Innehållsförteckning för August 2024 från Garden Rail

I ’ve recently dug into the editorial piggy bank, and become the owner of my first Roundhouse locomotive. Bought second-hand as part of an estate sale, it occurred to me that the price wasn’t far short of that paid for my first car in the late 1990s. Fortunately, it was made in Doncaster, and then been reasonably well looked after. I’ve not found the equivalent of sills repaired with a mix of car body filler and newspaper for a start! OK, the model is 25 years old, but everything is screwed together, and the instructions for building the kit version can be downloaded from the company website. There will be work to do, that pressure gauge needs replacement for a start, but the model steams well, so any jobs can…

Safety First It must be emphasized that professional quality PPE measures are essential for this type of work: dust and noise protection, eye protection and gloves. Mortar is harmful to the skin and eyes. Diamond sawing concrete produces large amounts of harmful dust, which must not be inhaled. I am a relative newcomer to garden railways, and not an expert in the techniques described here, but I hope my experiences, problems and ad-hoc solutions will be of interest. My plan was to run a single, permanent ‘tram’ style track using plain, flat-bottomed, LGB brass rail with sufficient strength that it can run G-scale trains and be safely walked on, and flush to the surface so it isn’t a trip hazard. The existing straight footpath is made up of typical contoured…

Back in January 2022, I detailed the construction of my take on the Talyllyn Railway’s Dolgoch station for Garden Rail issue 329. At that time, my plans to recreate sections of the railway in my chosen scale of 20mm-1’ were in the very early stages, and with a house move planned, somewhat academic - the suitability of a future garden to provide sufficient space to do my project justice being unknown. By July of the same year, we had secured a new property, and before even placing the furniture, I couldn’t resist getting outside, measuring up garden space, and beginning drawing up my proposed line. The good news was that I had sufficient space to build an end-to-end Talyllyn line featuring Tywyn Wharf, Dolgoch station and terminating at Quarry siding.…

I don’t have a garden. I live near the centre of the city of Dresden in Germany, where outdoor space is scarce. Instead, I have built a Feldbahn, or field railway, layout to the unusual scale of 1:13, running on 45mm track, which lives on my balcony. Since I did not want to crawl around on the floor, after all, I am already over 70 years old, I had a carpenter make some fittings that allow me to have the baseboards at the height of the balcony parapet. Much easier to work with! My plan had been to build a large circle with two stations. However, this would require me to build a bascule bridge over the door opening. I started with some lattice-girder bridge parts from Bertram Heyn (Modellbau…

I discovered Gauge 3 in 2011 and soon amassed some rolling stock, but had no live steam locos to pull them. Top of my list was a GRS live steam Prairie, but I couldn’t afford to buy a new one. I spotted a second-hand one for sale at a great price, though. The only problem was that it was collection only from the USA! Further investigation uncovered this was based in Seattle. As chance would have it, every Christmas, I visit Seattle to spend Christmas with my aunt and uncle, and this loco was only located five miles away from them. So, the die was cast and this was collected on Boxing Day from a very friendly club, which had a raised track and organised an impromptu steam-up in my…

Running on both 32 and 45mm gauge tracks, my steam locos spend quite a bit of time upside down as I adjust the wheels. Sometimes I also need to fiddle around underneath a model, so I finally decided that trying to support locomotives with one hand, while wielding tools with the other is a bad idea. In OO, I have a Peco locomotive cradle made of foam to hold the model while I work. Could something similar work in larger scales? I decided to find out.…

I have been building model railways since my childhood, especially field railways in various scales, for 30 years. For the last few years, I’ve been working in 1:13 scale and 45mm track. I know my friends Uwe Menzel and Werner Hänsch from the Internet forum Die Feldbahnsinnen. Together, we operate a 50 square metre modular exhibition layout. I also have a 1:13 garden railway for the summer. It is mounted at a height of 80cm and can be expanded with the modular system. My 1:13 harbour railway is in a hobby room above the garage. I take my trains there in winter. All vehicles are self-built or converted to LGB chassis. There are also 3D-printed materials, kits and work from colleagues. There are ride-day meetings at these layouts several times…

If you are a trader with any new product, contact phil.parker@warnersgroup.co.uk. Please mention Garden Rail when contacting suppliers. GARDEN RAILWAY SPECIALISTS NGG11 Garratt 16mm scale The locomotive will be manufactured by Bowande, in China. Re-gaugeable for 32 and 45mm. Available in Lined Maroon, Lined Photo Grey, Lined BR Green and Plain Black. Optional Radio Control in both 2.4GHz 2 stick or Fosworks - Price to be confirmed. Details Specification • Twin poker burners• Displacement lubricator• Goodall valve• Water gauge• Working suspension• Walschaerts valve gear• Chuff pipe• Removable cab roof• Opening smokebox door Price: £5,500 (manual version) Deposit £100 Website: www.grsuk.com For the latest Products, News, Reviews, Events and more at: world-of-railways.co.uk LGB Rügen Bäder Railroad Road Number 53 G Scale In 1913, for the Pressnitz Valley Railroad on the Isle…