Garden Railway Forum

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:02 pm**

Originally I wrote:
Hey guys, just wondering if there is a list anywhere on this forum or elsewhere of Preserved Railways that have a garden railway somewhere on site????

And now...
With the help of you guys and gals I can start a list:

Preserved Railway - Station - Name of Garden Railway - Gauge
Talyllyn - Tywyn Wharf - Llechfan Garden Railway - 32mm (45mm line planned) www.llechfan-garden-railway.org
Midland Railway Centre - Butterley (in the station yard) - Butterley Garden Railway - 32mm and 45mm http://www.butterleygardenrail.co.uk
Severn Valley - Hampton Loade - Paddock Garden Railway - 32mm
Great Central - Rothley - Charnwood Forest Railway - 45mm http://www.charnwoodforestrailway.webs.com
Moors Valley Railway (7 1/4in) - ?- ? - 45mm
Didcot Railway Centre - Didcot(?) - ? - 45mm
South Devon Railway - Buckfastleigh - ? - ?
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre - ? - ? - 32mm & 45mm
Fairbourne - ? - ? - 45mm
Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway - ? - ? - 45mm LGB http://www.bwlr.co.uk/model.php

Other Lines not within a residential garden

Bressingham have one upstairs in the building with the Dad's Army bits.
Romney Hythe & Dymchurch have an indoor oval of LGB in the museum above the cafe at New Ronmey Station.
WHR(P) have a G-scale shelf layout orbiting above the shelves in their (highly recommended by TommyDodd) Porthmadog bookshop.
Sutton Coldfield Model Engineering Society are just starting on a new 32mm track
Guildford Model Engineer Society - 32mm and 45mm
Basingstoke Model Engineers - 32 and 45mm
Pecorama - 32mm and 45mm
Chesterfield model engineering society - 32mm and 45mm

If others are added I will try and update the list above!!!

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:33 pm**

No, but I'll start one..............

There's Butterley (in the station yard)
Hampton Loade on the AVR
Quroen & Woodhouse on the GC

Anybody add any more?

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:19 pm**

Also,

Moors Valley Railway
Didcot Railway Centre
South Devon Railway (at Buckfastleigh)
Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway have an LGB layout inside.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:58 pm**

Talyllyn - Llechfan

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:24 pm**

I didn't know Didcot had one, it must be quite a recent addition?

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:41 pm**

Didcots was built in the last few years I think.

Its LGB track, electric powered and built around the top of the air-raid shelter they have constructed (next to the Science, Learning and Railways section and second hand book van).
The time of my visit they were running a GRS Prince kit using an otto chassis.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:56 pm**

Bressingham have one upstairs in the building with the Dad's Army bits.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:03 pm**

Its called the suffolk and boarders light railway, infact you get free entry if you take a loco along and steam it...

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:04 pm**

Don't know if this counts but Romney Hythe & Dymchurch have an indoor oval of LGB in the museum above the cafe at New Ronmey Station.

Barry

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:20 pm**

Stretching the definitions to the limit:

WHR(P) have a G-scale shelf layout orbiting above the shelves in their (highly recommended) Porthmadog bookshop.

Also riding high above the second-hand books is a line in "Barter Books" in Alnwick- the railway connection being that the bookshop is in the old Alnwick station, partly in the buildings proper and partly in the trainshed on the old Platform One. While there isn't any preserved action there yet, there may be one day as the Aln Valley Railway scheme struggles into life.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:24 pm**

Excellent thread Bungle - I hope one of the mods is going to move it into the "Reference" section for keeps once the list has been finalised

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:02 pm**

Buckinghamshire Railway centre has a 32mm and 45mm track that's operated by the Vale of Aylesbury model engineering society

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:11 pm**

Excellent thread Bungle

I was trying to work out exactly who had bungled the thread taking bungle to be a verb rather than noun...

Also theres the indoor 45mm one at fairbourne!

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:16 pm**

I seem to remember that the Fairbourne Railway in Wales had a large G scale layout indoors, not sure if it's still there as it is a few years since i visited there, cheers, Rob

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:04 pm**

bungle80a:69788 wrote:Hampton Loade on the AVR

AVR? SVR, surely.

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:05 pm**

Yes it is the SVR - it was my finger trouble & Bungle copied it!

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:08 pm**

MDLR:69893 wrote:Yes it is the SVR - it was my finger trouble & Bungle copied it!

I did wonder!! My Bad!!!! Shall be corrected!

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:37 pm**

Updated list with a few more details...

Preserved Railway, Station, Garden Railway Name and Gauge.

There are quite a few ? to fill! So keep the details coming folks. Any extra lines, or additional details are most welcome!

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:16 am**

bungle80a:69903 wrote:Updated list with a few more details...

Preserved Railway, Station, Garden Railway Name and Gauge.

There are quite a few ? to fill! So keep the details coming folks. Any extra lines, or additional details are most welcome!

Talyllyn - Tywyn Wharf - Llechfan Garden Railway - 32mm (45mm line planned)
www.llechfan-garden-railway.org or www.facebook.com/pages/Llechfan-Garden- ... 3461083582

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:16 am**

and to fill your gaps for Butterley 32mm AND 45mm gauge and www.butterleygardenrail.co.uk

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