For a Step by Step guide follow this link: (Free to Hornby Magazine subscribers) www.keymodelworld.com/article/o-gauge-garden-railway-construction-part-one
"not made of money" *looks at garden* hmmmm Love garden railways though I'm more a 16mm man. There's something so appealing about seeing a little live steam narrow gauge engine winding round a garden with a rake of slate wagons rattling behind
Great‼️👏👏👏 To start with your dog is the 🌟 star. I always dreamt of a garden railway as a kid, & seeing this has made me wonder.....what if???? Really looking forward to the next instalment Richard. Stay safe. Cheers John B
New Junction made me want a OO gauge layout (which I now have) because everything was explained so well and suddenly didn’t seem daunting. Here we go again!
The O gauge stuff thats available today is fabulous, and a garden railway is the perfect way to enjoy it, except in the Autumn, as I have found out with my G Scale and 16mm railway !
Beautifully done! Be prepared for a constant battle with the plants, animals and the influence of the weather. My layout lasted 15 years, I finally gave in being tired of getting the trains going again after winter. And those trees dripping resin or whatever it is called. I had several in my garden, it made the trains stop after short while. Even the track cleaning loco wasn't able to tackle that problem. So it takes some careful planning and there are plants and trees that definately will spoil the fun! Kind regards, Willem from Holland.
At last ! a garden railway video which shows exactly how to go about building a garden layout. a really excellent, informative, entertaining and well produced video, thank you . I can't wait for the next instalment - Paul
Ok 31 seconds in and the ground force music is ruddy amazing. The rest of this video could be black screen and I'd still like it. Perfect just perfect 😂🤣😂
Great video Richard, thanks for sharing. I’ve heard the smart money is on you knocking gardeners world off the Friday night spot with that opening sequence! On a more serious note brilliant video, looks like a great project and interesting to see how you have to build the railway around the current landscape, just like the real thing! All the best and looking forward to your next update, Paul
WOW!!! Richard you are going to have a lot of enjoyment from this railway, it is amazing and your new garden is fantastic, a great setting. All the best, Stephen
Very well presented as always Richard. You show it as it is, which gives confidence to beginners - as you are a beginner at this gauge and outside location. Really looking forward to the progress.
Glad you got a four legged helper, ...I had a Westie helping me with some exterior paintwork last week she helped by laying under the ladder catching any paint that I dripped 🌈😷🇬🇧
A lot of work and some real skill demonstrated - will watch progress with interest (and envy!), particularly when we get to the wiring. Hope you can get some more track for next time. Thanks for sharing.
wife said i could build a garden layout so i showed a price list for O gauge as you can imagine the offer was rapidly withdrawn. but some good work going Richard
Been tempted to do an O Gauge layout in my garden as well (and possible radio/battery modding the locos as well), though I keep looking at 5" live steam locos and seeing if I could squeeze one of those in. Very good video and will be watching more for ideas for whatever I end up putting in my garden! ~James
I’m building one on my farm I’m making all mine from steel I rolled the curves and all the straight sections are oh 1X1 1/8 angle steel the supports are 2X2 1/8 box tubing I have a underground house it has berms on both sides with wing walls so the track will be elevated at minimum one foot tall and the supports will be cut to keep it level they are set in concrete to stop rust all the uprights as they are cut will be dipped in zinc oxide primer using a capped at one end pvc pipe filled with it so it’s coated inside too and hung to dry first getting a good thinner wash to remove any mill oils in the same way . Why steel ? Every one uses wood and no matter how well they prime and paint it it seems to rot in just a short time I don’t want to build it again and a bonus I can mow under it with the push mower I’m going with G gauge I bought a bunch of LGB cheap from a estate sale most of it still unused in the box but for track I will use flex and solder each joint along with a jumper to keep power issues away I am also as I go welding small round stock to the roadbed to make power poles with the hot on it and a drop every so often to keep voltage drop at bay using the old porcelain electric fence insulates on it the neutral will be on the steel work plus I’m grounding it in case of a lightning strike the lay out will be when I am done 100 feet by 25 foot oval once every thing is put together with bolts it will then be welded and given the cleaning bath primed and painted the road bed is just over 3 1/2 inches wide the track is secured with self drilling screws loose to allow for expansion t works out to just 1/4 inch different from brass to steel per 100 feet I was advised by other gardeners to not install points they are just trouble I was told so it’s a single track lay out I might make a vid of mine I know not a lot about doing that I have a small metal fab shop that makes items for the trucking people so I have all the tooling I did though buy a gas powered post hole digger because I’m putting in uprights about every 4 feet on the straights and extra ones on the turns too many to hand dig and a small concrete mixer for the quickcrete mix my other mixer is just too big and tractor mounted for a small job. Hope you have good luck with your lay out. I’m in the USA have a lot of yard or garden as you guys say . The biggest thing I have found is doing all the lay out work to get every thing correctly level !
Greetings from Illinois, USA. It's 2 AM, in my Coronacation having no where to go tomorrow, I'll stay up till 4 and sleep till noon. You have a beautiful garden (or back yard as we would call it) and have given us good advice on building a garden RR. Sitting here with a conversion calculator to translate all the measurements so I can understand the lumber sizes that you are using. Yes, I know, we Americans use English measurements and you in the UK (and the rest of the world) use metric. But that's a subject of discussion for another time. We are taught the conversion tables instead of converting. 2.54 cm = 1 inch. 3.78 ltr = 1 gal. 16.9 oz = 500 ml etc. I would imagine you will be building this and then expand it as time goes on, adding trestles, a water feature, buildings, a town, etc. Keeping the plants trimmed back away from the track seems to be a never ending job, but that's what makes the layout interesting. Not just a loop out in the open. Looking forward to your next video. When finished, please make a cab view video of your layout. I will be fun when it is finished, but remember- Building it is half the fun. - I'm rambling on because I'm drowsy. Thanks for posting.
Hi Richard another great video mate the garden railway is looking great mate I look forward to see trains runing on it it is a big engineering job mate you could get lulu to dig the holes for you 😉😉 only kidding mate keep up the great work mate clive
Anyone else thinking he should have made the track just a bit higher so the patio was the platform? Just me? Anyway this is awesome I will be following this build 😊
Great Video, going to be a brilliant railway in a lovely garden. If you're interested a great tool for cutting ply sheets is the Worx mini circular saw, a lot easier, quicker and neater than a jigsaw and cuts up to 27mm. I got one to cut my ply, best power tool I ever bought!, well worth investing in. Look forward to more videos.
A very well organised instructional (and engaging video). Thank you. I'm thinking of doing something similar. The area I'm looking at is bordered by two hedges though and has two stepping crossings so not quite as straightforward. I wish I'd built the garden with a railway in mind 25 years ago - much less work now!
So happy its finally happening. Great video. You almost had me with the tender if the A4 I kept thinking it's the br green flying scotsman with smoke deflectors
Nice way of showing how to, I'm currently building my own 0 gauge railway in the back yard, woodwork etc is coming along, just waiting for track and points to come in to stock so they can be shipped to me.
Well I kept a good lookout for Charlie's Charlies, but alas they weren't forthcoming...Tommy's put on a bit of weight though :-) In seriousness, cracking project well presented and I'm really looking forward to watching it progress!
Brilliant video as ever richard. Richard Titchmarsh is that you 😉😂. Its really coming along well, look forward to seeing the finished product Stay safe James
Fantastic video as always, I was thinking about a '00' garden railway a few years back but unfortunately personal reasons put a stop to it. Keep up the good work.
Its begging for a small branchline and a bridge over the pond. Dont bother much with maintaining it either, the more small plants around the tracks the better ittl look! Im looking forward to more good vid!
For a Step by Step guide follow this link: (Free to Hornby Magazine subscribers)
www.keymodelworld.com/article/o-gauge-garden-railway-construction-part-one
"not made of money" *looks at garden* hmmmm
Love garden railways though I'm more a 16mm man. There's something so appealing about seeing a little live steam narrow gauge engine winding round a garden with a rake of slate wagons rattling behind
You mustn't assume anything 😅
You must be very small 🤣
Just like a true navvie, building through treacherous terrain. Awesome video!
I've got the spider bites to prove it! 😆
Very true, in my opinion that's how a garden railway should be built.
Ground force. What a tune, remember watching that when I was a kid. Decking. Water features.
A classic, it needs to come back
@@NewJunction I agree, I watched it here in the states on BBC America back in the early 2000s.
Top Ground Gear Force
@@TomsterTBurt I was about to comment that 😂
And Charlie......
Great video! I work for PECO and production of products is back up and running, so no need to worry about not being able to get track!
Mines already on route! You should get in touch with me if you can. 👍🏻
Great‼️👏👏👏
To start with your dog is the 🌟 star.
I always dreamt of a garden railway as a kid, & seeing this has made me wonder.....what if????
Really looking forward to the next instalment Richard.
Stay safe.
Cheers
John B
Never say never! :D
The starting music is very apt. G'Day from Down Under, Victoria Australia
Thanks Bill! Pleased to have you along for the journey.
Fantastic video Richard, thanks for all your effort.
You're very welcome Sam!
It’s like I’m watching my dreams become a reality. You, my friend, are one righteous dude ✌🏻
All it took was a bit of timber haha glad I could help Alexander! 👍🏻
That dog is adorable
New Junction made me want a OO gauge layout (which I now have) because everything was explained so well and suddenly didn’t seem daunting. Here we go again!
Haha Glad to hear it Tom, I've currently got all the gauges on the go for myself and the Hornby magazine channel, where does that leave you? 😅
Can't wait till it's done.
Interesting, informative, and this sort of work is actually quite relaxing. I could watch it all day.
Wish I could spend all day doing it
Looks like a lot of work, young man. Well done.
Thanks Donald
Loved every second of this video ❤️
That's one hell of a garden
Lots of mowing
Looking forward to a cab ride!
The O gauge stuff thats available today is fabulous, and a garden railway is the perfect way to enjoy it, except in the Autumn, as I have found out with my G Scale and 16mm railway !
You're not wrong! 👍🏻
Brilliant video I like how your dog was helping out as well
She's always by my side in the garden!
@@NewJunction When I am in my Garage that where my Model Railway is my cat always wants to be the station cat
Love the post jacks! Taking copious notes for my build coming up. Can't wait for the next one!!
Beautifully done! Be prepared for a constant battle with the plants, animals and the influence of the weather. My layout lasted 15 years, I finally gave in being tired of getting the trains going again after winter. And those trees dripping resin or whatever it is called. I had several in my garden, it made the trains stop after short while. Even the track cleaning loco wasn't able to tackle that problem. So it takes some careful planning and there are plants and trees that definately will spoil the fun! Kind regards, Willem from Holland.
At last ! a garden railway video which shows exactly how to go about building a garden layout. a really excellent, informative, entertaining and well produced video, thank you . I can't wait for the next instalment - Paul
Thanks Paul, very kind!
Ok 31 seconds in and the ground force music is ruddy amazing. The rest of this video could be black screen and I'd still like it. Perfect just perfect 😂🤣😂
Haha thanks Ozzy, glad you liked it!
Fun to watch. Thanks dude!
Brilliant video.......let's have many more.
Thanks Paul!
Great video Richard, thanks for sharing. I’ve heard the smart money is on you knocking gardeners world off the Friday night spot with that opening sequence! On a more serious note brilliant video, looks like a great project and interesting to see how you have to build the railway around the current landscape, just like the real thing! All the best and looking forward to your next update, Paul
Beautiful dog!
Lol 😂 at the Ground Force music at the beginning lol 😂
Nice job can’t wait
The ground force melody brings back memories
God its gunna look amazing, what a wonderful garden to start with, amazing as always never let down with Richard and new junction ☺
Thanks Justin, very kind!
WOW!!! Richard you are going to have a lot of enjoyment from this railway, it is amazing and your new garden is fantastic, a great setting. All the best, Stephen
Thanks Stephen!
Nice set up and the giving of instructions bit by bit can't wait for the end result
Thanks Kenny!
This is going to be fun to watch you build this layout! Can't wait to see the next video!
Thanks for commenting Containerman, really appreciate it! I look forward to bring you all part 2 asap.
Regards
Richard
Very well presented as always Richard. You show it as it is, which gives confidence to beginners - as you are a beginner at this gauge and outside location. Really looking forward to the progress.
Always learning, always happy to have a go!
Loved the ground force intro.
Ground force : yawn
With Trains : *sign me right up*
Haha
That is quite amazing Richard, very well done.
Thanks Philip!
Great update👍
Thanks!
Really good video - and I love your dog!
The shine on Lulu's fur is brighter than my future
Lol she does shine now you mention it, must be something in the pond
Never mind the train, you’ve got an awesome garden. 👍
Hopfully do it justice with the railway!
New Junction I’ve no doubt 😁
Looks like ride on mower territory
I'd say the dog is better
never mind all that! awesome eyebrows! mine's all bushy and all over the place. 😭
Glad you got a four legged helper, ...I had a Westie helping me with some exterior paintwork last week she helped by laying under the ladder catching any paint that I dripped 🌈😷🇬🇧
Ha they're good at that!
Excellent video. Can hardly wait for the track to arrive.
how do you think I feel!
What a cool project! Beautiful Dog! Enjoyed the video and looking forward to seeing more. Greetings from St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Thanks Billy, really pleased you enjoyed it!
A lot of work and some real skill demonstrated - will watch progress with interest (and envy!), particularly when we get to the wiring. Hope you can get some more track for next time. Thanks for sharing.
Track is on its way Alex
Your dog is lovely! :D
wife said i could build a garden layout so i showed a price list for O gauge as you can imagine the offer was rapidly withdrawn. but some good work going Richard
This is going to be epic. Cheers from the US
Great start to a garden railroad...👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Jim
Arrived for the trains... stayed for the doggo.
Also *Charlie Dimmock flashbacks*
I do my best, need more blond hair mind lol
Been tempted to do an O Gauge layout in my garden as well (and possible radio/battery modding the locos as well), though I keep looking at 5" live steam locos and seeing if I could squeeze one of those in.
Very good video and will be watching more for ideas for whatever I end up putting in my garden!
~James
Thanks James, keep me updated!
Looks great - what an amazing amount of space! Certainly on my bucket list one day!!
You'll have to come visit when we can.
@@NewJunction See you in 2023!
It's a date!
Wow your garden is amazing.😎
Perfect for a railway
Nice theme turn brought back memories 😂 look forward to next up date
Thanks David, Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice work! Looking quite fantastic, and the train at the end is a stunner.
Thanks Anthony, hope you're keeping well!
Absolutely loved it, can't wait till next week.
Filming and editing as fast as I can
YES!!! Ground force theme tune 5 seconds in! Couldn’t hit the like button quick enough 👍🤣
Haha thanks, glad you enjoyed it
I’m building one on my farm I’m making all mine from steel I rolled the curves and all the straight sections are oh 1X1 1/8 angle steel the supports are 2X2 1/8 box tubing I have a underground house it has berms on both sides with wing walls so the track will be elevated at minimum one foot tall and the supports will be cut to keep it level they are set in concrete to stop rust all the uprights as they are cut will be dipped in zinc oxide primer using a capped at one end pvc pipe filled with it so it’s coated inside too and hung to dry first getting a good thinner wash to remove any mill oils in the same way . Why steel ? Every one uses wood and no matter how well they prime and paint it it seems to rot in just a short time I don’t want to build it again and a bonus I can mow under it with the push mower I’m going with G gauge I bought a bunch of LGB cheap from a estate sale most of it still unused in the box but for track I will use flex and solder each joint along with a jumper to keep power issues away I am also as I go welding small round stock to the roadbed to make power poles with the hot on it and a drop every so often to keep voltage drop at bay using the old porcelain electric fence insulates on it the neutral will be on the steel work plus I’m grounding it in case of a lightning strike the lay out will be when I am done 100 feet by 25 foot oval once every thing is put together with bolts it will then be welded and given the cleaning bath primed and painted the road bed is just over 3 1/2 inches wide the track is secured with self drilling screws loose to allow for expansion t works out to just 1/4 inch different from brass to steel per 100 feet I was advised by other gardeners to not install points they are just trouble I was told so it’s a single track lay out I might make a vid of mine I know not a lot about doing that I have a small metal fab shop that makes items for the trucking people so I have all the tooling I did though buy a gas powered post hole digger because I’m putting in uprights about every 4 feet on the straights and extra ones on the turns too many to hand dig and a small concrete mixer for the quickcrete mix my other mixer is just too big and tractor mounted for a small job. Hope you have good luck with your lay out. I’m in the USA have a lot of yard or garden as you guys say . The biggest thing I have found is doing all the lay out work to get every thing correctly level !
I didn't know that youtube let comments get this long
Would it be possible to give us a track plan video of what you aim for it to be when it is finished.
Greetings from Illinois, USA. It's 2 AM, in my Coronacation having no where to go tomorrow, I'll stay up till 4 and sleep till noon. You have a beautiful garden (or back yard as we would call it) and have given us good advice on building a garden RR. Sitting here with a conversion calculator to translate all the measurements so I can understand the lumber sizes that you are using. Yes, I know, we Americans use English measurements and you in the UK (and the rest of the world) use metric. But that's a subject of discussion for another time. We are taught the conversion tables instead of converting. 2.54 cm = 1 inch. 3.78 ltr = 1 gal. 16.9 oz = 500 ml etc.
I would imagine you will be building this and then expand it as time goes on, adding trestles, a water feature, buildings, a town, etc. Keeping the plants trimmed back away from the track seems to be a never ending job, but that's what makes the layout interesting. Not just a loop out in the open. Looking forward to your next video. When finished, please make a cab view video of your layout. I will be fun when it is finished, but remember- Building it is half the fun. - I'm rambling on because I'm drowsy. Thanks for posting.
Ha thanks for the comment Gene, get some rest haha
Me and dad had an O gauge around ours but found the scale slightly too small so stepped up to G gauge. Great work
I wish I could afford bigger
Hi Richard another great video mate the garden railway is looking great mate I look forward to see trains runing on it it is a big engineering job mate you could get lulu to dig the holes for you 😉😉 only kidding mate keep up the great work mate clive
Awesome job Richard!! Thank you Lulu for your help :-) I'm looking forward to the next video. Cheers Onno.
Thanks as always Onno!
and the condition of your dog! what a beautiful coat!
Thanks, wish my hair was as shinny lol 🐶
Excellent video wish my garden was as flat as mine is a wood but on a hill so will have to enjoy watching yours keep up the Excellent work.
It does have benefits, no bending down if the trains go on further down the garden
Nice one. Guaranteed to rain if I start anything out side !!!! be nice to see a couple of 37`s run round ..
Be nice to be able to afford them Haha
omg your dog is cute!!!
Thanks LULU is my sidekick
Richard that is coming along great. I am looking forward to the next video and then trains running. Thanks for sharing. Ken
Thanks Ken, no pressure at all hehe
Great video Richard & very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Your very welcome!
Anyone else thinking he should have made the track just a bit higher so the patio was the platform? Just me? Anyway this is awesome I will be following this build 😊
It would have been really high down the bottom then haha
Great Video, going to be a brilliant railway in a lovely garden. If you're interested a great tool for cutting ply sheets is the Worx mini circular saw, a lot easier, quicker and neater than a jigsaw and cuts up to 27mm. I got one to cut my ply, best power tool I ever bought!, well worth investing in. Look forward to more videos.
I need one, need to borrow one really, my budgets fast running out lol
The brass band was way cooler than the western banjo.
Keep up the good work!
Very much so, many thanks
Cool railway
Love the ground force theme :)
This is awesome you’re so creative!
Thanks Zane!
Great series, keep them coming!
Thanks will do
Really enjoyed and watching the progress you've made great stuff.
Thanks Giles
Excellent video thank you, and like others I think we need more of doggo!
Set my reminder CANT WAIT!. Also love (can’t remember his/ her name sorry) the pic with ur dog :)
Lulu
King Orry oh yeah thx
Loopy Lu
Most nessacery tool of all is the doggie, 😅😄😂🤣, just kidding or am I....thanks for sharing....Jack
I'd agree Haha
Love it Richard Great work looking 👍
Thanks Daniel!
A very well organised instructional (and engaging video). Thank you. I'm thinking of doing something similar. The area I'm looking at is bordered by two hedges though and has two stepping crossings so not quite as straightforward. I wish I'd built the garden with a railway in mind 25 years ago - much less work now!
But think how much more satisfying the project would be now! Haha thanks for the comment Tom!
Love it, bit disappointed Charlie Dimmock didn't appear. Seriously it looks wonderful and is really going to add to the appearance of the garden
Lockdown or i'm sure she would
You're no Charlie Dimmock but that was a great watch, looking forward to seeing this progress.
Ahaha I've got the moobs mind!
So happy its finally happening. Great video. You almost had me with the tender if the A4 I kept thinking it's the br green flying scotsman with smoke deflectors
Haha very close!
haha very good i was laughing at the theme song off my favourite tv programme
Loving it and looking awesome budd - love the comedy banta too 😁😁👍
Cant beat a bit of bants, you should know that! 😘 hope you're keeping well
Fantastic loved the ending
Ha thanks, glad someone did!
good work, heard the music, looked at the picture, and thought bloody hell Charlie Dimocks changed a bit
really let herself go!
Nice way of showing how to, I'm currently building my own 0 gauge railway in the back yard, woodwork etc is coming along, just waiting for track and points to come in to stock so they can be shipped to me.
Sounds good!
Found this technique and video very interesting.. I've joined the channel and clicked the bell..looking forward to the next installment.
Thanks, Its appreciated!
Well I kept a good lookout for Charlie's Charlies, but alas they weren't forthcoming...Tommy's put on a bit of weight though :-)
In seriousness, cracking project well presented and I'm really looking forward to watching it progress!
Ha more like Alan ate Tommy! 😆
Hi Richard, brilliant video. Looking forward to you coming down to A V Dawson's after all this virus has ended.
Cant wait David, I've got some neat filming equipment I'd like to try out with you post lockdown.
@@NewJunction great stuff, Wel make it a good day for you all.
Omg 3:09 was a treat for my drummer's brain!
Brilliant video as ever richard. Richard Titchmarsh is that you 😉😂. Its really coming along well, look forward to seeing the finished product
Stay safe
James
Thanks James and thanks for assuming I'd be the thin good looking one! 😅
I like your helper
🐶👍🏻
Fantastic video as always, I was thinking about a '00' garden railway a few years back but unfortunately personal reasons put a stop to it. Keep up the good work.
Sorry to hear, hopefully you can enjoy mine with me.
Oh of course I'll enjoy yours, you do a fantastic job on the 00 layout so really looking forward to the 0 garden layout
Never be put off having a 00 gauge railway in the garden, they work well and run reliably.
Its begging for a small branchline and a bridge over the pond. Dont bother much with maintaining it either, the more small plants around the tracks the better ittl look! Im looking forward to more good vid!
Thanks Evan!
GOOD VIDEO
THANKS Timothy!