What's your longest??

Hi All,
 
Maybe because I am still young in G Scale years I am a bit obbsessed about BIG stuff...
 
In 2010 my debut layout is going to be heavily reworked to both expand and upgrade to sweeping curves only- primarily so I can have long trains!! Mwah ha ha ha....
 
My best on the currently windey hilly Cogges Railway is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCXU3MD6pk
 
Oh and don't all go on about being into little realistic narrow gauge trains etc etc... you all must have tried to make a whacking long train at some point when the 5 year old in you came out. It's time to share it with the world!
 
The only rule is that you were there to see it- no youtube clips you've found when bored. Extra marks for little engines with long'uns!!
 
I await vids and pics of yummy g scale trains!
 
Ian

here is one from last year...17 wagons
almost took up half of my track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jcgTlkjDK4

mmts = more money than sense
Home of the East Suffolk Light Railway

It's not the length of your train that counts, it's what you do with it .
 

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Mel, CMO and chief sausage knotter, the Wetton Gooey Light Railway.
The advantages of simplifying origami are two-fold


https://sites.google.com/site/wettongooeylightrailway/home/welcome-to-the-wetton-gooey-light-railway

My bloomin' big loco's usual load is 30 opens 10 vans and a brake.
This was taken at a fellow members layout, try not to get a crick in the neck.

PS if you need a clue to find the loco take a look at this enlargement.
 

 

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Please do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality.

mr biffin, and big jacks have held some monster lenght trains..

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RULE *8*

The most important rule...........
ITS MY RAILWAY, I WILL RUN WHAT I WANT, WHEN I WANT, HOW I WANT, AND IF YOU DONT LIKE IT..........
BUGGER OFF!

Ha ha I knew it!! mmts I thought you were having a laugh about your 0-4-0 for a minute, before the beasty came into view! Neil thats brilliant- but too camoflauged! And Mike what engine is that first pic- must have some weight to it!!
 
yb281- i think u need to start who's got the cutest train thread- this is a proper manly thread here lol
 
Keep them coming...

Oooo I feel so inadequate..................................

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"Most garden railwaymen are ordinary folk - Albeit as nutty as fruitcakes"...D. Rowlands

This isn't the longest train I have run but its the longest one I have a photo of
 

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Best Regards 
Chris M

http://uqr.vacau.com

the Harz 2-10-2

 

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Alan.

The Oxney Island Line in the heart of Kent.

http://www.pendleburymodels.com/

If you put any of those long trains on my track you could couple the loco to the last wagon and have a magic roundabout.
Love that shed-on-wheels of Mel's, I seem to be forming an affinity to tram locos - Crich Syndrome?

If the world is round how come I always fall flat on my face?

I have run longer trains on my own line than this, but it was the event that surprised - at GHWood's line, December 08, we had a double header, one loco ran out of gas - and my Jackpulled the lot, on Mike's, er , 'undulating and curving' line!  DLJ was there too, and we were all amazed the Jack could run a train of this weight!

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A steamy fan from the Isle of Man

Couple of pics of a longish "mixed" train starting the climb up the spirals:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Keith

In the sunny South East closer to France than rest of the UK

....and another one once the train had made it to the top of the spirals:
 

 
The Harz 0-6-0T might be a small loco but it can certainly haul a long train up the spirals

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Keith

In the sunny South East closer to France than rest of the UK

New Haven Neil

I have run longer trains on my own line than this, but it was the event that surprised - at GHWood's line, December 08, we had a double header, one loco ran out of gas - and my Jackpulled the lot, on Mike's, er , 'undulating and curving' line!  DLJ was there too, and we were all amazed the Jack could run a train of this weight!

Wasn't there a song about it?
'Jumping Jack Flash / ones run out of gas'

If the world is round how come I always fall flat on my face?

Black Puds at IanS last year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUdg9RJ4SI4

Steve

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. 
 
4 wheels move the body. 2 wheels move the soul.


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Well done Keith Kent
 
I am amused to see the modern intermodal behind the 0-6-0T. How I envy all you guys with the railways up and running. More than 3 years ago I bought a concrete mixer after chatting to Keith. It still has not done a mix. I was posted almost as soon as I got it.
 
Still one day! and boy when I can do it I will give you a long train!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! could be another 8 years yet! but have I got the stock and the engines!
 
It is really very encouraging for those of us without anything permanent to see you other guys beautiful railways/railroads. I have bought a load of track from Ash for a portable layout which I have finally started after about 4 years (kept promising Glyn G Scale Sussex). I have loads of LGB track I was going to lose but cant bear to part with after all...................
 
Please keep posting as many pics as you can, especially when I do not have to open them.
 
Keith have you got a class 66 like the ones we have down the bottom by Beachborough?
 
Cheers Clive

I like to run trains of 20 or more freight cars up to 35 with 4 locos heres my longest you tube film .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPxUw5efuwg
 

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From The Foot Hills Of Shropshire-Home Of Rockery Ridge

One loco 41 cars and 2.5% grades

http://www.youtube.com/user/wxsatuser?feature=mhw4#p/u/15/zUyDTAH1Rtk

My longest passenger....

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Lightning tracking at steyningweather.info
 



 

mike


mr biffin, and big jacks have held some monster lenght trains..

This is from Bigjack's, with the man himself and Mike also in the video.
 
And this attempt apparently didn't break the record either....
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSrHIVmq8KY

Gizzy, CME of the Logs, Gravel and Bricks Railway...

Cab Ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSrHIVmq8KY

Weybourne http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uY24RZzumM&feature=related

Shunting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGSD45IraEU

This is not the longest I have run just the longest  I have a photo of.
They are mostly lightweight wagons.
The longest  has been 88 axles on several occasions. The track is level.

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Conjunctivitis.com       A site for sore eyes.

Longest passenger.
 

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Conjunctivitis.com       A site for sore eyes.

This is probably the longest train that I've run on my railway, which had most of the wagons I owned at the time in its consist.
 
I've obtained a few more trucks since then, but most of my trains are 5 wagons long, as the sidings at Weybourne, where the train is just passing, are only just long enough for trains of those lengths, and space preculdes me from making them any longer....

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Gizzy, CME of the Logs, Gravel and Bricks Railway...

Cab Ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSrHIVmq8KY

Weybourne http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uY24RZzumM&feature=related

Shunting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGSD45IraEU

 

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Matt 

Well, there was the day that Elliott bought all of his 4 wheelers and we joined them to all of mine.
 

 
Like Puggy said though, some of these trains would completely fill my railway.

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Mel, CMO and chief sausage knotter, the Wetton Gooey Light Railway.
The advantages of simplifying origami are two-fold


https://sites.google.com/site/wettongooeylightrailway/home/welcome-to-the-wetton-gooey-light-railway

Gizzy


This is probably the longest train that I've run on my railway, which had most of the wagons I owned at the time in its consist.
 
I've obtained a few more trucks since then, but most of my trains are 5 wagons long, as the sidings at Weybourne, where the train is just passing, are only just long enough for trains of those lengths, and space preculdes me from making them any longer....

Gizzy, do you remember this
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv9GupoDhs0

My ideal evening, in the garden, trains running, a clear sky and my telescope pointed to the heavens

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Well I've loved this thread! As the originator I am going to make Mike's freight passing over itself my winner- that is some proper tractive effort going on. But I also love those LGB of al kinds effortlessly pulling long trains like Keith just a few up from here.

I am certainly going to try and take a more brunelian approach to the next phase to allow this kind of stuff- all brilliant.

And yb281 love your layout so cool. I would love to see if you could get a chase its tale video clip.
 
Was the Jack pulls all caught on vid?

The narrow gauge didn't automatically mean short trains. Indeed as the wagons were often small a fair few were needed to make a decent payload.
 

 
From Festipedia,
In the trials of 1869/70 it was shown to be capable of hauling trains more than twice as heavy as the England engines. The details of two runs are recorded here;
The first train in September 1869 consisted of 111 slate wagons, 6 carriages, 60 passengers and 12 goods wagons. This weighed 133tons and was 1348ft in length. The train was divided at Hafod-y-llyn in case the loco stalled in Moelwyn Tunnel. With the remainder of the train, however, Little Wonder went through the tunnel at 23mph. On the return journey a speed of 35mph was recorded.
In July 1870 it hauled a train of 75 loaded slate wagons and 8 unloaded totalling 210tons approx from the Cob to Gwyndy Bank, where it was shown capable of restarting the train on the gradient. The loco averaged 13mph on the first part of the test.

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Please do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality.

Heres a small loco making light work of a decent length train.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RDNSDmZU8E

Best Regards 
Chris M

http://uqr.vacau.com

bigjack

Gizzy


This is probably the longest train that I've run on my railway, which had most of the wagons I owned at the time in its consist.
 
I've obtained a few more trucks since then, but most of my trains are 5 wagons long, as the sidings at Weybourne, where the train is just passing, are only just long enough for trains of those lengths, and space preculdes me from making them any longer....

Gizzy, do you remember this
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv9GupoDhs0

 
Ohhhh yus....

Gizzy, CME of the Logs, Gravel and Bricks Railway...

Cab Ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSrHIVmq8KY

Weybourne http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uY24RZzumM&feature=related

Shunting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGSD45IraEU

and the old but faithful pictures from Troys open day back in 2007.

 
26 coaches I think it was.
 

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Alan.

The Oxney Island Line in the heart of Kent.

http://www.pendleburymodels.com/

i think this is the longest one i've seen 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnbwSFev3s


or maybe this one at a nwag meeting (RHB)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-HCeV-h_1A 


its only 11 but they are blooming long........

Cheers
Phil

Here's another long one - with my avatar on the front.
 

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Best Regards 
Chris M

http://uqr.vacau.com

Heres a couple of longish train in my prototype station....

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I think i will be finished before the railway!!!!

Cie. Ferroviaire de Guyenne & Gascogne. France .

"MOMI" 'boy.

Nice pic Steve

Alan.

The Oxney Island Line in the heart of Kent.

http://www.pendleburymodels.com/