Garden Railway Forum

I'm inclined to agree with you that the motor loos Hornby Dublo - quite possibly the 0-6-2 tank loco.

One thing you should bear in mind is that the Roundhose Basic locos (Millie and Bertie) get "tested to make sure they run" whereas the more expensive locos get more running in on the bench, with the result that they WILL run superbly straight out of the box. A Bertie or Millie will require...

I would like to be able to move to a place where I could build and operate a garden railway. It's all very well nipping over to Butterley (it's only 10 minutes away by car) but it'd be much nicer to be able to nip down the garden and run for half-an-hour now and again. However, tomorrow will see the...

dewintondave:121492 wrote:My current build is named "Donald J",  after the great man himself.

Will it's safety valve trump like the old Merlin ones did?

For the MDLR / Flagg Fluorspar I use Terry Pratchett character names - the Diesels are all named after witches (apart from number n n n n n nineteen, which is named Paul Hardcastle) and the steamers are all major characters.

My Darj is named after my late father-in-law, whose bequest paid for it.

That looks one HELL of a place - ground level, trams AND a Garden Railway! When's the next event when everything is running?

Boustrophedon:121401 wrote:Only problem is I now have three locos with three different couplings.

........ and you appear to have an electrically powered one (unless that's a charging lead.....)

ge_rik:121293 wrote:That would be my thinking as well. I have heard of cases where DCC electronic circuitry has been adversely affected by environments such as a cold garage.

What's this 'ere DCC??

Is there a place where I can get 0 gauge wagons that aren't too expensive. ;) (jumps on hobbyhorse) There are lots of inexpensive kits you can acquire - not down to £15 but good value. You could do worse than starting here: http://www.ip-engineering.co.uk/acatalog/Ezee_Loco_And_Rolling_Stock_Range....

I think the load in the leading wagon was insecure in the last shot - otherwise, it's OK

Thanks for shring those - a delightful set of pictures!

Thanks!

Where did you get the horn from? I had some Cambrian ones, but was disappointed in them.

.............. and they've booked space at Peterborough next year!

You need to beg, borrow or steal a Dyson, if you haven't got one........ Perfect for recovering unstuck scenic material!

OK - let's point you in a different direction. If you were to visit the Houston Gate Locomotive Works web site - http://www.hglw.co.uk/ you will see locos powered by 2 x AA dry or rechargeable batteries. These are good basic models, DEAD easy to put together, but capable of being customised to suit ...

Will these modules be appearing at Peterborough?

Looks good - I look forward to seeing the bits you haven't done yet (like the route and history)

There are tracks on the backside so a train should be able to fill a pair of wagons with grain (or M&M´s) I would think M&M's would be infinitely preferable! (and a bulk bag wouldn't be THAT expensive)(but not for use in the summer - imagine a silo filled solidly with M&M's which had me...

Where's the Marquis when you need him?