Transporter wagons

[B.Meldon]

Hi Andy
Your added riveted plate work is very effective at anglicising the Liliput transporter wagon.
As to the rolling resistance I did find this a problem, but it was not the only reason I replaced the bogies on these vehicles. On my layouts every goods vehicle must be able to couple and run with every other and also with every loco. Running round, shunting and marshalling of goods trains is an essential part of running the layouts. Because of this, having to run certain vehicles next to each other is an undesirable restriction. The replacement bogies have extended coupling mounts fixed to the bogies thus enabling the transporters to couple up and run with all other vehicles on the layout.
The shunting, uncoupling, coupling and general running of the trains at exhibitions and on the large layout at home is near 100% reliable, making operating the layouts a joy.

Brian

[Crichworkshop2000]

Brian,
Thanks for the compliments. The rivet work took ages. Bought a proper rivetting tool, spent a while setting it up so the rivets weren't too large or small, then set to with the help of a large bench mouned magnifying glass. Seems a shame to hide all the detail but at least it looks more British now. Regards the operating, I tend to put the tranporter wagons behind my garratt and just run the train round the outer circuit on my layout and don't do any shunting.

Andy

[Darren Hedges]

The rivet work took ages. Bought a proper rivetting tool, spent a while setting it up so the rivets weren't too large or small, then set to with the help of a large bench mouned magnifying glass. Seems a shame to hide all the detail but at least it looks more British now.

I saw this in the flesh yeterday and it does look very effective, all that work has certainly paid off.

Darren.

[Crichworkshop2000]

Many thanks again for compliments. I'll have to now convert the other 2 wagons I've got and enlarge the tunnel mouths to accept a box van on one of the wagons. If I ever get chance to build another layout I'll have to put a proper wagon unloading area on as at present Avyn-A-Llyin has no room to spare to incorporate a little scene.
Andy

[Crichworkshop2000]

I know it's a long time since this topic was started but here is the latest development on working transporter wagon I'm doing for Avyn-A-Llyin. It's all analogue operation using the same controller for both narrow gauge and standard gauge wagon. It just requires a little bit of tweeking for me to be happy with then installed on the layout hopefully within the next couple of months. Once happy and article will be on its way to the 009 news.
The link to see the operation is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyrKbpIdDwk or just type Avyn-A-Llyin in teh search on you tube.