Walnut Lane railway

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Re: Walnut Lane railway

Post by Sam95 » Thu Jun 18, 2026 8:24 pm

Thanks for the video. It gives me plenty of ideas.
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Re: Walnut Lane railway

Post by Sam95 » Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:07 am

Temporary installation on the layout before the rising of the temperature :

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Re: Walnut Lane railway

Post by Lonsdaler » Fri Jun 26, 2026 9:34 am

For a narrow gauge railway, if you are going to have crossing gates, you should include a large wheel to open/close the gates, like the box at Blue Anchor in Somerset. A suitably sized nautical steering wheel should be fairly easy to find from a model boat seller.
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