Preparations On The Garden Railway...
Hi all. Every year, on Bonfire Night (November 5th), we host a private get-together on our 00 Gauge Garden Railway. The evening see's both family members & friends populating the garden and the house for a special "Night Run". As well as running trains on the railway, we provide hot food, refreshments, a bonfire and a special fireworks display (typical of Bonfire Night of course!). Therefore, though it will be dark, the railway has to look its best for the visitors! Therefore preparations start well in advance, as with today! Todays task was check, test and provide lighting for the railway's 9-road turntable. As it will be dark and there are no buildings nearby, the turntable will not be lit. Therefore, we have provided a simply "spot-light" which, in darkness, provides a useful, but not too over-powering, beam of light. Also, the actual shape of the "spot-light" is unnoticeable once darkness falls (as tested today! Looks count!). We believe that this simple, everyday (& readily available) form of the lighting will prove both effective & useful during the "Night Run" on Thursday. I have included a few images of the "spot-light" in action to show the provided effect just as night falls. Our 94XX & our Large Prairie stand silent as J94 No68075 sits on the turntable...
Western Panniers (57XX & 94XX) keep a close eye on the J94...
56XX 0-6-2 Tank No6600 rounds the turntable with a 5-coach train, running clockwise around the circuit, passing No6110 which stands on Road No5...
The light shines on No68075...
The effect is more than pleasing to us. As well as this, we will be illuminating our three main stations (Sutherland, Ashford & Chilvers) as sort of a "preview" of the upcoming Christmas illuminations. Our BR Tail-lamp will also be lit as well as the lanterns which we own. This should, hopefully, proving a visually pleasing effect to both us and our guests for the evening. The "Night Run" is always a well-populated and enjoyable evening so lets hope that it goes well in 2009 as it has done in previous years! There is still much preparation work to do however, including tidying, sweeping, wiring and even some lighting! Watch this space for the post, coming straight after the event! Evening All...
Hi all. Every year, on Bonfire Night (November 5th), we host a private get-together on our 00 Gauge Garden Railway. The evening see's both family members & friends populating the garden and the house for a special "Night Run". As well as running trains on the railway, we provide hot food, refreshments, a bonfire and a special fireworks display (typical of Bonfire Night of course!). Therefore, though it will be dark, the railway has to look its best for the visitors! Therefore preparations start well in advance, as with today! Todays task was check, test and provide lighting for the railway's 9-road turntable. As it will be dark and there are no buildings nearby, the turntable will not be lit. Therefore, we have provided a simply "spot-light" which, in darkness, provides a useful, but not too over-powering, beam of light. Also, the actual shape of the "spot-light" is unnoticeable once darkness falls (as tested today! Looks count!). We believe that this simple, everyday (& readily available) form of the lighting will prove both effective & useful during the "Night Run" on Thursday. I have included a few images of the "spot-light" in action to show the provided effect just as night falls. Our 94XX & our Large Prairie stand silent as J94 No68075 sits on the turntable...
Western Panniers (57XX & 94XX) keep a close eye on the J94...
56XX 0-6-2 Tank No6600 rounds the turntable with a 5-coach train, running clockwise around the circuit, passing No6110 which stands on Road No5...
The light shines on No68075...
The effect is more than pleasing to us. As well as this, we will be illuminating our three main stations (Sutherland, Ashford & Chilvers) as sort of a "preview" of the upcoming Christmas illuminations. Our BR Tail-lamp will also be lit as well as the lanterns which we own. This should, hopefully, proving a visually pleasing effect to both us and our guests for the evening. The "Night Run" is always a well-populated and enjoyable evening so lets hope that it goes well in 2009 as it has done in previous years! There is still much preparation work to do however, including tidying, sweeping, wiring and even some lighting! Watch this space for the post, coming straight after the event! Evening All...
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