Dream City Railway
 

Hi Folks,

30 trains run through 17 stations on this 30 x 50 foot layout.

If you would like a look please click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/xp3RbKVN1GA

Roy.

New Duchess from Ace Trains of London
 

I thought the streamlined Coronation was a masterpiece.
The new Duchess is a work of art.

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For those who have not seen the cab ride on YouTube click on link below

http://youtu.be/pViR_J285l4

Really enjoyed that bit of filming. So much variety and well laid out for sure.
Good stuff and thanks for the link
Cheers
Phil

If You would like to see the Duchess and Coronation class locomotives in action
please click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/DTwWbszfvfU

For Bulleids, Schools and Castle classes please click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/K6UeioInUUM

Roy.

Again very nice and superb viewing. Thanks for the links
Cheers
Phil

London Underground
 

Hi There,

I have just completed a video on my London Underground line from

Victoria to Sambridge. If you would like to see please click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/j93vTuFSq-o

These Metro Vic locomotives ran until 1960.

Enjoy Roy.

Progress on the extension to my railway.

Please click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/9oUCRgKQCuw

Roy.

Where does the railway lead Ukraine?
 

The Ukrainian Railways remain a subject of disputes for many years. Unsatisfactory technical condition and rolling stock deterioration caused railway accidents on repeated occasions. The rolling stock deterioration rate of the Ukrzaliznitsia (Ukrainian Railways) comes to 95%. Rail transport of Ukraine functions at the limit of its capacity.
Two major accidents happened this February. 25 tanks full by propane-butane derailed in the Donetsk region, 2 of them exploded and 5 ignited. Several carriages derailed and collided (one of them demolished a crosswalk over the rails) because of a technical problem in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Wheel pairs of 2 carriages derailed because of engine sump break of the locomotive in Zaporozhye region in 2013. The train Kiev–Sevastopol derailed because of the faulty switching of automatic direction change device, one carriage with kids turned over.
Ukrzaliznitsia is a monopolist in a railroad sphere of Ukraine which is not unprofitable according to the press but its profitability isn't high – up to 2%. However passengers should not look forward for positive shifts due to the lack of competition.
Chaos in the Ukrainian rail transport system led to the initiation a criminal investigation by the General Prosecutor's Office this March due to the exploitation of the Hyundai electric trains with technical faults. In addition, according to the General Prosecutor's Office, Ukrainian Speed Railway Company has been transporting passengers by the Hyundai electric trains without license. The trains broke constantly and passengers addressed to courts since the beginning of exploitation in 2012.
The situation has become considerably complicated because of ceaseless armed conflict between East and Kiev controlled armed forces, national guard forces and private armies. Ukrzaliznitsia company suffers enormous financial and image losses.
Actions of Ukranian armed forces endanger Ukrzaliznytsia's and Ukraine's international image. Donetsk railway press service informs that on June 9 representatives of the Ukrainian armed forces groundlessly detained Baku-Kharkov passenger train at the border between Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
According to one of the train passengers the Ukrainian military using brute force followed by threats of disembarking from the train conducted an illegal search of passengers and their baggage. The search and the interrogation were conducted despite the fact that all the passengers of the train passed customs examination at the Ilovajsk railway station. Nothing is yet known about the official Baku reaction but that kind of impudence may lead to an international conflict.
Skirmishes and bombing in the counter-terrorist operation area have led to railroad traffic violations, damage of railway bed and power supply systems and permanent changes of the railroad schedule.
Forums and social networks are full of railway employees' complaints about low wages, lack of premiums and adequate social guarantees. Lose of high hopes for the changes associated with the Maidan and unfulfilled expectations after replacement of the old oligarch group by a new one makes a huge force out of 390.000 Ukrainian railwaymen. Almost driven to the limit this force seems to have what to say in the Ukraine's political life.

Hello Kolo84 and welcome to the Railway Forum. The Ukrainian Railways seems to be having a hard time at present. I hope for everyone's sake that things will settle down and people can live in a safe and stable country soon.

As we appear to have got off thread I resume.

The new extension is seen in the video below.

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I attached a camera to the rear of the Mid/day Scot.

This travels over the new extension.

http://youtu.be/zZ2vHq8YtA0

Roy.

New Video
 

As the weather has improved I grabbed the camera and show progress on the extension.

https://youtu.be/MTHDsDRD4os

Enjoy .

Roy.

The films of this railway are great, thank you. Who owns it? Where is this located ? Is it open to the public?

I would love to have the space (and finance) to set up a layout of this size and at this scale

Clearly a lot of time and effort has gone into this and the results are great and the detail achieved shows what can be done

Its nice to see such a great layout. (dont you get problems with leaves on the line?)
Must be hard to keep the track clean for the supply of power?
All the best and thanks
Phil

Hi There,
Sorry for the long delay in replying.
Tony,The railway is not open to the public. Originally built for the grandchildren ( I am sticking to that). Situated on the Isle of Sheppey Kent.
Silver Fox Phil,
The guards vans on the rear of passenger trains are track cleaners.
Generally speaking the locomotives weigh around 10 lb each and will knock most leaves out of the way. I use a heavy duty blower during leaf fall.

Roy.

Just viewed it all again and see the guards vans doing the job.
No matter how many times I view it , there is always something new to see along the way.
I love the effect of when back in the late fifties and early sixtied, I used to travel to London quite often to Kings X. Its so like travelling back in time and seeing all the different locos, steam and diesel in sidings and on the line etc.
Thanks for sharing that with us and to relive those heady days.
Cheers
Phil

I've just spent Sunday morning watching these fantastic Dream City films and they are so enjoyable.
just like the real thing.
Thanks for sharing.

New Video
 

Hi There,
The latest video is a walk round this railway
one of the largest in the UK.

The Visit 2016

https://youtu.be/4KYdfTKJYD8

Enjoy Roy.