Railway Modeller - Brockhampton & Umbridge

[Peter Butler]

Now I have been 'immortalised' in print it would be wonderful to have a video of my railway being used for what it was intended. Rik has kindly recorded my Emetts running on the railway and has promised to do similar for the 16mm stock too. The railway is still looking tidy after the preparation for the RM photographer and is perfect timing for Rik's visit. I will PM you Rik to arrange a mutually convenient time.... thank you.

[andymctractor]

I haven't bought Railway Modeller more than occasionally since the 70s.
I still have some selected articles that interested me. I always had a hankering for a small, possibly modular, 009 layout.

As a result of this thread I've bought a copy of the August RM and enjoyed Peter's article and agree that it may challenge indoor or smaller scale railway modellers to have a go outside. The problem is, we know how much work goes into producing a convincing garden railway like this.

I moved to 16mm scale from 009 years ago. If anyone has a copy of February 2007 Railway Modeller there is an article I wrote on my layout 'Newton Halt'.

[RobRossington]

I’m definitely going to have to pick a copy up! It’s always nice to see a garden railway featured in the ‘mainstream’ modelling mags, especially one as high quality as yours is Peter!


It’s also worth noting that the paper industry is one of the most highly regulated and efficient industries on the planet, especially if you consider the end product is highly recyclable. There’s probably less environmental impact in creating 100 copies of RM than there is producing one iPad....

[tom_tom_go]

Do you work in the paper industry?

There is no point having both electronic and paper formats as the environmental impact is greater. Printed information generally becomes obsolete as soon as it's produced whereas electronic data can be updated.

You could easily argue with your iPad reference what's the point in using electric cars as building batteries is far more damaging to the environment than building a combustion engine?

[DonW]

If you look for minimal impact not doing things would have less impact but what would be the point of living. Who knows where this could end, we may have to get a special licence to burn fossil fuels in our locos in the future! The Ipad argument would be a lot stronger if it wasn't for the fact that people seem to keep replacing them with newer models and the magazine argument is weakened by those copies bought read once then discarded and who reads all the pages of adverts every month.
I would suggest there are ways to help without denying yourself the odd magazine. Turn down the theromostat and wear a jumper, take your hollidays in the UK (assuming you live here) you could be visiting the preserved lines and many more.
God help us if they realise every time we breath out we emit CO2.
It is a good article and if people see it on the sheelves of WHS it may attract them to the hobby a plus in my view
Don

[idlemarvel]

Well put Don. This whole area of carbon footprint and climate change is a minefield of contradictory advice from vested interests. We should all do our bit as we see fit or are able to, but it's probably best to leave the whys and wherefores to another forum so we can focus on garden railways.

[RobRossington]

Do you work in the paper industry?

There is no point having both electronic and paper formats as the environmental impact is greater. Printed information generally becomes obsolete as soon as it's produced whereas electronic data can be updated.

You could easily argue with your iPad reference what's the point in using electric cars as building batteries is far more damaging to the environment than building a combustion engine?

Except it isn’t..... The paper industry has in the last few years become an extremely sustainable one.

And yes, at present there is very little point in owning an electric car, for exactly the reasons you’ve given!

But anyway. Like I say (and like we should all be saying!), congratulations to Peter on the article