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Special May
No.2 loco AB10 train crossing the stream and running on the curve of green garden
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Books
Mr.Hara's new book on left(in only Japanese) and Mr. Hiraoka's "Building the Climax"on right
Lively season for garden railway
The shots from riding on the train of AB10. The sunshine is bright and the wind is comfortable.
No.10 loco Rail bus running on the cross point in the forest and crossing over timber trestle.
Running between the flowers and green, and waiting in the yard of Garage station
The green veils the rail in this season.
Forth try of Koppel
A new blower made of rolling brass sheet using by compressor, and Koppel waiting by the porch
The condition began to be better than in last test, but the blower efficiency is not sufficient.
Small livesteam
Accucraft Edrig and Old LSWR tank loco on the endless track in the west garden
Aster Shay and Old tin toy loco of 3.5inch gauge on my workbench
Reports from the others
Mr. Matthew Foster sent me nice photos of his 16mm scale Takasaki Light Railway. His website is here.
Gaso 1 of 5inch train in Ba‚Ždai museum layout at Tochigi, and Mr. Hoshino's new 3.5inch gauge EL by using Tamiya's gear box.
Special open day
The forth A&B Special open day was carried out at 12th May. Mr. Inoue driving his Railbike on A&B line.
About 20 modelers joined from a long distance. Mr. Hoshino driving his small loco, and Mr. Kozo Hiraoka sitting on the right in above left photo.
Mr. Sekine's new Shay on Garage station in steam-up, and running through the forest
The Shay on the west garden line, and The first visitor to A&B except human
Mr. Sato's 5inch 0-4-2 Lion in the station and with passenger car on the west garden line
Mr. Kiuchi's small DL made of aluminum and Mr. Inoue's strange locomotive
Mr. Sugiura's comical car running and Mr. Sato and his dog driving on AB20 train
Mr. Koike and Mr. Moroboshi driving on AB20 train with fun
Old O gauge livesteamers on the endless track in the west garden
Rolling layout by Mr. Koike (HOe with rack track) and small circle layout by Mr. Moroboshi (under construction)
My steam tram and Mr. Inoue's one running together, both move by manometer's compressor and oscillating engine.
From left, Mr. Inoue, Mr. Sato, Mr. Hiraoka, the big three modelers in Japan
Modelers watching the vertical cylinder engine driving by air, and Stationmaster Pascal on his usual position.
Memorial photo of all participants of the Special open day
Boiler and chassis of Shay
T-type brass boiler for 5inch Shay arrived from GB, and the chassis of it almost completed by Mr. Kiuchi
Improving of switch machine
I decided to improve the turnouts on A&B line to obtain more clearance between track and switch machine.
Six turnouts on the main line were improved by extension of attachment sleepers.
Some of these had to be by removing to opposite side because of lack space such as tree or house.
Fifth try of Koppel
After improving the blower nozzle in smoke room, Koppel tested to drive. The result was very good !
Here are small movies of running Koppel from viewpoints of inside and outside.
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