are scratch built.
Test running on endless track in the garden, and painting the wheels and frame.
The side view of the completed EL after painting
Vertical boiler loco
Vertical boiler loco repaired in the garden
The top view of smoke room, and fire grid and new stainless ash tray
The test steam-up carried out, and the result is very good !
@Here is a movie of water supply pump working in loco standing by gear off.
Green Ajax
Ajax is repaired too. The view of cab inside
The bottom view of Ajax, seeing two axial pumps and fire room
Repairing driver wheels flange with epoxy putty, and a shot of Ajax on the turntable
Jack came
Maxitrak's Jack came to A&B L.R. ! It is large and beautiful locomotive.
Jack on the stone pavement track in the south garden
Summer closure
It is too hot weather for outdoor work, but it will be hotter next month in Nagoya Japan.
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