O Gauge Live Steam: Crewchester May 2024

[@geordieceltic2]

Shear perfection! The raised track that is obscured by the hedge is really effective and looks like an embankment. The planting is very impressive. Well done and thank you for sharing.

[@DrDave_63395]

@@geordieceltic2 Graham’s planting of Loniceria Nitida is an excellent way to hide the supports for the raised track section

[@bambukouk]

always worth waiting for 👍 thank you for another great video Chris

[@Electricfox]

14:25 She certainly pulls away like the prototype! :D

[@532bluepeter1]

I really wish that there were some film of Jack Ray's 'Crewchester'.

[@DrDave_63395]

@@532bluepeter1 there are several videos on the Gauge O Guild archive of the original Crewchester. Jack Ray was keen to use photography and video to promote the hobby.

[@532bluepeter1]

@@DrDave_63395Thank you for your response. Is that exclusive to Gauge '0' Guild members?

[@DrDave_63395]

@@532bluepeter1 afraid so. when I tried this morning it asked me to log on using my Guild password. But then the Guild offers a one month free membership

[@grahamsheppard4693]

Jack made five or six full length vhs records of his layout in operation. That ended in 1998, when Jack baqecame full-time carer to his wife. The layout was dismantled in 2002 and l helped with that, hence l have the Crewchester buildings here on my layout that you see now. Jack was delighted with their new home and often came here to run, and latterly just to watch. He died in 2011, aged 95, leaving a huge garden railway legacy. He has been my inspiration since l was ten, with all his magazine articles over the years. In 2022 we celebrated Crewchester's seventieth birthay. Though you bemoan the loss of the original Crewchester l hope you have enjoyed David Robinson's brilliant records of steam days at the current one. Thankyou David, (7400 hits in six days is phenominal ) and thank you Jack for your vision of a great way to use a garden. Graham Sheppard

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, nice garden layout. Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@tonywise198]

Loved the Slip Coach.

[@DrDave_63395]

@@tonywise198 I did half think about dropping that clip😀

[@alantoms3263]

First time I've come across this fantastic layout - what a huge effort that must have been to create it, and the motive power and rolling stock. Thanks for sharing.

[@DrDave_63395]

Your welcome, If you want more information about Crewchester layout, in my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYWoe4OYnrljpJY Graham explains the history

[@colinbooth2421]

Astonishing. What an achievement.

[@StBlazeyModelWorld]

Fabulous stuff. I would love to have a garden railway. MAny thanks for posting :)

[@DrDave_63395]

Running in the garden is great. As a builder you have to think about similar civil engineering problems that face the 12" to Ft engineers

[@Porschedude8]

Well done! (Love the shirt)! 👏😊

[@GRAHAM1514]

Excellent thanks

[@railway187]

Wow 🤩

[@lionelyoyo6021]

Bonjour quel modèle de voie utiliser vous pour l extérieur merci

[@DrDave_63395]

Track is Peco with Peco points. I also use Markway points outside

[@lionelyoyo6021]

@@DrDave_63395 Merci

[@robertcomerford375]

Are Alex's clockwork locos teleguv fitted Dave?

[@DrDave_63395]

@@robertcomerford375 yes. Actually Alex is Bob Lovells grandson. Bob did much to popularise Telegov regulated clockwork engine back in the day.

[@davidparry1982]

That’s amazing - I love clockwork and have some of the big vintage Bassett Lowke pacifics plus a Walker-Fenn with the gramophone regulator- would love a telegov loco. The live steam is also divine as always. Again - I have some vintage steamers but these are so refined 👍

[@DrDave_63395]

@@davidparry1982 advantage of high pressure internal firing. 😀

[@robertcomerford375]

@@DrDave_63395 He couldn't run anything not so equipped then :>) I think how many phones went to scrap years ago, their dial speed regulators could have been put to good use!

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

nice layout, but too many wagons to pull uphill ( or not enough steam )

[@DrDave_63395]

@@jandoerlidoe3412 thanks. BTW if you are commenting on the Q6 at the end of the video, it has a governor to keep the speed down to a prototypical rate.