Garden Railway Forum

As I've said elsewhere, I just tend to get stuck in without too much planning then just 'make it work'! The temporary bridge is a bit of spare floorboarding bought for the roof of the summerhouse I built. It does look a bit precarious but was actually also resting on some screws too so sits quite st...

Well, a very bright, sunny day yesterday turned thoughts towards raising steam, so the gap between the two sections was bridged (very!) temporarily to allow NOBBY to have a trundle round with a few wagons. It wasn't long before inquisitive neighbours turned up resulting in an Easter egg! and quite a...

Thanks Dave, Chesterton model windmill website duly visited, and I'll be having one!

I'm liking the round, arched, tower type building in your last photo!!

Looking great for a first model! I can see you're​ going to need more sidings though......

Brilliant Rik! Id thought of trying something similar then seeing about converting the design into a decal for the rolling stock. Thought about it, but no idea how! Doh!

As a fellow Yorkshire railway entrepreneur, I'll be keeping an interest in developments here. Reading the back story, it seems Bernard and Lord Hollycross have much in common!

Superb model! A particular favourite of mine and a beautiful representation which really looks the part of a hard grafter, not much glamour but a proper workhorse. Brilliant​!

Thanks Tom and Daan, I've done quite a bit in the garden since I moved in a year ago, always mindful that I wanted a railway, as it happens, it's all happened quicker than expected! I had a cat until recently (he was just short of 21) but know what you mean about dogs, and I'm very watchful when the...

A little further! I need to sort out ordering more Filcris before too long but the lads have cracked on regardless and all 3 roads are connected up and secured on temporary battens. It wont be too much of a job to pop the top deck sections in place, and then re-jig and secure the track at a later da...

I moved in here 12 months ago Peter and the trees had been left to go mad, they were very untidy, but after getting them sorted, they're starting to bloom and really add colour. The one that I wrote about gets covered in yellow during summer and spent weeks FULL of bees! It was buzzing 24/7 as they ...

Rain stops play so I'll close with a couple of views from Hollycross Signal Box, where we find the diesel ticking over on the newly laid pointwork, in typical signal box surroundings of bird feeders, wind chimes and rain! It also shows the side garden which I hope to broach with an out and back loop...

Yesterdays project was getting the steaming bay area in place. Its of timber construction for stability, with roofing felt for added protection, and will see the main circuit running at the back and 1, maybe 2 sidings inside for loco preparation etc. The gangers are aware that theres a tree ever so ...

Spent most of my railway career based at Leeds Andrew, including 4 years as an Instructor/Assessor before returning to the footplate for a last spell at Harrogate. I then retired, sort of....... 14389529254_503f9799a6_o.jpg I'm the clean one, front right, and my steed for this trip from Carlisle to ...

Prior to early retirement, I had 31 years train driving and met so many 'characters', dedicated and true railwaymen but absolute nutters some of them! I want to remember some of them at Hollycross and more will appear in due course with stories of unbelievable derring-do attached........ Filcris is ...

Albert! NO!! I really don't care how much you 'can back up a bit!'......

Greetings from the Hollycross Railway Company!! First off, my apologies for the long absence just as progress and interest was bumbling along in tandem, Im back now though and ready to begin the next part of construction, though as some of you may recall, my methodology is somewhat 'unusual' so if a...

Just sprinkle ordinary pepper around. Cats are very clean and always wash themselves after..... Itll soon learn that certain areas makes its paws taste yucky! A common trick with gardeners, and cheap!

For me, but sadly it wont happen, a full 6 car Swindon Trans-Pennine DMU set. Ideal for railtours, and to hear one rasp away from Huddersfield and fly up to Standage.....The stuff of dreams!