Garden railways in focus

[Keith S]

Just bought this book, it's great. Lovely photography and nice little write-ups in the words of various railway builders. It will still be quite some time before I am able to start building my own railway (although I hope to do some "surveying" this summer) and since completing the little detail work on my locomotive I've found my interest in trains flagging. A book like this is just the ticket. I read a chapter and immediately felt like digging out a brandbright coach that I've half-finished and working on it for a while.

Sometimes when the interest fades due to lack of activity a nice book with pictures of lovely gardens and steam engines is what is required to remind me why I am keeping a shelf of little trains in my music room, waiting till I have a garden they can go to work in someday.

You gents might want to keep this in mind the next time you are running trains in your gardens: bring your camera and take some pictures, even if there is nothing special going on, you never know when a nice picture of your garden will help boost someone's spirits who doesn't have a garden yet. Especially someone who lives in a wretched place where there is still four feet of snow on the ground and butane exists as a solid.

[kandnwlr]

Just bought this book, it's great. Lovely photography and nice little write-ups in the words of various railway builders. It will still be quite some time before I am able to start building my own railway (although I hope to do some "surveying" this summer) and since completing the little detail work on my locomotive I've found my interest in trains flagging. A book like this is just the ticket. I read a chapter and immediately felt like digging out a brandbright coach that I've half-finished and working on it for a while.

Sometimes when the interest fades due to lack of activity a nice book with pictures of lovely gardens and steam engines is what is required to remind me why I am keeping a shelf of little trains in my music room, waiting till I have a garden they can go to work in someday.

You gents might want to keep this in mind the next time you are running trains in your gardens: bring your camera and take some pictures, even if there is nothing special going on, you never know when a nice picture of your garden will help boost someone's spirits who doesn't have a garden yet. Especially someone who lives in a wretched place where there is still four feet of snow on the ground and butane exists as a solid.

Well, at least butane is a liquid here when I posted my pics from the cellar this afternoon. Ok. It becomes a gas rapidly after that ...



Definitely springtime today ...

[Keith S]

Your pictures are always great. That is a magnificent engine. The tree is nice too.

[kandnwlr]

Your pictures are always great. That is a magnificent engine. The tree is nice too.  :D

Glad you like the tree.

[Gremlin]

It may not be in the garden but here is my little Bertie on the portable club layout yesterday. We were exhibiting at a vintage transport show, very nice day and an excuse to play trains.

[Keith S]

I believe the next engine I buy will be a Bertie. There are so many detail parts available for them, and I am curious about bodging a set of Roundhouse's Hackworth valve gear onto one.

I have told myself however "no more engines until there is a railway".

[kandnwlr]

I believe the next engine I buy will be a Bertie. There are so many detail parts available for them, and I am curious about bodging a set of Roundhouse's Hackworth valve gear onto one.

I have told myself however "no more engines until there is a railway".

Glad to see that the Kent group has an oast house too

[Keith S]

Is that a garden railway ON your model railway?

[GardenRail]

Just bought this book, it's great. Lovely photography and nice little write-ups in the words of various railway builders. It will still be quite some time before I am able to start building my own railway (although I hope to do some "surveying" this summer) and since completing the little detail work on my locomotive I've found my interest in trains flagging. A book like this is just the ticket. I read a chapter and immediately felt like digging out a brandbright coach that I've half-finished and working on it for a while.

Sometimes when the interest fades due to lack of activity a nice book with pictures of lovely gardens and steam engines is what is required to remind me why I am keeping a shelf of little trains in my music room, waiting till I have a garden they can go to work in someday.

Glad you enjoyed the book. Would like to do another one but this not possible at present...

[kandnwlr]

Is that a garden railway ON your model railway?

Yup, I suppose it is. It´s a Gn15 estate railway which takes hops down to the "mainline" for reloading.