Garden Railway Forum

Iv won an engine for a good price and within a few hours Ill get an email "terribly sorry but I dropped the loco and it was damaged so Iv cancelled the transaction for you" and sure enough within a few weeks the engine is back up for sale in amazingly immaculate condition and once even us...

Was thinking of laying felt over the wood as well as I have half a roll of felt left over from re doing my shed roof,someone else said felt it as the wood would also last a bit longer..I have to relay the track anyway as I am adding in a point at 1 section and as the track isnt fully screwed down it...

the double track would be on seperate planks so should be ok..but was thinking of 3 boards width when i do it so should be plenty even for 7/8 scale..

Jay's light railway (JLR) Virgin garden which is 45foot by 20foot http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n563/jaycroker2/4F061FDA-11D7-43BF-B9E5-8EC2954081A9_zps46lwkxkn.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n563/jaycroker2/D5AC7894-5B7D-4645-B0F0-10398119E425_zpsnr1wdc5h.jpg Planned station area. ht...

Had it running first of all on my railway(well the short bit laid so far (see in layout section for progress) the railbus now has 2.4ghz radio control and the unpowered bogie has now been set further under the body to match the powered bogie so it looks a bit more even.. Planned also for the coming ...

flat line helps those with manual steam locos..

After I checked it worked the wheel which is unpowered on driving bogie is just clipped in place and I moved it closer to the powered one so it looks better.. When I Rc mine I will cut off the underswitch along with the others as they wont be needed.. Then test run for a few weeks to make sure all i...

This 1 arrived today(bearing in mind i work nights i still got up to unwrap the parcel(like a big kid)) popped some batteries in it and away it went round a circle of track.. I plan to cut away the battery box and fit a 4X1.5 AA battery box which gives me the 6v for 2.4rc... I hope to fit the rc and...

cable car that was what i meant.. anyway mine is a manual version but inside the handle bit as the fittings for a motor and gearbox and battery box all with battery logo inside it...my plan was just loop the cable over a few bits of something in the garden all year round and make a building/station ...

tin turtle sounds good.. would like to see them hoppers as well...

Thats a good idea with the uprights using square drain pipe at least it wont rot.. might have to look at sofet boards as well as I was planning on using decking planks but plastic sofet is simlar price..

Forgotten I had bought this and only found it when I moved house last week.. http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n563/jaycroker2/B63045EE-1106-49B3-BE1B-261608B93650_zpsnq7c3fky.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n563/jaycroker2/2D3E9782-BA44-4227-8ABE-D8896E6DF22F_zpsndz3xdke.jpg http://i1140....

Won a faller railcar on ebay £25.25.. looks to be missing the horns and a few internar handrails and add says no driver or drivers seat(all no problem as it will be having my own driver.. and will eventually be repainted(well the bit above the stripe line will be painted) and the intercity bit remov...

I see the temporary containors at dawlish have moved..
on another note I managed to get on the roof of the shed wanted to make a start clearing my garage

yep nice and windy over here..noticed much less traffic on the M40/M42 going to work tonight..

Once it arrives it will be steamed,I work nights weekdays and even then I will get up and give it a try even if its dark outside before work it will be given a quick try to show my little boy..

emailed roy this morning and delivery mid march..perfect timing for hopefully warmer weather I might have built a small section of railway by then..he did say each one is hand built and tested before dispatch..cant wait now.. Several names now put on notice board and "jenna" is top of the ...

slept on it and am going to email him and buy one with cladding..
Then just got to name it.. should look good behind my big big hoppers as well..

I saw a hunslet 040 gas fired loco but it was £750ish..but i wanted something diffrent..I already got a battery electric steamplex like on isle of man groundle glen railway

I mentioned the roy woods one as it would of hopefully been better than the mamod brunel which i have already seen and wasnt really that happy with the flywheel arrangement compared to RW dewinton which is a twin piston type and self starting..I would be getting one with chuffer and the wood claddin...