My Garden Railway .. so far

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:38 pm

only if there is a oversized animal on the railway other than that no.... only sometime if i load a wagon unevely lol but thats human error

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:42 pm

Picture of the whole garden .... much smaller than my old garden

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:45 pm

I recon its a nice garden has potential

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:57 pm

thanks lol

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:06 pm

Yeah, what your doing with it fits in perfectly!

RWeb · Post by **RWeb** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:07 pm

Ha....mate I think you should have a duck crossing across the line....the contract between the size of the train and the ducklings (if you could score some) would (I would think) make anyone chuckle...

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:19 pm

I shouldn't worry about down sizing gardens! In my old garden I had a scale mile or so of gauge one track. Now look what I have- a glorified shelf in a postage stamp garden that I am not allowed to extend yet

I think that smaller railways have the potential for greater detail and atmosphere although someone's bound to correct me on this!!!

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:47 pm

Some more pics of construction , cant wait till summer when the garden is less loking dead lol

Final Nail going in

!!!!

The slate walling needs grouting and cleaning up

and everytinhg needs ballasting

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:52 pm

Looks brilliant, what are you going to do with that back bed which the railway runs through?

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:55 pm

Good work. A quick tip for future reference, 640x480 is generally the reccomended size.

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:09 pm

yeah i used the 640x480 as i used the 'attach file' thing but i think it may be something went wrong whilst transfering from my phone

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:14 pm

Nice job and looking good so far - top marks with the slate wall too

I'm just about to re-ballast, how are you planning to do yours?

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:27 pm

Lovely line, i really can't wait for summer now!

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:37 pm

Well i experimented with a mix

1 Part cement
4 1/2 part sharp sand
1 part compost (with large bits removed)

Water to a mortar consistancy maybe a little wetter ( but not too wet ! )
Then i use disposable plastic gloves to apply it to the track patting it to get it to move into every bit (when you patt it it will apear to gett wettter dont worry )
then using a Mid soft brush ( i use a brush off a dustpan and brush ) and brush it until you can see sleepers and making sure edges of rails are clear for flanges

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:03 pm

Thanks for that. Sounds like a variation on the good old "Rowlands Mix" - exactly what I intend doing actually

I'm fed up with trying to get gravel that looks anything like true to scale (especially in photo's - it's not too bad using the 2 metre rule) that the Blackbirds and Dunnocks don't throw all over the place!

Should be nice and easy to clear for a running session for us ground level line gang too

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:40 am

Lol hoping to get outside at weekend and ballast my station bit and Grout the slate wall

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:44 am

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:Looks brilliant, what are you going to do with that back bed which the railway runs through?

Umm at some point probly put a halt but after the plants have matured so i can see where to put it and where to put more plants

(And so that the cats stop using it as a litter tray!

everything i dig or build is a big litter tray to them even with reppellent on =/)

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:35 pm

Top Tip for cat deterrent:- save some old teabags and let 'em dry out. Meanwhile get a small bottle of "Olbas Oil" and then put several drops on each of the teabags.
Place the Olbas soaked teabags in the cat sensitive areas and they should stay away.

It works for me with our cat and the neighbours felines which invade the garden and it's a cheap and easy solution to try

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:15 pm

Ahhh thanks i shall try that

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:37 pm

Right long due update!!!! although no pictures of the construction of the railway...yet... but more of general ones and some irrelevant but interesting pics and a video... will update on how the line looks in the coming weeks.

Firstly

Edrig lights up whilst the baguely has fun.

Pressure building!

View from firemans side window.

Snow now!

*irrelevant*but was down my girlfriends Stables and removed this from a bucket it january!

now a very odd picture from a bonfire a few days before haloween in wales...fire looks like a demon!

And back in the summer had a trip on this beastie! will post vids in coming weeks...(VEY LATE

BUT IM LAZY)

Ohh and the extent of the melting point dilema.....mentioned in another post.

Finaly the video which is recent!and ran behind Falcon from the Compton Down Railway

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