I love your inventions. Railways have a particular affection in my family. But the best part of this video is the enthusiastic marching.
@arlingtonhynes3 жыл бұрын
I loved the marching.
@Grumpyneanderthal3 жыл бұрын
An Irishman and a brilliant "seat of the pants engineer" Is building a railroad in his field without any fear Using his noggin and hands he conjures a crafty switch Clonky and waggled but still gave him the hitch Diverts the trolley from hither to yond A bit curious as I watch Tim across the pond Somehow he tells us while being so bold That his tinkering will lead to a big pile of charcoal.........
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
He's done it again : - )
@Nighthawkinlight3 жыл бұрын
You've always made home railways look good, but this design is particularly tempting to build. If only I had a need for it.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Build it and the need will become clear : - )
@thedeloachsdoyoutube83773 жыл бұрын
Yes now I’m looking in the backyard wondering where exactly I can put mine. Awesome
@c.finley96603 жыл бұрын
I live in a rented semi-attached duplex in New York City. I will find a fucking need for this.
@fritanke23183 жыл бұрын
You need one. Then you add a wood gas locomotive to it. 😂😂
@superspooky45803 жыл бұрын
@Jeremy Timothy lol stop with these little people scams lol. Typical India. If you think making 2 accounts and using 1 to support the other will do anything then your a sad person.
@adrianbew96413 жыл бұрын
When I laid track in a tin mine in my late teens we had a similar principle and was called a sword and V junction, the sword had a loop on the V end that bolted down to a plate that the short section of V rail was welded to. They were light and quick and easy to fit and repair when they wore out. Simple solution to a diverging rail track system. Well done to you with the idea your using, again simple but usuable.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Adrian. I like the name too.
@adrianbew96413 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 . If you find your present design doesn't work as well as you would like welding the tube to a piece of steel plate along with the V section will work admirably and did for decades underground. I enjoy your blogs and keep up the good work.
@stephencresswell47603 жыл бұрын
Better then anything on telly. 👍
@McRocket3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!! I could not figure out how it would work until you laid it all out at the end. Just fantastic! Peace.
@alanpartridge21403 жыл бұрын
You may have been brought up in England (guessing by the accent) but you've definitely acquired the Irish talent of bodging.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Brought up in Wales - where bodging is an art too
@alexayounginsong26413 жыл бұрын
I love your voice, listening to your voice is so good ~ it is like singing when you are talking.
@thomasm19643 жыл бұрын
That’ll be Tim’s Welsh heritage seeping out!
@troytreeguy3 жыл бұрын
I love it and as you fill with ballast it will become easy to walk between the rails. Should look some handsome in three years after a morning trim!
@pamelacourtney89983 жыл бұрын
Tim, are you sure you didn't graduate from M.I.T ? You've got one huge brain in that noggin of yours and it just keeps pumping out all these fantastic gadgets. Loving it. Blessings to all folks 🌻
@nickhale29003 жыл бұрын
I have seen videos of DIY railways where they use two separate point blades. One straight piece and one curved for the diverge. Either one or the other is positioned according to direction of travel.
@KP68videogates3 жыл бұрын
Not to get too far off track here (pun intended lol) but, the way you talk and with your accent you would make an awesome reader for audio books. Love your channel! God bless.
@markcarey84263 жыл бұрын
Terrific. Great way to understand railways - build one. Didn't know about the wider gauge for corners.
@bustedsiderods85443 жыл бұрын
My homies gonna have a full fledged estate railway by december, i'm calling it now.
@k8zhd3 жыл бұрын
Isambard Kingdom Brunel has been reincarnated in the west of Ireland! Great work and a LOT of fun to see.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Ha! Thanks!
@robinforrest76803 жыл бұрын
I'd advise against installing IKB's atmospheric system to power your trains though 😂
@amberyooper3 жыл бұрын
This video comes at a perfect time for me, I'm in the process of setting up a garden tram. A single point switch would be just the thing for my tram. My thought on the roughness of the angles in the switch is to make the diverging angle less, and then put a curve past the diverging route if you need more divergence from straight. :-)
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Exactly - and make the blade as long as you can
@jack4trains3 жыл бұрын
As always, a wonderfully elegant solution and very much in the "narrow gauge spirit!" Looking forward to the next instalments!
@melinabentley62673 жыл бұрын
You guys are soo fun and Smart ! I’m so glad I found your channel! I wish you all the success you seek!❤️😊
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You too!
@mastergeebo3 жыл бұрын
Tim the mad inventor.
@CraigsWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
This is truly fascinating. I know next to nothing about railways, but I love following this particular story :) Thank you Sandra and Tim for the awesome updates. Cheers, Craig
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Craig : - )
@AB-C13 жыл бұрын
ANOTHER EXCELLENT video!! Thanks very informative and interesting not to mention entertaining.. great stuff! I'll await the next installment! 👍
@danutplesu33523 жыл бұрын
I am finding this fascinating.
@brian.79663 жыл бұрын
I can`t stand the way he talks. it's a bit over the top. nobody speaks like that,
@danutplesu33523 жыл бұрын
@@brian.7966 They are Good-hearted people, working hard, who went thru the worst tragedy a parent could have.
@josephmiller9973 жыл бұрын
@@brian.7966 It's hilarious, hugely entertaining, and probably 95% of the reason that I subscribed and hit the notification bell.
@mohammedtroy42963 жыл бұрын
tim love your videos anything can be made your mind at a different level we all have it but you unlocked it for us
@Bullfrogerwytsch3 жыл бұрын
I think you would make a very good children's TV show Voice actor. Your voice is very engaging soft and friendly.
@ironwolfF13 жыл бұрын
I must say, well-played sirrah! It's as crude as a mudball, but I think it shall work...which IS the important part. 👍
@Yyyyyy53 жыл бұрын
I did this about the same way 9 years ago. I made a 5” gauge railway this is how I did it. If the rail starts to spread on you because the ties are spaced to far apart I found you can simply put in another tie and two nails on each side of the track will keep the rails from spreading apart.
@nealroche16523 жыл бұрын
Well done Tim. Can’t wait to see the finished train loaded up and running!
@mb2k1003 жыл бұрын
Loving this series, problem solving, railways and, best of all creosote!
@joethompson113 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly! Creosote is just the best smell to me :)
@mb2k1003 жыл бұрын
@@joethompson11 One of those you either love it or hate it smells, fortunately we are in the love it category! And holds an odd nostalgia for me, for some reason.
@joethompson113 жыл бұрын
@@mb2k100 it's very nostalgic for me too! Reminds me of the rescue farm I grew up on, my Dad would paint anything that went outside with it, and I was always hanging around him seeing what he was getting up to 😊
@normconel29073 жыл бұрын
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@andycoombes3 жыл бұрын
So is this one. Choo! Choo!
@benedekkoszo28363 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Love it! Looking foward to the rollig stock! Maybe I will make a railway like this too!
@projectmayhemUK3 жыл бұрын
It looks like a trip hazard so you will have to build a railway crossing hehehe
@BrianPhillipsRC3 жыл бұрын
Loving this idea! Thank you for sharing! Just discovered your channel, and your work is very interesting!
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@karenb97873 жыл бұрын
You guys are so funny and clever. Love your work 😀
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@tamarmolerick38143 жыл бұрын
Excellent, nice to see that you went with the single blade design. For what you are doing that is more than adequate. Keep up the good work.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Yes, as long as it works I don't mind how clonky it is
@turkeytrac13 жыл бұрын
Cool, its colloquially know as a "kickswitch", bravo
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
I learn new stuff everyday - thanks!
@qualqui3 жыл бұрын
Why on earth do I find this railway series so INTERESTING?!! Could it be my paternal gramps worked for the National Railway here in Mexico? Or could it be because I'm ALWAYS DAZZLED by that Irish Ingenuity Sandra and you show us on this IRIE Channel, probably both reasons, thumbs up, thank you for sharing and LOL.....gotta love Sandy and you running up and down the railway, too bad the rails are too thin you could do like us kids did back then and put pennies on the track and marvel at how flat they became the next train came roaring down the tracks! ;D
@Maui_Waui3 жыл бұрын
I loved the marching
@robinforrest76803 жыл бұрын
Love it ! Can't wait for the next episode 😁
@ShortOrderCook3 жыл бұрын
This is looking good Tim!
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, I think so too : - )
@bluelilly222223 жыл бұрын
You are a brilliant man👌👍
@beaneo_the_13 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I would love to build my own railway where I live in the mountains for logging. This just gave an idea for the track!
@MariaEngstrom3 жыл бұрын
I like fish, frogs and railways. I subscribe.
@yeagerxp3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing
@Kineth13 жыл бұрын
This is a really neat project! I think I'm the future you might be able to reduce the clunkiness of the switching section by making it so that both sides are clunky. In your current setup, you have one direction that clunks hard, and one direction that is smooth. By making both sections turn at the junction, you will trade the smooth transition to have both directions be clunky, but less so.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
You're right, Kineth - that's exactly what I'm planning to do when I have a chance..
@burkiwa3 жыл бұрын
So far, so good! Looking forward to seeing it in action.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
You and me both!
@tropifiori3 жыл бұрын
Very nice Tim.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly
@rudyzepeda28003 жыл бұрын
Great job Tim.
@jigsey.3 жыл бұрын
I'm loving this being a secret train enthusiast as a kid 😁... Hopefully if the restrictions get lifted me and my granddaughter would love a spin, you are bring the line up to Bweeng ain't ya
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Meet you half way
@johncourtneidge2 жыл бұрын
Hurrah and thank-you!
@ThatGuyInTheShed3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, I've been looking at doing something similar but with RHS for the rails as I have access to a large quantity of it. I work at a heritage railway and I can confirm our curves are normally +5-10mm over gauge (1067mm gauge). We have some fairly long wheelbase machines and relatively tight curves and if you bring a curve right into gauge then the extra friction is very noticeable on our underpowered machines. On the other hand, at very slow speeds (walking pace or less) on cambered curves the extra gauge can feel very unsettling as the loco repeatedly shimmies sideways around the corner, particularly when the rails are wet.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Yes, wheelbase length is another factor to consider - complicated, isn't it?!
@ogaugeclockwork44073 жыл бұрын
This is just great! Seat of you pants railway engineering!
@robertlock55013 жыл бұрын
Frickin' awesome...!
@maxboonkittypoison3 жыл бұрын
That was great fun to watch from the home in the easy chair :D
@michaelmcclafferty33463 жыл бұрын
Well done Tim. You are a clever and resourceful man. I couldn’t make that.
@thewunder-lusters96443 жыл бұрын
I feel like I could build this, just from watching the videos! :D
@makingitthrough1903 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in southeast England my parents took me to a fruit farm which had a miniature railway. As part of the fun we rode on it all round the orchards. Now I’m wondering if it actually doubled as a part of the work of the farm moving produce and equipment around. If not, I suspect it was a missed opportunity.
@mattyrothcrewoffroadgarage83333 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea thanks for it been wondering how to make a private railroad myself
@wendyharvey19743 жыл бұрын
Great ingenuity an imagination like mine
@742East3rd3 жыл бұрын
Ingenious switch...I was wondering how you got around the flange issue with no Frog. Your industrial road is like the old timer mine tracks. Love it!
@paulcampbell52023 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about using a "Stub Switch"? This was a popular and easy switch to make because a frog was not required. It got a lot of use on narrow gauge and mine railways in North America.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
thanks, Paul - I'm hoping to have a go at them one day.
@PavelLGUA3 жыл бұрын
Really god idea, i know that some farmers build narrow gage railways for use on rancho, but i sar reusing old coal mines cars and rails. They are not good for heavy work to move coal, but for easy work as field railway - good enought.
@randomstranger96743 жыл бұрын
Big thumbs up for the 'Woo Woo!' at the end!
@chrisinmarch3 жыл бұрын
This is incredible.
@RollerPigg3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! I wish I had an excuse to make one of those!
@zer0m0stel3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Bloody Brilliant!
@jasperedwards33413 жыл бұрын
dont foget to test the wheels on the track because they may hit the pipe steel plus dont forget to put some gravel or concrete under each sleepers as its wet where you are and the tracks will sink in the ground
@kaktus3343 жыл бұрын
Good to see you having fun in the end of the video :)
@masonfarrell88452 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait till you have locomotives and lots more track. I’ll watch every video.
@WayOutWestx22 жыл бұрын
You know about the other channel, right? Lots more videos there..
@masonfarrell88452 жыл бұрын
Yes i do. I’m subscribed to both.
@spuds64233 жыл бұрын
🎵🎵Fish plates, Fish Plates, ..Rolly Poley Fish Plates...Eat them up, Yum!!!😁😁😁🎵
@louisl.87243 жыл бұрын
Make solar charged/battery operated engine to pull your cart on your railway. With a gear box to go forward and backwards. Add a seat and you can ride on it.
@the4thj3 жыл бұрын
Ever watch those guys that do mine exploring? The type of switch you are making/using is just like what I have seen in mines of the Western US.
@nealcarter3 жыл бұрын
Love it, hope the comment helps!
@mikenorman40013 жыл бұрын
I really wanted to see you make the fancier kind of point. You might say I was disapPOINTed.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Point taken, Mike!
@johndouglasdawson72983 жыл бұрын
Great job wonderful, keep up the good work , thanks
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thank you too!
@traceyosterlind143 жыл бұрын
Mad skilz! Love you two!
@timwhite43013 жыл бұрын
Looks awesome I really want to build one if only I had the space
@eyeballdude3 жыл бұрын
The testdrive in the end didn’t seem that clonky to me! Contrary, quite smooth I must say!
@Kasey17763 жыл бұрын
Ohh yes! Now this is awesome!
@AJWGBFX3 жыл бұрын
I can hear "duddly-dum duddly-dum" from my trainspotting youth when trains 'were' trains and made a racket!
@bajajoaquin3 жыл бұрын
You might look up “wobbly track.” A guy in the US solved for the problem by cutting channels in his sleepers and setting the rails directly into these. He then screwed in anchors at an angle to secure. I don’t know if it’s sufficiently load bearing for your needs, but it might be even simpler than your post design. A blade with a properly sized kerf would make this a one-step design.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
You'd need a hard wood for the sleepers, I think. And that would cost a fortune here.
@bajajoaquin3 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. I just searched, and it’s “groovy track,” “wobbly.” They seem to use pressure treated softwood, which might be similar to your creosote treated ties. But you’re building and I’m just watching so you’re doing better than me! Looking forward to updates.
@bajajoaquin3 жыл бұрын
“Groovy,” not “wobbly,” I meant to write
@AndrzejSQ9PKW3 жыл бұрын
im waitning for mote! i awlays wanted to have train in my backyard!
@klompex1003 жыл бұрын
That is awsome! Im planning to Build one too! That is a very simple Design. Well i cant weld i But still Build ist wich is nice. Maybe ist is interessting for you If you search feldbahn the german Term for field railway we had Alot of these and still in Use! Keep up the awsome work! Greetings From Germany
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thank you - yes there are wonderful small railways in Germany. I hope to see them some time..
@klompex1003 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 thanks for the reply 👍 just a Idea How about you make a Gravity powered railway!
@Wholesomeday3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying this series of track building videos, looking forward to seeing it working. Are you going to link it to the rails in the shed?
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm still negotiating a route with Sandra..
@tommurdoch29893 жыл бұрын
Needs a signal box 😄
@Yyyyyy53 жыл бұрын
......5 inch gauge guy again...also the head of the bolt won’t matter a lot the flange on the wheel will ware it smooth eventually or I suppose you can grind it a bit if needed. It will ware it a little thin but will still hold the track just fine. Gonna check out your newest video now.
@mickd69423 жыл бұрын
Watching it now
@asociacionmodelismodeltren9063 жыл бұрын
very good
@danielwoods6213 жыл бұрын
I've only heard 'frog' used for the hollow of a brick before this channel. Now I've heard it twice in quick succession. Horse hooves and underbridges for railways. I wonder where it originates, and how many other industries use it.
@andycoombes3 жыл бұрын
"Fishplate" too.
@BlackDreaded3 жыл бұрын
That howling in the end sounded like a train :)
@dodgydruid3 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant little setup, will you be ballasting or simply putting in deep stakes thru the sleepers to keep them in place? Also could I suggest making a gauge bar? Its kinda like a large set square with cutouts to fit the rail heads into, on straights it will show your line is in gauge and you take off one of the arms of triangle so you can simply check in gauge on curves. British Rail built its lines just using simple tools like that.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Gauge bar = stick? I think I can do that : - )
@cls94743 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@eckosters3 жыл бұрын
Magic. Did you hammer those pieces of pipe straight into the sleeper? It looked like it and I’d find that astonishing Did you eventually eat that yummy-looking cookie? More please!
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Ha! No I drilled a hole first. And yes, Sandra's homemade ginger biscuits don't last long around here : - )
@paultrains33363 жыл бұрын
Genius
@paddrivers3 жыл бұрын
Dam.... I though you said Fish cakes! Im hungry now.
@WayOutWestx23 жыл бұрын
Ha!
@rrswitch483 жыл бұрын
Marching on!
@rudomuchenje85376 ай бұрын
Waaaw thank you
@allanegleston49313 жыл бұрын
some mining systems used this approac. they also used mini turntables .