Garden Railway Forum

Hello everyone, I'm glad to hear that you remember my humble balcony layout :D Unfortunately, I did not have as much time to communicate on this forum as I would like. However, I am making some progress. About six months ago, I decided to remake the base of the layout, replacing the wooden boards (t...

Thank you very much for your congratulations! This is unexpected!
I propose a new theme: "Autumn garden railway".

Sunset at the end of summer on the Balcony Light Railway.

I cordially congratulate all happy New Year 2020! Happiness to all of you and your loved ones!

Hello everyone, For quite some time I thought about adding a crane to my railway for loading logs into cars. At the same time, I wanted the crane to be functional and relevant to the theme of my railway. I looked for a long time towards the loading crane from Pola, but how to use it on the "Ame...

Andrew wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:53 pm I enjoyed the Inspector's report very much, thank you! The video was particularly good - it's a great little railway that you've made...

Thank you, Andrew! I'm glad you liked it.

A fascinating report, Egor. I was intrigued by the siding without a buffer stop. Looks like beyond it is the end of the world as I.N. Spectre knows it ....... :shock: Thank you, Rik! This is not the end of the world, this is a reservation for a possible extension of the tracks. The railway administ...

That's a great reports Egor. The Inspector didn't pull any punches about the line, but the driver and his mates soon showed him where to go... I fear he will give FWLR a similar report....And may very well close the line.... Great seeing another video of your brilliant indoor line again though. It ...

Wonderful report Egor, I see Mr. Spector has found faults with your line, I hope you don't take his criticism too badly, he is just doing his job! Thank you Peter! I'm grateful to the inspector for all the errors found. It is good that the inspector did not issue an order to close the railway. :D F...

That is a brilliant report by Mr Spectre, thank you for posting it on his behalf. I believe that he has also made a brief visit to another railway whilst in your country, will there be another report from there, before he travels on? Thank you! Yes, the inspector visited another railway. Hopefully ...

So, after a long trip, I finally arrived in Russia. There turned out to be warmer than I expected. The first goal of my inspection was the Balcony Light Railway. This is a very small railway that transports mainly logs. I arrived at the Scranton station where I met with Mr. Director who told me abou...

Hello everybody!
I am very sorry for such a long delay in posting the video.
Here is a small clip with Bowande Porter:


Sorry for the poor quality. My old camera shoots video badly.

I didn't know they ceased international shipping! I guess I won't be getting any more kits from them either, if that's the case. The message with news that they no longer carry out international shipping was in my newsletter about a year ago. Since then, I can't complete the order on their site, an...

I like Ozark miniatures! Yes, Ozark does great things! Unfortunately, I still don't have any complete kit, only some details. It is unfortunate that the Ozark website ceased to support international shipping. Egor, I have only just found your thread about your ‘Small balcony garden railway”. It’s v...

Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:16 am Lots of wonderful detail, and I particulary like your crane. Is that from a kit, or a scratch built item?

The crane is a scratch built. The flat car is AMS (Accucraft), the crane - USA trains, the footboards and the handles - Ozark Miniatures.

Really like the way you have managed to pack a lot of detail and atmosphere into such a small space. Thank you, Rik! The little Porter is a nice model. It seems to have a hig( level of detail, like full working Stevensons' valve-gear and braking details. The location of the pressure gauge is a litt...

invicta280 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:50 pm Where do you get all the handsome figures in period costume? They look very stylish!

Thank you!
This figures by the Preiser including those already discontinued. I spent many hours on the ebay-hunt for them

Many thanks to all for the nice comments!

Any videos of it running with the new station?

Unfortunately I have not yet made the video. I hope I can make it next weekend.

Some news on my railway. After a long effort to select and prepare elements (facades, figures, etc.) I was able to create a town zone on my railway. I tried to reproduce the main street of a small American town, along which the railway passes. For easy installation of the figures I made the wooden p...

Thank you for such a detailed information! I'll try to follow your advice.