Narrow Gauge

[tonybonneyba]

On the new layout that I will be building a narrow Guage bit & hope to have part of it integrated in the main line (to allow the locos to go to the locomotives shed). The 00 gauge track will act as 5ft 3 inches, so what Guage of track will act as 3ft? HOm? 00-9? Where can I get such track?

 

Help would be much appreciated, anything that does will will be shown in " Anthony's Workshop ".

 

Thanks,

Tony.

[Glenderg]

No stress tony, it happens. It helps if someone else is looking for "narrow gauge" that they'll come straight to this thread, and it'll be chock full of info. That's all.

[tonybonneyba]

Just a bit of fun....

 

[jhb171achill]

Dinning car?

 

;-)

[tonybonneyba]

[jhb171achill]

Nice picture though. With the 1905 saloon in the background, it looks like St John's junction would have, maybe in the late 1960s had they got a diesel then. The saloon is en route to Ramsey, the diesel is en route to Peel and No 12 is in the middle road. Maybe it's pushing a double ended steam train to Douglas!

[tonybonneyba]

Some nice smaller railcar here.... Rather good looking if you ask me

 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.enefer/cclr/dmu.htm

[jhb171achill]

Looks like that rubber-band-powered biscuit tin they have on the giants causeway railway!

[tonybonneyba]

Looks like that rubber-band-powered biscuit tin they have on the giants causeway railway!

 

No, this 15inch gauge railcar looks much nicer. The one at QCR was a mistake which should of never happened. This railcar operated a branch line & when first introduced, was known as the silver jubilee set.

[jhb171achill]

I suppose it's fair comment, Tony, that not one thing that ever ran on rails is anywhere near as grotesque at that causeway biscuit tin!

 

So the Ravenglass railcar's off the hook! :-)

[irishrail201]

Tony,

 

I had debated doing a narrow/broad gauge set up at one point and came to the conclusion that 009 and 00 gauge would be the best option. I even went out and got a T&D 3rd brass kit (no idea how to put together - poor soldering skills!) there are UK narrow gauge 009 locos such as the WHHR Russell that is a hunslet very like 5T, and several freelance similar "Hunslety" locos.......I think it was Mayner that suggested using a T&D backwoods body and using a Bemo chassis use side skirts (prototypical 1890's) to hide the chassis to make the layout easier.

 

The company that has taken over Chivers i think is called Fivelines, they do an awesome T&D loco kit to retro fit a 00 gauge V1/V2 bachmann chassis.....the only disadvantage is that its 7mm narrow gauge and rolling stock would be more difficult to procure

[jhb171achill]

The 00n3 is more in scale. An Isle of Man 2.4.0T could be painted NCC maroon and there are various coach kits which would approximate to original (straight sided) Ballymena & Larne stock, if a layout based on the NCC was planned.

 

If you go for 009, there are a number of locos which, if painted grey, would look broadly CIE-ish.

[Maitland]

Worsley Works have a whole shedful of Irish narrow gauge stuff on their lists. The lococs tend to be "scratch aid", i.e. make your own chimneys, domes, fittings etc. and source the wheels and motor too.

[Mayner]

Tony,

 

I had debated doing a narrow/broad gauge set up at one point and came to the conclusion that 009 and 00 gauge would be the best option.

 

Modelling in 3mm (TT) on OO9 and OO would be a better option than OO9& OO to keep the scale/gauge proportions right. But would need a greater level of skill in loco and stock building compared to OOn3 or 21mm gauge. The other issue is that the track and stock would be to different scales

 

At least one modeller has modelled the County Donegal in 3mm scale (TT) on N Gauge track scratch building railcars and rolling stock in plasticard on N gauge chassis.

 

The main problem with OO9 for the Irish 3' gauge is that you would have to scratch build a chassis. The Irish 3' gauge locos and stock were much more massive than the British 2'-2'6" narrow gauge, the Welshpool & Llanfair was probably closest to an Irish narrow gauge line, but the Earl & the Countess quite unlike anything that ran in Ireland

 

Scale and gauge does not really seem to be an issue with Tonyboley's planned layout as the narrow gauge appears to be freelance modern image.

[Colin R]

Backwoods minitures are in the process of being sold, I am awaiting to findout the new owner if he or she is willing to just sell the etches and castings of the Donegal locos and coaches so I can at my pace purchase all the wheels and motors myself.