A VERY small garden line!

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A VERY small garden line!

Post by Narrow Minded » Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:11 am

I've taken a panoramic set of photo's (left to right) of my friends line - just thought I'd share them as inspiration for others who may not have boundless acres of space to play with.
Dave suffers mobility issues, so the size and low maintenance of the restricted space available are a boon, not a hindrance to enjoying garden railfaring :D

And I thought the Westwood & Loscoe was small!!

The lifting access bridge is in the bottom RH corner of this shot.
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The round green planter on the left is a turntable base!
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And here we are back at the access point!
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I think you'll agree, he's certainly packed a lot in and there's plenty of "atmosphere" for such a small space!

Anyone got / seen a smaller line?

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:21 am

That certainly is inspiring,
I have to say that my railway is shorter line length wise and smaller in terms of scenery.
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Post by Matt » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:42 pm

Nice.

Does anyone remember that line that featured in Garden Rail a few years back. It was made using mamod track, in a very confined space, but still served several complete villages, with all the buildings handmade using slate.

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Post by MoelygestLR » Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:47 pm

do you mean the pimlico tramway by any chance?

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Post by Narrow Minded » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:14 pm

The Pimlico Tramway website was one of my favourite virtual visits, but all the links seem to be broken :cry:

Unless anyone knows differently?

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Post by mhlr » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:35 pm

Wow, what a fantastic little railway!

And I think Peter Pimlico doesn't pay the fee for the domain name or something anymore, hence why his website is down.
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Post by SLRmidge » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:40 am

Narrow Minded wrote:The Pimlico Tramway website was one of my favourite virtual visits, but all the links seem to be broken :cry:

Unless anyone knows differently?
I believe that at the present time the 'Pimlico Directors' are concentrating all there efforts on building an indoor sm32 railway & that the outdoor line has not seen much use lately.

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:46 am

SLRmidge wrote:
Narrow Minded wrote:The Pimlico Tramway website was one of my favourite virtual visits, but all the links seem to be broken :cry:

Unless anyone knows differently?
I believe that at the present time the 'Pimlico Directors' are concentrating all there efforts on building an indoor sm32 railway & that the outdoor line has not seen much use lately.
Not surprised with all this rain :lol: :roll:

I'll get my coat :roll:

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Post by 90733 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:57 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail wrote:
SLRmidge wrote:
Narrow Minded wrote:The Pimlico Tramway website was one of my favourite virtual visits, but all the links seem to be broken :cry:

Unless anyone knows differently?
I believe that at the present time the 'Pimlico Directors' are concentrating all there efforts on building an indoor sm32 railway & that the outdoor line has not seen much use lately.
Not surprised with all this rain  :lol:  :roll:

I'll get my coat :roll:
Well you'll need it with all this rain :lol:
Thanks
Jack

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Post by Endless, Nameless » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:05 pm

A nice little tour of Pimlico can be found here:

http://www.gardenrailwayclub.com/railwa ... icotramway

The lime works is fantastic!

Narrow Minded

Post by Narrow Minded » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:13 pm

Thanks for that link Matt, you're a star! :D

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:21 pm

90733 wrote:
DolwyddelanLightRail wrote:
SLRmidge wrote:
Narrow Minded wrote:The Pimlico Tramway website was one of my favourite virtual visits, but all the links seem to be broken :cry:

Unless anyone knows differently?
I believe that at the present time the 'Pimlico Directors' are concentrating all there efforts on building an indoor sm32 railway & that the outdoor line has not seen much use lately.
Not surprised with all this rain  :lol:  :roll:

I'll get my coat :roll:
Well you'll need it with all this rain  :lol:
Might need a brolley as well then :roll: :lol:

Matt

Post by Matt » Sat Jul 24, 2010 6:29 pm

No not the Pimlico Tramway, The Grimsdyke Light Railway, issue 143, it's on the front cover.

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