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No.33 loco AD67 with big puppy and Railbus beside new turntable.
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Ordinary service
No.33 AD67 is the most active locomotive, running with the mixing train, roaring sometime the newly equipped electronic horn.
Changing occasionally the organization of the train, the running sound is different between short and long train.
No.29 loco Railbus is also one with a high frequency of work. It is suitable for patrolling railway tracks. This locomotive is equipped with an electronic sound of diesel engine and horn.
The fresh green and windmill
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Construction of turntable
In order to change the direction of the locomotive, the turntable was built at the end of the yard. The above photos show the place dug down the ground and the foundation under construction. The molds was built and the mortar cast.
The rotating bridge is the use of the structure made of L-shaped steel in the past. The caster's tires roll on the top of the mortar foundation. It is completed by arranging blocks around it. The diameter of the turntable is about 1m.
New locomotives and rolling stock
No.34 loco is hybrid locomotive combining the generator of the petrol engine and the motor drive chassis. Using the Honda power generator that is no longer used, the chassis is made by Modelnics. I made it with an image of an industrial locomotive. Since charging is unnecessary, it can run at any time. In addition, electric tools can be used anywhere in the garden.
Test running of No.34 loco
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Driving on No.34 loco in the garden
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Heisler purchased from a secondhand locomotive shop in the UK became No.35 loco of Akubi Light Railway. It was built as a 5inch gauge based on Mr. Kozo Hiraoka's design.
When steaming up, steam leakage was found at some places, and I decided to overhaul. I disassembled the V-type engine and restarted the sealing. There is still room for restoring.
First test run of Heisler
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Air test of V-type engine of Heisler
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Air test of transmission of Heisler
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Test run of Heisler
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No.36 is also a used locomotive. Maybe trial product by a manufacturer, small locomotive driven by a belt and a rod.
No.36 loco running
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Largish wagon of 1/4 scale was built. The main use is, as shown in the fourth photo, collecting dead branches in the garden.
Locomotives at work
No.33 loco AD67 was working all year round. Because the bottom is wooden, deformation was worried, but until now there are no troubles.
Running AD67 close-up view
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No.29 loco Railbus is very easy to drive. it is a locomotive with a lot of operations, and suits short train.
Driving Railbus
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Electronic diesel engine sound
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No.28 loco Whitcomb is characterized by strong force. It often draws a passenger car with two adult guests.
No.32 loco Volkswagen Type 2 is easy to use. It is a simple that only one battery and one drive axis.
Running Volkswagen type 2
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No.10 loco Cameraboy has been built for 15 years. No.26 loco Railcar is also becoming representative one of Akubi L.R.
Cameraboy and doubledecker
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No.30 Jet engine locomotive. It is about two or three times a year to start the jet turbine engine.
Jet engine start test
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Restoration of 32mm & 45mm gauge layout
The layout deck of 32mm gauge and the 45mm gauge was renewed. I replaced the table with 1×4 wood from plywood. It was about 3 days of construction.
Opendays
In summer, a lot of guests visited and enjoyed the garden railway for several days.
The train driven by the guests
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Fourteen signals were working and many trains ran at the same time. It was the tour going round in the refreshing and pleasant forest's air.
AD67 running and blowing horn
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Small locomotives
The first, second and third photos are steam tram. The fourth shows railcar after repairing the gauge two junk item.
Yellow steam tram running
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Brown and green steam trams running
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Rail car running
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The first photo is Brass gauge one electric locomotive. The second is plastic interburn electric locomotive. The third is single driver modified from toy. The fourth is 16mm scale railbus.
Gauge one electric locomotive running
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Interburn electric locomotive running
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The first photo is Merlin's Monarch 0-4-2. The second is scratchbuilt shay. The third is freelance live steam 4-4-0. The fourth is 7/8inch scale side tank.
Merlin's Monarch 0-4-2 running
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Scratchbuilt shay running
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Freelance 4-4-0 running
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7/8inch scale side tank running
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The first photo shows locomotive of Stirling engine. The second is a steamcar with V-type engine. The third is the Accucraft Pennsylvania T1. The fourth is fan car by Swift Sixteen.
Locomotive of Stirling engine running
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Air test of steamcar with V-type engine
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Pennsylvania T1 running
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Two fan car running
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Baldwin 0-4-0 running
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Stirling engine locomotive Calorific running
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Electric Hunslet and clockwork locomotives of O gauge and gauge one
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Ueda Railway Moha, mine locomotive, railcar etc.
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Mining locomotive and G gauge tram
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Air test of two-cylinder engine as 5inch shay
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Air tests of eight special steam engines
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Department of aviation
There is an aviation department in Akubi Light Railway. In this winter, it became possible to fly on the adjacent land so I could fly several times every day. They are electric planes.
Aerial video from Silky Wind flying
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Aerial video of Snow field from Silky Wind
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Aerial video from Silky Wind by camera downward
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Flight of Piper twin taken from the ground
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Flight of Tundra from the ground
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Aerial video from Tundra flying
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Aerial video from Tundra flying part 2
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Hovering practice of electric helicopter
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Activity of staff
A new station staff called "big but baby" appeared. He is on the train like every day.
When he is two months old
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He played with ball at two months and a week old
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He played with rope at two months and a week old
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He carried rope at two months and a week old
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Defoliation cleaning bloomer and station staff
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Railway staff on the train
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Fall to winter landscape
In autumn the forest was yellow or orange. The ground was also covered with fallen leaves.
The fallen leaves were collected in bags and incinerated in drum cans. And it was winter soon.
Because it is powder snow, we can not make a snowman. I played with a snow bulldozer. Snow seems to be relatively few this winter.
Guests driving in the winter garden railway
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Snow removal bulldozer working
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Station staffs playing in the snow garden
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Station staffs playing in the snow garden part 2
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Station staffs patrolling in the snow morning
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Station staffs patrolling in the snow morning part 2
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