Hi Bill, that’s interesting to read about NZ Railways being 3’-6" NG.
For some reason Facebook threw this at me last week and I thought that you or Bear might know a bit more about this loco.
I suspect that that’s close to the truth–they probably put them on temporarily to make it easy to push the loco around and will swap the trucks out at some point, perhaps when the loco arrives at its home.
You all should be happy that it’s paint and not wallpaper.
Good morning
Ya lucky dog Bill! Id like to visit New Zealand one day. A beautuful country, that’s for sure.
News to me that it’s all narrow guage over there. Interesting.
Well, can’t seem to find any history on the Arthur’s Pass bridge to save my soul.
Thanks for the info and have a great weekend gentleman 
TF
I live outside of a town that was basically founded by the Grand Trunk Pacific railway. That town Edson was created there as a division point where additional power was added to trains as they approached the Rocky Mountains. At the time of the railroad coming thru around 1900 there was already a small town with a few sawmills, blacksmith, general store ect. Originally folks all figured this is where the division point would be as it was in about the right spot for the division point between Jasper and Edmonton. In actuality this route was identified by early explorers as the lowest elevation pass over the rockies Yellowhead Pass. And at one point though to be the future route of the Canadian Pacific.
By the time the railroad finally reached the area all the land around here had been bought up by speculators. So the railway in its wisdom pushed a further west about 10 miles. Here they created Edson (Named after some railway superintendent if i recall correctly). About 10 years ago the town when thru the long process of consultation and whatnot and paid the cost of installing crossing arms and the whistle went silent in the town founded by the Railway. I live a couple miles east of the original town about 3/4 miles away from the now CN main line and we still get the whistle 
Good Morning Diners. Zoe, coffee and wheat toast please.
Got the wall/ceiling repairs finished for the bathroom repaint this morning. Glad to get the shop vac out of there with the sanding done. Just have to get the kids out of it this morning so I can kill the power to it. Have to pull a light fixture off the wall.
Ran into another snag on my station platform project. I have to move one of the tracks over a smidge. Right now, it fits between the two sets of tracks, but just barely. If any car rolling by rocks at all, they’ll hit it. Luckily, it isn’t ballasted down, so the only real pain will be moving the feeders. Still debating how I tie the roof sections together.
Cheers!
Good afternoon
Hope Ya’ll are enjoying your Saturday.
I’ve done a few things on the modeling mat this morning, but mostly being a bum on the couch.
Here’s one for those of you who like to have thier cake and eat it too 
And Judy’s baking a cake now too.
TF
That station platform, is it possible to shave off the necessary width? Could be easier than realigning the track…
What’s the issue you’re facing? I have not had any difficulty reading or posting here.
Engine -1988, is correct, the photo below shows Da1400 being unloaded on to its actual bogies, at Auckland in 1955.
Here’s a link to the NZR Da class…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_DA_class_locomotive
Bill S, despite the unseasonal unsettled weather, I hope you’re enjoying your stay.
Mr. TF, I’m currently on call, so if I don’t get back to you soon, I’m not ignoring you.
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.
Aha! So for once my conjecturings were correct!
Thanks @York1.
It’s possibly an Android issue. Both my tablet and this smart phone run on Android.
Back in the day I had no difficulties; however since acquiring a Samsung phone (on which I am currently posting) and some time ago a Samsung tablet, access has been more problematic. (And very recently the keyboard has changed to Español (US) )
The Samsung products favour Android.
@der5997 I suppose I could, but I don’t think moving the track will be that bad. The track that has to be moved has a sort of S shape to it so I think I can adjust how the track comes off the turnouts at each end without having to touch the turnouts themselves. If it turns out to be a lot more than that thought, I’ll take a hard look at how I could trim the roof as that’s the part of concern. Thanks for the idea!
