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Exactly, the Golden Valley is a place with a standard gauge line, but if a narrow gauge railway were to be built, it wouldn't look out of place at all.

A third version of Chalford station.
Opinions and recommendations are welcome.

I am planning on running Live Steam and Battery. I already have plans to create inertia wagons and weigh down the wagons and coaches to help with this issue. Also I ought to clarify that this is simply one of three stations. I plan to have an end-to-end run but with a loop at each end to aid in cont...

Thanks for the advice and words of encouragement everyone!

I have been working on adapting the original track plan for Chalford station. I've reduced the overall length by almost 2 metres from the last plan.

I have started working on the track layout for Chalford Station. What's nice about this design is that all the goods yards and sidings will be towards the operator, as Kemble (the next station towards Swindon) is to the right (up the garden). Everything is, of course, still work-in-progress. I've ha...

Ah, Lonsdaler, you are absolutely right, it was a simple slip of the tongue

I currently live and work in Russia, so I can only really develop this concept right now and work on it when I am home for about month every year. I don't have much money, so I anticipate this project won't get started any time soon. Thank you, guys. I decided to ground it somewhat in reality, since...

I've been hanging around and asking questions here and there for a few years now. It has always been my fantasy to have a garden railway and recently I have decided to begin the process of turning that fantasy into reality. It will be a long road, but one day the finished product will be here. Now f...

I am personally rather disappointed by the announcement. Another battery loco is always a nice thing, so I cannot complain about that, especially since it's so different to the others in the range. However, I really feel that they've missed the mark with the tram loco. It says that "By popular ...

Thanks for the help, guys!

I've just seen a video on YouTube as I was randomly browsing and I have fallen in love with a 0-6-0 outside-framed loco that featured in it. The video shows a name at the end, but when I Googled this I couldn't find anything, so I was wondering if anyone on here can help me identify it? https://www....

To add my two cents to the discussion, as someone who is looking to start in this hobby, I would really appreciate a lower-priced "generic" loco from Roundhouse. Perhaps something to fit between the "basic" and "classic" ranges. For me, there is a massive gap in the pr...

To add my two cents to the discussion, as someone who is looking to start in this hobby, I would really appreciate a lower-priced "generic" loco from Roundhouse. Perhaps something to fit between the "basic" and "classic" ranges. For me, there is a massive gap in the pri...

My goodness that is a thing of beauty indeed! May I ask how much that has cost you? Is it slip eccentric?

Looking forward to this! Hopefully it won't sell out too quickly so I can get my hands on a copy! Will it be available for pre-orders at some point?

OK so no-one likes my traction engine idea, how about this attractive engine: a Bagnall well-tank. The Bagnall-Price valve gear almost looks like the Roundhouse "simplified" Walschaert's valve-gear, and they could use their slanty cylinders, and perhaps a Katie smokebox. This thing really...

Is this to go in a musical wagon? (ie to play Christmas carols?) No, I'm afraid not. This is very much for my own personal use! @ge_rik: Sandisk have a good reputation for sound quality and reasonable prices. My problem with it is that I don't like the styling. I may have found what I am looking fo...

I'm afraid that this is very off-topic for this forum. However, I am seeking some advice. I am looking for a replacement for my faithful Sony Walkman which is now, unfortunately, on its last legs. I would like to know if anyone can recommend a good non-Apple (i.e. not an iPod) PMP or MP3 player as I...

Thank you for easing my worries a little. I am a complete beginner modeller. The only experience I have is with Warhammer but that's just plastic miniatures (which look comparatively simple compared to this!), so I have a lot of angst when it comes to delving into larger more expensive and complex k...

Having a look at the instructions now. So far, so good. Cutting, filing, gluing.... Wait, what's this? Soldering and rivet punching? These two things scare me