Garden Railway Forum

MAM and I had planned a Garden Railway when we did the house and yard rebuild and MAM has a Lady Ann kit waiting for her attention. In 2015 we had a holiday in the UK for five weeks (my first holiday longer than two weeks for over 30 years) It was while we were in the UK that I picked up Brian Wilso...

Quick intro. Darrell Llewellyn McCulloch. Born and raised in Queensland. Left school at 15 yo. Raced bicycles for many years. (my sprint finish was barely detectable with modern scientific instruments) https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8676/16614287576_ea1e817521_b.jpg Worked in bikes shops, worked as a...

This looks well engineered. You (and t'other half) will have it up and running pretty soon I reckon. Pleased to hear that the Mary Valley Rlwy will be reopening. Will they still run the AEC railbus? I love that machine! Hi, yes, RM76 "Red Rocket" (AEC railbus) will be operating soon. Just...

Another wife helping with railway projects, I am clearly doing something wrong with mine! Very jealous of your workshop, mine is a hovel compared to yours. I would like to know more about 'Eric' loco, what boiler are you going to fit or will you be building your own? Hi Tom, I will start a thread o...

Most impressive work in the garden.... glad to see all of the staff are playing their part and helping with the construction work. Your red room is something to behold, great opportunity to work on your engineering project too. Looking forward to updates on your line. Hi Peter, I have trolled throu...

MAM (dear and very clever wife) is very handy with a trowel, just outside the Pottery shed https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4454/23845017308_1afc53f434_b.jpg Me being cut in half with the LASER https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4447/37665662922_84e0433527_b.jpg Carriage roads and Loco yard being formed up....

In a small back yard in Queensland the first sod is turned for the "POR" https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4337/37353147405_5baf29b379_b.jpg the firing shovel has not been used for a while https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4371/37358751925_bc7581d42b_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4339/373531...