Paperballpark Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Twenty miles of it, in fact. (May not be LEGO-compatible. Sorry!) Only £100 per tonne! If anyone here has a lot of land though, it might be something to consider...! Quote
JopieK Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 So it might not be LEGO compatible and why then do you post it here? It is a nice find, but better for non-LEGO railroaders wouldn't you think?! Quote
Paperballpark Posted February 5, 2016 Author Posted February 5, 2016 Oh jeez, lighten up! I thought it was interesting, and could be a nice little joke about 'metal track'. Plus, someone might actually find it interesting... Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 I find a lot of weird train stuff that'd id love to talk about with you guys I don't know of any other train forum this awesome Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Cool! Just the thing for my basement layout ;). Tonnes of rusty narrow gauge track... I can probably fit 5m in my basement? Quote
dr_spock Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Now if you have a way to recycle those rails into LEGO sized rails that can connect to 8x2 plates, then it'll get interesting. Quote
Paperballpark Posted February 5, 2016 Author Posted February 5, 2016 Put them in the washing machine on a hot wash. Everything shrinks on a hot wash. Quote
legoman666 Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Did you people even look at the photos? The gauge is like 2.5'. Quote
ecmo47 Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 I wonder what the equipment looked like. Very interesting that it was installed starting in 1990. Lots of government waste here! Quote
Redimus Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 I wonder what the equipment looked like. Very interesting that it was installed starting in 1990. Lots of government waste here! Government waste? It's clearly a private railway lol.... And lay off the guy, we're all interested in trains here and this is a random and unusual thing. So, who wants to group together and get ourselves some narrow gauge track so we can build some truly epic mocs to run on it? lol Quote
dr_spock Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 I wonder what the equipment looked like. Very interesting that it was installed starting in 1990. Lots of government waste here! There is a reason for using narrow gauge. Cheaper to build than standard gauge. Put them in the washing machine on a hot wash. Everything shrinks on a hot wash. That is quite true and a reason my wife won't let me touch her laundry. Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Oooh! What MOCs can we come up with to run on narrow gauge? And will TLG provide the wheels required? Quote
ecmo47 Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Situated at the former Munitions storage depot: Eastriggs near Carlisle Based on this quote, I assume that it was a former government installation. Quote
Paperballpark Posted February 6, 2016 Author Posted February 6, 2016 I assumed the same thing, and a later post says about the MOD (Ministry of Defence), so it's pretty safe to assume it's on their land. Quote
Hod Carrier Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 I'd hardly call it Government waste when construction of the site began in 1915 together with it's narrow gauge railway system which originally totalled 125 miles. It's had a century of use, first as a production facility for the manufacture of cordite and later as an ammunition storage facility. Besides, I can't see any photos showing rail stamped with a date more recent than 1995. Transportation of large quantities of volatile chemicals together with large weights of ammunition is best done by rail rather than road. For an internal rail system narrow gauge is perfectly acceptable as it can be run inside bunkers and other structures on-site. Quote
Redimus Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 Oooh! What MOCs can we come up with to run on narrow gauge? And will TLG provide the wheels required? Time to bombard them with demands! Situated at the former Munitions storage depot: Eastriggs near Carlisle Based on this quote, I assume that it was a former government installation. My bad, I missed that. Quote
Hod Carrier Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 Well, BBC presenter James May built a whole house out of LEGO and a Meccano motorbike that he was able to use to ride the Isle of Man TT circuit, so is it so fanciful to build a 2 foot gauge train entirely out of LEGO components...?? Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 Lets ask James May to help us then :D. Quote
Paperballpark Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) Well I got an email late last night, from Eurobricks: Paperballpark, You have been given a warning. Reason: Abusive Behaviour You made a post about non LEGO track, on a LEGO website and it was obviously meant as fun. I can appreciate that. However, what I cannot appreciate is when people are rude to the moderators. A question was asked as to why your post was put in that thread, by a moderator, and it was a legitimate question. Your response was "Lighten up".Instead of telling a moderator what to do, maybe you could have responded differently?Please show courtesy and respect towards other members of this community, thank you. Now isn't that nice? Apparently, not only is it apparently not ok to post things 'obviously meant as fun', but it also seems that saying 'lighten up' is now classed as abusive behaviour. In addition, I did give an answer to the question, after my 'lighten up' response. I'm going to word this very carefully (I don't want another warning!). It appears that my comments were not taken in the spirit in which they were meant. So, in an attempt to show greater 'courtesy and respect towards other members of this community', I will no longer use the phrase 'lighten up' on this forum. :thumbdown: Edited February 7, 2016 by Paperballpark Quote
THERIZE Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 Kinda weird. I don't see a reason why this is abusive behaviour. I didn't know something like that is taken so seriously. Or better: 'too seriously.' An official warning seems harsh. Quote
xboxtravis7992 Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) I think discussions about moderators actions can go to the "Some rude moderators?" thread in Forum Information. Seeing the crap that MOD's have to deal with all the time in the other threads, Train Tech is rather tame in comparison. Anyway about the track, I love this random tidbit of rail history. My hometown has a US Army munitions depot and it is covered in raillines. A military base would make a great scene to MOC on a LUG track layout. And yes I appreciate the joke about metal track being hard to find :) I use Power Functions though so I am content with plastic track for now. Edited February 8, 2016 by xboxtravis7992 Quote
Paperballpark Posted February 8, 2016 Author Posted February 8, 2016 I've posted in there now. It seems there's already a small discussion started about it, so I've added things as I see them (politely and calmly ). Quote
KlodsBrik Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) I found this funny as well. However i do understand the moderators making short process sometimes. As if every member posted jokes all the time in theme forums, it will become hard for members to differentiate between real topics and fun topics. Maybe it should just have been posted in Community. But dont get me wrong. Im all for putting in some humor in our all to serious topics now and then. Hell, i would rather have lots of these posts than the childish behavior some grown ups have discussions about in many licensed topics for example. Did read the Rude moderator topic as well. And as always, moderators will look into it for sure. Paperballpark, just keep your good mood up. Much better than people arguing. Edited February 8, 2016 by KlodsBrik Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 Would an off topic forum in train tech fill the void of non Lego train discussions? Just a thought. Most of folks here love trains and well I haven't seen any other train forum with the folks we have here Quote
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