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Autumn 2012
Bontenzaka garden under the fresh green and bright sunshine just before autumn.
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Ordinary service
Bontenzaka garden was covered with green leaves and grasses from July to September.
In this season, many guest passengers visit to ride the train of Akubi L.R.
The main locomotives, AB10 and AB20 were renewed by changing the four motors for power up.
The third and fourth photos show the night drive by AB20 train. It was very thrilling.
The first and second photos show the guests driving AB10 and Work Diesel in Open day at August.
The third photo is the commemoration tickets of Akubi L.R. Bontenzaka S.L. in summer 2012.
The first photo shows No.10 loco Railbus called Camera Boy with Blythe named Alice.
The second photo is No.5 loco Goose and the third is No.9 loco Plymouth.
The first shows red and blue salvias in yard and Plymouth.
The second is No.1 loco Work Diesel and the third is No.6 loco Big Work that is riding in locomotive.
Big railcar completed
New big railcar, No.26 loco of Akubi L.R., has been completed after painting and lettering.
The third photo shows the lighting.
There are three modes of riding it, that are the full riding in, the semi riding in, and riding on following trailer.
In the first full riding in mode, human driver sits on the lower floor of car, and looks outside from the observatory on the top of car.
In the second semi riding in mode, the driver sits on the higher floor with half top. It is very comfortable in comparison with the full riding in mode.
In the third outside riding on mode is the normal locomotive driving mode of sitting on the trailer.
The first and second photos show the railcar in ride on outside mode.
The last photo shows semi riding in mode.
There is no photo of full riding in mode because of no difference from the car with no driver.
Riding in railcar
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Driving railcar on trailer
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Movie in Openday 1
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Movie in Openday 2
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Movie in Openday 3
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New driving wagon
The new trailer wagon was built by using the trucks designed by my friend Mr. Sugiura.
The third photo shows the brake linkage under the car.
The wagon body was made with plywood, and after painting with pink the wagon was completed.
5inch gauge live steams
No. 25 loco Hunslet Judith M is cool live steamer. She is good condition with no trouble.
Driving Judith M in summer garden
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The first photo is yellow Forte, that was built from O.S. kit, No.22 loco, only one of C type (three driver axes) locomotive in Akubi L.R.
The second and third show No.21 loco stem tram Tobboo, built by using stationary Stuart single engine and vertical boiler built from the kit.
Steam tram Tobboo runing 1
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Steam tram Tobboo runing 2
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Small scale live steams
The first is Roundhouse Forney 0-4-4, gas fired 45mm gauge.
The second shows red single fairlie Roundhouse Taliesin 0-4-4, and green Accucraft Lyn 2-4-2, both are gas fired.
The third is Wrightscale Edward Thomas 0-4-2, 32mm gauge gas fired.
The fourth shows red Aster Jumbo and green Aster Stirling Single, both are gauge one meths fired.
Roundhouse Forney
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Roundhouse Taliesin
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Accucraft Lyn
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Aster Jumbo
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Aster Stirling Single
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The first is Aster pannier tank 0-6-0 repainted, gauge one meths fired.
The second is scratchbuilt pannier tank 0-4-2 with oscillating engine, gauge one meths fired.
The third is Aster JNR C12, and the fourth is Aster SNCF 232T, both gauge one meths fired.
Aster pannier tank
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Scratchbuilt pannier tank
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Aster JNR C12
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Aster SNCF 232T
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The first is Darjeeling type locomotive made by using Mamod parts, 16mm scale meths fired.
The second is Aurora made from Regner Wilma, 16mm scale gas fired.
The third is Cheddar steam tram repainted with short coach, 16mm scale gas fired.
The fourth is Reger Victoria with vertical boiler and twin oscillating engine, G scale gas fired.
Regner Victoria
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The first is scratchbuilt steam tram Sharpener by using Sito single cylinder engine and boiler, meths fired, and the driver is Paker.
The second is high speed steam tram made with Mamod engine and boiler, and the last is not live steam, scratchbuilt battery locomotive.
Scratchbuilt steam tram Sharpener
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High-speed steam tram
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And more one movie following shows Wrightscale Porter 0-4-0, G scale gas fired, As I like this little locomotive, have three same models.
Wrightscale Porter
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Gyro monorail
I got this antique valuable tin toy of Gyro monorail manufactured by Lehmann about 100 years ago.
Exactly it must be called Gyro monowheel, because it has no balancing system so can not stand with two wheels on single rail.
Lehmann produced another Gyro car that has two wheels, but it is only a car that can not run on the rail.
It is considered that two wheel Gyro monorail was difficult to produce as a cheap and easy toy.
In this toy the rotor of Gyro is turned by clock work and run by a small wheel driven from rotor on single rail.
The same mechanism by electric motor was adopted the successful models of Gyro monowheel built by Mr. Inoue.
5inch Baldwin B1 rear tank
I am scratchbuilding 5inch gauge Baldwin 0-4-2 rear tank of Kiso logging Railway from September last year.
The detail parts around the cabin were built, such as handrail, steps, and wooden window frame.
The second photo is head light reflector built with kitchen spoon.
The first photo shows the rear view of cabin almost completed.
The second is slide valve of the engine, and the third is the engine with cylinder cover, cylinder cap and drain cocks.
Some part was painted black. I hope to complete the painting work before cold winter comes.
Air test under 1kg/cm2 pressure
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Stationmaster and Assistant stationmaster
Stationmaster Pascal and Assistant stationmaster Hecto walks freely in the garden, and plays together everyday.
They playing under the water
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They dancing to music on the trolley deck
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The photo shows the brothers riding on new wagon trailed by Plymouth.
Scenery of Bontenzaka station
Bright beautiful scenery of Bontenzaka station changes by the time or day.
Short summer has gone
The green summer has gone, and we wait the red and yellow forest and fallen leaves carpet.
The summer is short, so it is felt very nice. And we hope this season for next year.
Next A&B report would be in January next year. We will be enjoying in cold winter with coal firing.
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