Fred

  It is on my "O2IT" list, currently building a model of a lower ore terminal the prototype  was served by a
3 rail tram, 15 walls done, still have 4 walls left to finish, 400+ stir sticks so far, maybe 150 to go! The
office building will be a lot easier to do with scribed siding.

  Ken 

   Fred

  I have a operating kit for a gondola lift, originally made by "EHEIM", I believe "FALLER" (Germany) still offers the kit in HO? either a ski lift or mineral tram, extra towers also. The size of the unit will make it suitable for O scale as normally it would be enclosed within the upper and lower building's. I think I have figured out a suitable location for the kit.

  Need to make up a half dozen buckets to replace the gondolas!

  Ken

 Fred

  Hopefully this video will open, the last operating aerial tram in England, Present day ski lifts
evolved from the early mineral tram lines, tram lines were also installed to carry logs, lumber, flour.


       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RiYXI1Tfu4

  Ken

 
  Got a note from WRP so I could track the annual, I can wait, picked up a book on the life and times of Byron Riblet, who built a number of aerial trams and a few 3 rail tram lines, with 400 pages and as may photos from the Riblet archives, I have something to read to fill in the time waiting for the annual  .

  Need to look at whether I can manage to install a aerial tram on my layout, a 3 rail tram to serve a ore terminal is under construction, need more stir sticks for siding!

      Fred

   I also got a notice on the shipping cost reduction, living in Canada it was a bit more, toss up whether my
75th BD or the annual arrives first, BD in Sept (BG). Always look forward to the latest issue, always find something of interest I can put to use.

  Fred

  Thanks for the heads up, ordered my copy, one of the two magazines I get.

   Ken

  Got to ride the transfer table at the Queensland Railway shops in Ipswich AU in 2013

  Jeff

    Replacement rear truck shipped via CP at 10:00, should be with you within the week. Keep an eye on Catzilla to prevent a repeat of the attack      . My first Ferret loved to knock over a G scale locomotive then would glare at me to put it right so she could attack it again!!




 

   Personal message to 686 Shooter concerning a replacement truck for his SHAY

   PM sent re a replacement truck.

     My copy showed up here in the GWN yesterday, another excellent volume for reading and day dreaming about the ideas presented.

   Just need to get a few projects out of the way before tackling some of them!. 

     The Largo Petroleum Company added a third rail for standard gauge to their 30 Inch gauge line, when building their refinery. Two Milwaukee 4wPM diesels were used one at each end to move the necessary equipment to the refinery site, at times a winch cable was used to help out if loading was to heavy for the engines.

  Yes it looks like Lionel 3 rail but there was a prototype for the track.

  Ken

  Copy ordered, need to keep busy waiting now, need to get a writeup done for publication myself on the building of 2  20 foot boxcars from Peru
for my layout! should help pass the time..

   Ken

  For a OF 2-6-2T, take a look at  the "HASKELL"  model of the Baldwin engines built for the Victorian Railway's in Australia.

I picked one up last trip DU.

  www.haskellco.net

    Ken Clark

Saved the video's for later today, when there is nothing on the TV worth turning it on  
What I did watch brought back memories of the trip. Looking forward to watching both part's.

  Ken Clark
   GWN