Garden Railway Forum

Top video. The steam in the winter sunshine, the workworn rolling stock...very atmospheric. The trackwork looks so convincing.

impressive wagon at affordable price

Excellent pictures. Especially liked the method of getting the roof to take shape. I did something similar with an IP atlantic buffet coach. Still couldn't get the roof to hold a curve. Thought 'I know, i'll put the roof in a warm oven for a minute or two. :idea: ............Doh! It now has a wooden...

Thankyou Narrow Minded. Your soundtrack reminded me to phone up
for tickets to see Bellowhead at Canterbury next month. With one thing and another i'd completely forgotten

excellent detail and at a very reasonable price too

Spot on Dave! another fine piece of rolling stock.

As someone who has always pushed for rail investment before road I'm pulled both ways on this , but on balance i would prefer to see a big commitment to conventional rail services rather than 'one off' flash harry projects. I've also got serious reservations about ripping up more of the landscape- a...

In your position i think i would either: 1) show landlady some of the beautiful garden railways on youtube and explain that when you leave you will lift the lightly laid track so that no one would know it had been there BUT leave behind all the lovely plants you will be putting in. 2) make up a coup...

Yes, i see him. Looks like Jack o' the green.

If you hear of any one chucking out an old piano ask if you can have the weights under the keys. I've salvaged a few hundred of these -
I have sometimes had old pianos given to me in the course of my work- and the weights are small so can be useful for weighting even small scale stock.

me too, start building my line

A brilliant refurb and a huge improvement with the cab on.
You took some brave steps there and it's paid off handsomely.
I like the crew tea shelf!
Nigel

So now I need to find a fabrication works, with a laser cutting service, and a machine/press shop. Ahhh daydreams…… Or you could use tinplate for the body Someone on the Mamod forum has mentioned the youtube tutorials of tinplate girl http://youtu.be/dxz_3Y-vFg4 I'm saving  recycled cans to build a...

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:63507 wrote:

LBSC - 'Curly'?

Hadn't thought of that but its not the right answer as it doesn't include Twinings...

Fascinating!! The answer to this one should be interesting.

Do tell............

First class work

Another grand garden line. I just love that first picture 'down the alley'. How are those buildings made? They look great.

...and yes, i agree, any chance of a track diagram?

You i think by 6 minutes

Spot on Sir!
The home signal at Hythe terminus

edit: spot on both of you

TommyDodd:63376 wrote:

invicta280:63291 wrote: Could that be the London Pneumatic Despatch Co ?

Have a cigar!

Stone me! have i got one right?

If so.........where is this? oops! sorry about the size

There was a British narrow gauge railway company which operated for less than a decade, on two different gauges. It used no locomotives, self-propelled railcars, cable or animal power (except for handraulic shunting) but managed to achieve speeds of 60mph on tests. Two examples of rolling stock sur...