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Against rainy season
No.20 loco Shay, Michigan-California #2, over the timber trestle in west garden
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Porchside Line
Along Porchside line the flowers and greens are too dense for the railway service.
Peter Sam running with four side dump cars
7/8inch scale Baldrig, set with new dome for safety valve cover, running in Porchside Line
Steam tram of battery car and Ruby Forney of 7/8inch scale freelance with a strange driver.
16mm scale Aileen running by radio control
Tippers
16mm scale tipper kits of Brandbright was built.
Eight tippers were completed after painting, and Hunslet loco ran with them on 32mm gauge track.
Next 7/8inch scale tipper kits of Narrow Gauge Works were built.
Comparison with 7/8inch and 16mm scales, and four tippers completed but before painting
Inspection car
The inspection car of A&B, No.10 loco Camera boy leaving from Garage station, and crossing over the timber trestle
The inspection car running by the porch, and into the forest in morning west garden
The long view of the train in large scenery of the garden
Here is a small movie of running inspection car by the morning porch.
Pink Shay
No.20 loco Michigan-California #2 Shay in the second steam-up after little modulation
Shay over the timber trestle is one of the best scene imagining the lumber works
Today, setting another type smokestack, and the photos show comparison with coal and charcoal firings
Test of running on the left turning curve of R=3m, and going by Porchside Line in the west garden
The third steam-up was carried out in another day, and very nice condition was confirmed.
The low angle view of Shay on the timber trestle over the stream.
Here are small movies of driving Shay in 1 , 2 and 3 .
Here are small movies of running Shay and blowing whistle.
Reports from the others
Mr. Sekine's sight glass lubricator for his four truck Shay of three cylinders
Mr. Sato's 5inch Washington 4-4-0 under construction (the tender is the latest product)
From Spain and Germany
Mr. David Gil and his wife driving climax and railtruck on his garden railway
His web site is interesting.
Mr. Gil's son and daughter on hand drive car, and his second son on Rocket of live steam
The photos from Germany show Mr. Gerd and his girl friend driving his Forney train in nice location
His web site is very interesting and recommended too.
Mr. Hoshino's Report
Mr. Hoshino traveled in UK and sent some photos.
The first shows New Romney station in Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, and the second shows 3.5inch red Juliet with red lady driver in Locomotive Rally at Peterborough.
Haworth station of Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, and the conservation railway in Paignton
Old model from UK
Mr. Hoshino's gauge one LMS 4P Compound, live steamer by Bing in 1912 comparing with O gauge Bassett-Lowke, and the under view of the Bing.
Gauge one Barr-Knight Glasgow in 1920 and O gauge Bing loco in 1910 are both old live steamers of single driver.
Jack for a long time
No.17 loco Jack in second steam-up in this year waiting on the north wood deck
Jack entering Garage station crossing the brick path, and waiting on the deck
Jack running by the white flowers of hydrangea and orange cosmos, and on R=3m curve at the corner of house on the deck
Jack through the curve by Porchside Line, and resting in Garage station with rail bus of inspection car
Here are small movies of driving Jack in 1 and 2 .
Ordinary service
No.17 loco DB81 running on stone pavement track in south garden, and approaching the steel arcade at entrance of west garden
A&B President (I) and my wife driving AB20 train with Stationmaster Pascal
Here are small movies of running AB20 train in 1 and 2 .
Stationmaster Pascal laughing after his hard work of driving with President and his wife
Steal arcade decorated with many flowers, and Stationmaster standing with satisfaction for his work
The book "Garden Railway Life"
The forth book of Akubi Lightweight Railway will be published next month, but with sorry for only Japanese.
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