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2016
AB10&AB20 and Whitcomb crossing new timber trestle.
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You can see large ones by click on the photos in this page
Ordinary service
The double-header of AB10 and AB20 is a representative train.
Jet locomotive, Railbus and Whitcomb crossing new timber trestle.
Big railcar working in the garden.
Four cycle gasoline engine Kato 7ton and DB81 with Assistant stationmaster.
Baldwin 0-4-2 crossing new timber trestle in the forest.
Construction of timber trestle
The construction of timber trestle was carried out in May-July 2016.
The length is about 10m in straight bridge, and total 30m adding both side curved trestles.
After completing structure, it was painted with anticorrosive paint.
The first photo is a shot from ravine, the second is aerial shot by drone, and the last is timber trestle in white garden.
Crossing new timber trestle
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A&B Openday
Many guests enjoyed driving locomotives in A&B Openday in summer.
They all felt the thrill and beautiful in bright forest.
driving in bright forest
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Gyro monorail
Body shell of Gyro monorail No.12 built with cardboard, and equipping retractable side wheel gears.
No.12 crossing the timber trestle and running around the garden using one-side rail only.
Testing the balancing system
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Running in the garden
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Looking the retractable gear
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Running in snow garden
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Garden truck
The miniature truck with electric powered was built. The driver sits on the rear carrier as shown in last photo.
Human power locomotive
Human power locomotive named "Pedal car" was built using the bicycle parts. It is No.31 locomotive in Akubi Light Railway.
Driving Pedal car
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Little locomotives
The first is Decauville 32mm gauge, the second is Finescale's Hunslet, the third is scratchbuilt vertical boiler locomotive, and the last is Zillertal U1.
Three Hunslet locomotives
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Zillertal U1
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Five live steamers
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Locomotion's steam railcar, scratchbuilt Shay with Osmotor, Vest pocket Climax designed Mei Ridley, and scratchbuilt 16mm scale Shay with twin oscillating engine.
Locomotion's steam railcar
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16mm scale Shay
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Accucraft Heisler
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Bagnall 2-4-0 Sea Lion
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Two steam railcars
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Pooter and Carie
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Two steam trams
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Regner's Shay and Little John
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15mm scale Mannin 2-4-0
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Two small live steamers
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Ten electric locomotives
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Diesel/electric locomotive
Setting Hide-out Mountail's Diesel/Electric kit into Piko's G gauge VT11.5, the glow plug engine car was built.
Glow plug engine car running
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New snowplow
New snowplow was built by using the chassis and power trucks of Railcar setting the engine powered garden snowplow unit.
The snowplow for endless main line of 520m takes two days. This equipment works well for powder snow, but doesn't for heavy snow.
Snowplow acting
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Driving after snowplow
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Next project
For the next project of 5inch live steam locomotive, the engine, wheels, and chassis part were preparing.
See you next time.
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