Wood Train

[@ashhillebrand3189]

Exceptional video John, absolutely love Merlin and Lynton railway, was such a pleasure learning and operating along side you on the weekend.

[@johnphillips592]

No worries , great day , if a little wet

[@DillonTrinhProductions]

I'm always fond of this railway and Merlin, really wonderful railway.

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks , it's a great little railway .

[@enriquecancino7519]

Absolutely brilliant video! And the idea of using the train to move the wood was also great.

[@johnphillips592]

We try to use the train as much as possible for certain tasks .thanks for the comment

[@kclassproductions]

There is no better way to move wood than this. Awesome work mate!

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@kentate435]

Beautiful. Well done John!

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks mate , you have a staring role .

[@catpower2951]

Another great video JP. Cheers Mate 🍻

[@johnphillips592]

@@catpower2951 Thanks , it's a great little railway .

[@Traincraft_Fan]

@@johnphillips592 i wish i could have a railway like this, a small tank engine, some cars, and great terrain

[@johnphillips592]

@@Traincraft_Fan We are very lucky to enjoy this great little railway .

[@Pocketfarmer1]

That looks like fun. I am quite jealous. One thing I find interesting is how people outside of the U.S. use the word timber. In the U.S. it is only used for large beams , the smallest would be a 6 inch by 6 inch beam. Timber isn’t used to refer to planks,boards , and certainly never fire wood. Timber to us in the US implies large structural wood. This is just an observation. I really like your train.

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks for the comment , we are all different .

[@florence1864]

Love the railway. Nice to see an actual working train. Another great video, nicely shot and edited. Did you ever do this as a job John?😅

[@johnphillips592]

Yes , I was the Victorian Railways Chief Photographer thanks for the comment much appreciated

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Merlin is a little champion 🙂 I reckon the up keep there would be full on.Lots of fun to be had though 🙂

[@johnphillips592]

True but the Friday Boys keep on top of it .

[@vearsinavan8314]

Putting the trains to work!

[@johnphillips592]

Very true

[@bmexcavation957]

Been waiting for a video like this I absolutely love these lil trains

[@johnphillips592]

That's great , glad you enjoyed it .

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Good video, like!

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks .

[@highdownmartin]

Bit of ppe when using saws isn't a bad Idea.

[@allanegleston4931]

cool. ivor and his little flat trucks .e

[@johnphillips592]

Allmost

[@Fadly1277]

hello sir, glad you have uploaded the video again, excuse me sir, greetings one poor fellow, sorry sir, I want to ask, is the locomotive itself assembled or made by yourself? If yes, may I know where it is made?😢❤

[@johnphillips592]

Merlin was made by the owner and it was made in Melbourne Australia .

[@johnphillips592]

Great to hear from you again , thanks for the comment .

[@Will-vd7yb]

I have to ask, what is the max a train of that size can pull, or would the tracks max out before the rail? I want to one da have a utility train line on my property and just trying to get an idea of the gauge and size of steamer I would need.

[@johnphillips592]

The Lynton Railway is one foot gauge , as for loads it all depends on the grades on your line , The Lynton Railway has grades as steep as 1 in 30 , we were all amazed when Merlin took off with this train up hill as there was about 3 ton of wood aboard , check out this link studio.kzbin.infoGiPw1yQp4CU/edit it shows a load test of Merlin .

[@FlyingFishVans123]

What class is Merlin?

[@johnphillips592]

No class , Merlin is Merlin .she's one of a kind

[@FlyingFishVans123]

@@johnphillips592 so there are no blueprints of this loco, nothing? Did I want to build it in a video game?

[@johnphillips592]

@@FlyingFishVans123 No , it was all built by the owner with no plans

[@Robert-g2i]

that 4 wheel drive vehicle with the large bucket is not an excavator, an excavator is a vehicle with tracks on it with a boom and a bucket.

[@johnphillips592]

Thank you for the comment , I hope you enjoyed the video .

[@PaulPavlinovich]

grand

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks , glad you enjoyed it .

[@marktownend6238]

Fab use of the train and total justification for having a railway. But will someone please buy the gorilla a chainsaw helmet, even if only for the ear protection and show it how to sharpen a chain on a saw?!

[@johnphillips592]

I'm sure he would be glad to hear what you recommend but I wouldn't want to call him a Gorilla to his face .

[@LightningMcQueen855]

Does some of these engines have genders?

[@johnphillips592]

All one off , although Katie is the prototype for all the Sweet Creek locomotives , check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJjHY5eZfd-Vjrs