Did some housekeeping on the web site to add sub-pages to my Locomotive Roster page. Now they are all grouped under the page titled 'Locomotive Roster'.
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My latest addition of a Beyer Garratt. This one originally ran on the LMS lines n the UK,. Beyer Garratt's were some of the most powerful locomotives of the steam period.
My small Indian temple near the tracks in the Chambal Ravines is now lighted up in a red hue, a traditional way to light temples in India.
Here are a set of pictures of an actual drivers cab from a WP. my favorite locomotive
I have consolidated the video section to better organize them. All videos are in this area with sub-pages underneath it.
The two electric locomotive I have have very different driving heels. The pictures below shows the the differences.
Here is a model of an articulated electric loco. This resembles the crocodile, however it has different arrangements of driving wheels. This is a DCC loco with sound.
I do not have many electric locomotives on my layout and as currently designed is not capable of using overhead wires to power my models. One very unusual locomotive I have is the Swiss designed 'Krokodil' loco, which was also used in India. here is a picture of the actual loco and my DCC powered model.
Here is a picture on a standard Indian made bus/truck (Ashok Leyland) being used in Sri lanka as a mail-bus. I understand that all they did was replace the tires with wheels.
A picture of the UK Freightliner, WDM2 Look a like and a WDM2 on parallel tracks paused near the small temple on upper deck.
I have one rail-bus. I have posted a video of it in the page named Videos 2. A fun diesel bus., it has great Diesel truck sounds.
Turnouts on my layout can be controlled using the DCC controller or by using push buttons. The push switches are LED indicated, thus when 'RED' it indicates that turnout will take the diverging route, when "GREEN' it indicates that turnout is set for straight route.
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AuthorI am of Indian descent and moved to the USA in Mid 1970's. Model Railroads and Model Remote Controlled Aircraft are my two hobbies both of which I have been pursuing since my childhood in India. Archives
January 2021
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