please post maintenance videos much more often i absolutely love this

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement! I will try to make more videos during the summer... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

I grew up reading you're books when I was a kid and now I'm volunteering for my local tourist railway where I'm a qualified guard and diesel fireman

@PetersRailway

7 күн бұрын

Thank you for telling me that, it has made my day. Really glad you are now volunteering at a heritage railway - enjoy every minute of it! Best wishes, Chris.

You're living MY best life Chris 😊

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

That must go into the best video comment competition!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

I grew up reading all of your books and they really inspired and educated me, and I hope to become an engineer one day. It was a hit of nostalgia when I discovered your channel, and I'd love to see more stuff from you. All of your videos are really well done, almost like small documentaries, but still have a lovely personal tone to them. I think that anything you put out on here will be really appreciated by your fans, and all railway enthusiasts of all ages.

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment, it is very much appreciated! If the books have done anything to encourage people to go into engineering, then I am so pleased. I hope you do become an engineer, it is a fascinating life. I will try to make some more videos this summer!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.

Some grass seed thrown on top that top soil would help stabilise tbings a bit

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

Yes, it is amazing how quickly the grass roots stabilise the ground. Hopefully it won't subside again... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

@itsmyview2024

3 күн бұрын

@@PetersRailway Maybe some turf on the worst parts would speed up consolidation

@PetersRailway

2 күн бұрын

@@itsmyview2024 Yes! However, the natural world has overtaken me and the bare earth is now covered in greenery. Hopefully this winter will be ok!...

Once again Peter’s Railway has demonstrated that engineering is amazing! Thanks for the video! I would be very interested to see the calculations that go into resolving the components of forces in 3D.

@PetersRailway

9 күн бұрын

Thank you for the lovely comment! In fact the calculations for resolving forces (or anything really) into two directions at right angles to each other (EG up/down and left/right) is simple. You just take a right angle triangle with the long side as being the resultant force or velocity etc, and then the two other (orthogonal!) sides are just sines and cosines of the angle. 3D, you just do it again, but it does get more tricky to visualise. If you google how to resolve forces, you will find some diagrams which show it much better than words... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

That's a really nice outlook over the fields you have at the loop section.

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes, we are very lucky to live in the countryside with lovely views and scenery. Maybe we are heading for a scenic model railway?! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

I still think you should put some liner down and add a small pond on the inside of loop. 👍👍

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

You are correct and I will have to see what I can do about that. Time is not always on my side though... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

@caroleast9636

16 күн бұрын

A pond may look good, but then that embankment becomes a dam holding back a surprisingly heavy weight of water. Whatever you do, don’t let that water seep through!

@John-mf6ky

14 күн бұрын

​@@PetersRailway children 3-90, I love it haha. We boys never really grow up, do we? The toys just get cooler 😅

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

@@John-mf6ky Agreed!!! C

Probably too late now but geotextile (drainage) fabric layers as the embankment was built up. Used in small and large embankment projects. You have a nice railroad..

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

You are exactly correct! The trouble was that the heavy equipment is very seldom available to do railway work and there wasn't time to do this. However, the main part of the embankment seems pretty stable so I think it will be ok from now on... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

The victorians used to grow marestail on railway embankments to stabilise them. It's a terrible plant , amazing root system, and speads like wildfire as my front garden can testify.

@PetersRailway

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the excellent suggestion. There is only one problem - if it escapes into the garden I shall be in big trouble!!! Seriously, now that the grass has grown all over the soil, it seems to be pretty stable now. (fingers crossed...) Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

Eat your heart out, British Rail Engineering Department!

@PetersRailway

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the vote of confidence. No Bus Replacement Services here!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

Always dreamed of constructing a 3 1/2" gauge loop and these vids will help me realize that someday. Please keep this great stuff coming!

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for the great comment. Yes, I will certainly try to keep making videos - especially if they encourage other people to do their own thing!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

Just wondering why there was a clip of a bicycle 🚲 at the beginning? Or an I going crazy 😂

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

Good question! But if you watch to nearly the end you will find out the answer... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

Centrifugal force from the loco will push to the outside rail, therefore make the outside wider to counter this force

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

I think that the amount the outside rail can move is very small compared to the clearance between the rail gauge and the width between the flanges. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

Спасибо за видео. Очень интересно 👍

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

Спасибо за просмотр, я рад, что вам понравилось. Spasibo tebe za video. Ochen' interesno Spasibo za prosmotr, ya rad, chto vam ponravilos'.

To quote William Macgonnigal: “install more buttresses”

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

And more Doggerel train drivers (see the turning loop video)!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

NO NOT THE EMBANKEMENT Well... it more content ;)

@PetersRailway

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. In truth everything had subsided a little!! All best, Chris.

Put railroad ties there

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

That would be a cunning plan, but it has stabilised nicely now. I think... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.

Better call in Balfour-Beatty!!!🛣🛣🚂🚃

@PetersRailway

14 күн бұрын

A cunning plan, but I don't think I can afford them! Also they would take much longer to do the job... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.