BJ, our 15 year old Burmese Blue performs a progress inspection of the layout and expresses his disappointment with the lack of progress.
New loco 4520 runs around the TRC refrigerator wagin, the only wagon with compatible “Microtrains” couplers at the moment.
4520, TRC and a K-wagon
4520 and its single load of a TRC cross the Minnamurra River en route to Dunmore
4520, Minnamurra River with temporary dairy factory in the background
Crossing the floodplain with an abandoned dairy in the background
Climbing the range between Jamberoo and Dunmore
Safely at “Dunmore” - the hidden staging sidings.
4520 leads its short train through Dunmore Bends en route to Dunmore
4520 crests the ridge between Dunmore and Jamberoo on its way to Jamberoo with a short goods.
Descending the 1:40 grade, 4520 leads its short consist to the Minnamurra River
Crossing the Minnamurra River and flood plain.
4520 crosses the embankment above the Minnamurra River floodplain past an abandoned dairy.
4520's little train trundles off the Minnamurra River floodplain past the junction with the Dairy Factory siding.
The Commonwealth Oil Refineries' tanker with the Ampol siding in the background.
4520 enters the outskirts of Jamberoo.
4520 deposits the tank wagon at the oil siding.
4520 at the station, Jamberoo.
Jamberoo Station
4520 runs around its train, Jamberoo
Ready to depart for Dunmore!
4520 has been shunted to the run-around loop awaiting the next passenger run before being permitted to depart for Dunmore.
4520 greets Thomas the Tank Engine on the local passenger service
Overview of Jamberoo Yard from high in a Bunya Pine near the dead-end.
View of Jamberoo Yard from Saddleback Mountain
Zoomed-in view of Jamberoo Yard from Saddleback Mountain
4520 and 3 K wagons with micro-trains couplings fitted
4520 and my 3 Micro-trains coupler-equipped K wagons
Thomas clears the railway yard of rapido-coupled wagons.
Thomas passes the daity factory siding
Thomas crosses the river
Before (hills)
Before - Freddos' store and St Stephens
Before - the Servo and a house behind
After - the hill just outside town.
After - the green and white house is at the highest point of Jamberoo, at the corner of Macquarie St/Minnamurra Lane where the Freddos' home is.
Allowrie St and the 'finer' bits and pieces are not done yet...
Progress on the Macquarie St hills so far
Dairy factory and 'east end' of town.
4520 running light, entering Dunmore Yard
The trains from the other day's photo shoot.
70xx hauling its train back to Dunmore after the photo shoot
70xx and its train enters the main line at Dunmore before taking the passing siding.
4520 leads her train out of the goods siding at Jamberoo, bound for Dunmore
4520 passes the dairy factory siding
4421 rounds the corner to the bridge
Dunmore Yard from the Princes Hwy
Getting ready to shunt these 3 boxcars into the diary siding (foreground). The tanker is left behind.
Uncoupling the tank wagon to allow shunting.
Shunting the dairy siding
Depositing the COR tanker in the fuel siding, while the school bus waits at the crossing.
The Bedford SB4 school bus waits for the shunting on the oil siding to complete.
The remains of the train at Jamberoo Yard
Our uncoupling method, thanks to the Australian_N_Scale yahoo group
4520 runs around the train
4520 shunts 2 K wagons into the timber products siding
4520 leaves a box car at the loading dock at the back of Fredericks' General Store (aka Freddos!)
The yard - shunted!
The Jamberoo Railway yard viewed from the air - with a reefer at the Freddos' siding and various wagons in the yard.
A badly stretched image showing the location of the Ampol Siding in town
Phil Badger researches a subject
Phil Badger's research subject
Glenn seives dirt from the construction site next to the Rectory
Pouring the seived dirt
Bulldozing and spreading the dirt
Sprinkling fine dirt
Spraying water and detergent to wet everything
Eye-droppering 50/50 water/PVA mix
Ready to dry out now.
