British or European 3 rail.

Dave great layout and good to see you back, I especially love the Japanese Sakai set!

Miketg

Great stuff - thanks for posting.  I have a decent stash of British stuff that I hope / plan to do something with - so many trains, so little time.

I love the British trains. I just wish they weren't so expensive.

Hi Dave,

Good to hear from you again!

It's always good to change direction once in a while in this hobby. Keeps things more interesting IMO as you learn about new aspects of the hobby.

Great layout you have going.

Jim

@Jim Policastro posted:

Hi Dave,

Good to hear from you again!

It's always good to change direction once in a while in this hobby. Keeps things more interesting IMO as you learn about new aspects of the hobby.

Great layout you have going.

Jim

Hi Jim, good to see you're still kicking along. I still remember with fondness visiting your layout too.

@Miketg posted:

Dave great layout and good to see you back, I especially love the Japanese Sakai set!

Miketg

My dad bought two of these Sakai sets in 1954. They are what got me into O gauge trains. I still run both sets regularly.

Dave, Glad to have you back and your layout and change of direction is looking great!

I'm also looking to add to my crocodile engine and LMS passenger cars. Who makes the signal building you have (white building with lots of windows and brick base). I like it! Terry

Nice layout Dave. You are an Australian!!

I am on the Gold Coast, up in Queensland, and have predominately Swiss "Buco" 3 rail tinplate, quite a few Saiki caboose's, a Ferris steam loco and tender (tender drive), followed by MTH diesel and steam, some Lionel steam and diesel, some Williams, and even a Weaver diesel.

I am presently working on the layout extension in the third garage, and can now run trains into and out of the "freight/fiddle yard" (see photo below)

Good to see you on the forum, and welcome back.

Peter.......Buco Australia.

I have one of the Hogwarts' sets, extended to nine cars with set break-ups. I have been eyeing Lima's Euro coaches on and off...I wouldn't mind having three or four just to move around like they're being transported from a museum to an stateside exhibit, complete with "adapter wagons". Just something to stick inside a mixed freight to have roll by in a video completely unannounced

Most of these, naturally exist "across the pond", which means shipping (even on secondhand items) costs a king's ransom

---PCJ

@RailRide posted:

I have one of the Hogwarts' sets, extended to nine cars with set break-ups. I have been eyeing Lima's Euro coaches on and off...I wouldn't mind having three or four just to move around like they're being transported from a museum to an stateside exhibit, complete with "adapter wagons". Just something to stick inside a mixed freight to have roll by in a video completely unannounced

Most of these, naturally exist "across the pond", which means shipping (even on secondhand items) costs a king's ransom

---PCJ

I have several and like them.

@EastonO posted:

Dave, Glad to have you back and your layout and change of direction is looking great!

I'm also looking to add to my crocodile engine and LMS passenger cars. Who makes the signal building you have (white building with lots of windows and brick base). I like it! Terry

The signal box is by Basset Loake. I've never seen another one.

@Buco posted:

Nice layout Dave. You are an Australian!!

I am on the Gold Coast, up in Queensland, and have predominately Swiss "Buco" 3 rail tinplate, quite a few Saiki caboose's, a Ferris steam loco and tender (tender drive), followed by MTH diesel and steam, some Lionel steam and diesel, some Williams, and even a Weaver diesel.

I am presently working on the layout extension in the third garage, and can now run trains into and out of the "freight/fiddle yard" (see photo below)

Good to see you on the forum, and welcome back.

Peter.......Buco Australia.

Hi Peter, your layout looks a similar size to mine. Mine is in a 8x6 M  room. What sort of track is that? I'm in Murrurundi, in the Upper Hunter, if you are ever down this way. I also have a lot of new and rolling stock and locos I'd like to sell. If you are after anything let me know.

Thanks Dave:

The sectional track was made by Buco in the late 1940's, and up to the mid 1950's, before they went bankrupt. The rails can be either brass, steel, or aluminum. I prefer the brass rails. They are held on Birch timber sleepers/ties with miniature rail spikes, just like the real thing.

The only down-side was the sparce spacing of the sleepers/ties....not prototypical, but you could buy the sleepers/ties, and the rail spikes separately, and add as many as you wanted. The company sold all of the track parts separately, including the bullhead rails, so you could make your own 3 rail section if you wanted. I have all of these spare parts in my workshop, and can make any special section of rail I want/need.

I would like to catch-up with you.....maybe toward the end of the year when we make our annual pilgrimage to Melbourne to visit our son, daughter-in-law, and grand children.

Regards.....Peter  (Buco Australia)