15" inch gauge track

 Heavy track in place, my poor back needs a brace! 

We had Brian from work visit and lend a hand. The first rail we managed to drag down with sheer human strength, then we realized simply dragging them with the ride on mower was the better way to go. Now to fix em in place

M10 50x50 x 3 square washers & 75mm Bugle Batten screws

Rail Bender in action

2x rail lengths fixed to the sleepers

The road ahead

15" inch gauge railway

Lifted the 15" gauge wagon my uncle Neil Wood built in the 1980's out from the bush today(weed spray wagon, 1 tank of compressed air would blow into the chemical tank & make it spray out the nozzles), going to remove the gear & turn it into a flat wagon to start with, the tanks will be repurposed for a couple 7.25" wagons. Going to cut the rusted bolt on the hornstay & removed the wheel and axle block which will need addressing as currently seized. Some bolts can be undone with some crc, others not so lucky with bolts rusted into dust.

Removed the bulk of the rust then covered it with crc rust converter then a coat of hamerite enamel green. Managed to get a 19mm sheet of plywood to serve as the deck. Wheels spin freely thanks to what appears to be roller bearings and the axle boxes can travel up and down.

Relocating the wagon