Many thanks for the compliment - I've enjoyed building the railway and running the trains. Get yourself a live-steamer - I'm sure you won't regret it just as long as you appreciate that they are proper working steam machines and, like all of their ilk, appear sometimes to have minds of their own and decide to have trantrums!!
If I remember right, the concrete station building and tunnel portals used to belong to me (you might remember buying them from me when I lived in Teignmouth, Devon).
You are quite correct! I did buy those bits from you. Hopefully, you are reassured that they are in save hands! Steam last went through the portals yesterday (Friday)!
Loving the layout and the steam train fantastic didn't know you could get real model steam trains that size looks and sounds really good. I have subscribes and hit the bell icon for future videos.
I love seeing videos like this, just shows you dont need to build a massive layout to begin with, just let it evolve with time. Me and my dad are building our first garden railway and are starting similar way.
Hi, the line has remained broadly the same; space constraints prevent it from expanding further. However, the link which formed a triangle on the circle at the house end has gone and three sidings are now in place here and going back towards the house instead. This has increased the 'play' value immensely! I also recently eased one of the reverse curves on the common link between the two circles to reduce buffer lock caused by the long overhang on the SAR bogie wagons.
Hi Great railway, I'm hoping to build one of my own can you recommend what make of track to use as there seems to be many different types available, I heard you mention peco but again there is different variants of that? I need O guage and will be running a roy woods janet, hope you can help
Many thanks for your comment. I used PECO SM32 trackwork. It has plastic sleepers and nickel-silver rail and is pretty robust. Whilst I avoided walking directly on the track, whenever I had to stand on it it appeared to take my weight. Just be careful to note that SM32 track is NOT the same as 'O'-gauge track used by 7mm-scale finescale modellers on baseboards etc. With SM32 the rail section is much deeper (to allow deeper wheel flanges on SM32 stock) and if you use 'O'-gauge rail, the flanges of your RW Janet are likely to bounce along the sleepers and rail chairs. This is the track you want: peco-uk.com/collections/sm-32-32mm Good luck with your railway!
Thank you for your comment. The first loco is an Accurcraft 'Edrig', an 0-4-0T live-steam loco, fired by butane gas, via a poker burner. The design is simple but was discontinued several years ago, replaced by a model called 'Ragleth' that has itself now been replaced by the 'Talgarth' and 'Sabrina'.
Thanks for your comment. All the steam engines are real steam engines - ie boil water by burning gas or coal - and so the sound they make is real steam exiting real cylinders and 'chuffing' as it goes through the blast pipe. The 'diesel-outline' models are battery-powered.
I have a quick question, with a Garden layout how do you deal with the Summer heat and Rain? Do the tracks stay uncovered and is the Scenery (Buildings and Miniatures) left out?
HI. Thank you for your comment and interest. Most of my buildings stay out all year. In my part of Britain, the summers are not really hot nor the winters really cold so it doesn't really affect them. The painted structures have a coating of acrylic varnish to reduce the rate at which the rain will wash the paint away. The track too is very sturdy and is designed to be left outside without coverings. The track is made by the PECO company.
Hi, thanks for your helpful videos. I'm planning a garden G scale. Did the Filcris work out very expensive? It looks great but wondering how much it's going to cost for a layout similar to yours in size. Cheers.
Hello Rod, many thanks for your kind comments. Is Filcris expensive? As I developed my railway in 3 stages spread out over a few years, that is a difficult question. Yes, it was probably more expensive than timber but, as the railway was low to the ground, I didn't seem to have many problems with expansion / contraction in summer heat as some people have experienced. The Filcris did not rot and, as I was able to dismantle all the structure on moving house, I now have a stock of material stacked up waiting to be reused. I guess you have seen their website - www.filcris.co.uk/category/garden/garden-railway-products. It should be relatively straight-forward to price-up what you need? An alternative thought might be to do what I did - start with a basic circuit and build more over the years which will spread the cost. Good luck!
@@gosportgricer8806 That's very sensible to start small-scale to gradually expand ... Exactly what I thought when watching your great Video. And exactly the way successful prototype companies grew in reality. You're a true Railway MODELler in every aspect. 👍👍👍
What gauge track is this? I am starting to plan out a garden railway and have only ever modelled in 00 before and although tempted to use it outside I wonder whether it would look silly because it is so small
Many thanks for your comment. I believe that 'OO'-gauge track and trains will run in the garden, the maintenance and railhead cleaning can be a chore? However, the benefit is that full length trains can be given a decent run as most gardens are larger than an indoor layout. The attractions of running a mini steam locomotive is what drew me into the garden and ever since then, most of my 'OO' and '00-9' stock is either in boxes (rarely seen let alone run) or sold-off. Good luck with your project.
Lovely, I'm planning on building my first garden railway in exactly the same way - using Filcris and starting with a small oval. Can I ask what length Filcris posts you used, and did you cement them in?
Hi Mark, I used their standard posts (20mmX20mm (??)) and cut them to the length I thought I needed. There is probably between 150-200mm underground and cemented in using Postcrete. I've found filcris to be excellent although I would not build an elevated line out of the material without adequate bracing as I'm am sure it will warp quite quickly. However, I found find that the 'rowlands mix' ballast didn't last very long on the rail deck as it failed to bond with the plastic.
Lovely little line, really nice to have a POV camera on the first wagon so that we can see the engine on the trip around the track.
That what a very nice line you built there Rich.
Nice layout well done.
Great work! Thank you for posting this video!
Great layout you have there Rich, its even given me ideas for my own which I'm planning on "one day"
Very nice project.
Hi! Cool layout. The steam locomotives look beautiful with these plants!
Thank you for your comment. The engines are nice but I could do much better with the planting!
This is cool. Great use of a small space and fantastic models. Need to get me a proper steamer.
Many thanks for the compliment - I've enjoyed building the railway and running the trains. Get yourself a live-steamer - I'm sure you won't regret it just as long as you appreciate that they are proper working steam machines and, like all of their ilk, appear sometimes to have minds of their own and decide to have trantrums!!
Beautiful springer spaniel :)
Excellent railway very well thought out and great attention to detail 👍
Many thanks.
If I remember right, the concrete station building and tunnel portals used to belong to me (you might remember buying them from me when I lived in Teignmouth, Devon).
You are quite correct! I did buy those bits from you. Hopefully, you are reassured that they are in save hands! Steam last went through the portals yesterday (Friday)!
Very nice!
Loving the layout and the steam train fantastic didn't know you could get real model steam trains that size looks and sounds really good. I have subscribes and hit the bell icon for future videos.
Thanks for sharing this video. Really enjoyed it
I love seeing videos like this, just shows you dont need to build a massive layout to begin with, just let it evolve with time.
Me and my dad are building our first garden railway and are starting similar way.
Thanks for your comment. Good luck with you garden railway - I hope you and your dad get a lot of pleasure from it!
@@gosportgricer8806 we've just got the main base down, next is wood, then roofing felt.
aiming to run first train at easter.
Thank you for sharing!
cute! just put a Xmas tree in the middle at 1:18. what's datttoo upside dwn plastic U is for? Nice evolution to a mature Ry.
What's Filcris?
Good to shoot the on board shots from the car following the loco. This gives better perspective than mounting the camera on the loco. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Lovely
Awesome
As we're now in our 2020 lockdown, have you improved the line or layout since 2018?
Hi, the line has remained broadly the same; space constraints prevent it from expanding further. However, the link which formed a triangle on the circle at the house end has gone and three sidings are now in place here and going back towards the house instead. This has increased the 'play' value immensely! I also recently eased one of the reverse curves on the common link between the two circles to reduce buffer lock caused by the long overhang on the SAR bogie wagons.
@@gosportgricer8806 Great to see your layout expanding and the planting maturing. Excellent filming as well - good job!
@@gosportgricer8806 Hi Cousin! It would be great to see an updated video if you have the time. Take care and God bless. Prayers from all of us.
thanks for sharing
Glad you liked the video.
Endlich mal was anderes als das ewige MärkLGB-Geplänkel mit dem nervtötenden Digitalgepfüffel. Chapeau!!!
Thank you for your comment. Real steam is much better than electric-power; well I think it is!
Hi Great railway, I'm hoping to build one of my own can you recommend what make of track to use as there seems to be many different types available, I heard you mention peco but again there is different variants of that? I need O guage and will be running a roy woods janet, hope you can help
Many thanks for your comment. I used PECO SM32 trackwork. It has plastic sleepers and nickel-silver rail and is pretty robust. Whilst I avoided walking directly on the track, whenever I had to stand on it it appeared to take my weight. Just be careful to note that SM32 track is NOT the same as 'O'-gauge track used by 7mm-scale finescale modellers on baseboards etc. With SM32 the rail section is much deeper (to allow deeper wheel flanges on SM32 stock) and if you use 'O'-gauge rail, the flanges of your RW Janet are likely to bounce along the sleepers and rail chairs.
This is the track you want:
peco-uk.com/collections/sm-32-32mm
Good luck with your railway!
What is the first loco that you used I really like the look of her
Thank you for your comment. The first loco is an Accurcraft 'Edrig', an 0-4-0T live-steam loco, fired by butane gas, via a poker burner. The design is simple but was discontinued several years ago, replaced by a model called 'Ragleth' that has itself now been replaced by the 'Talgarth' and 'Sabrina'.
Question: is the sound that the steam locomotives make fake (speakers) or is it the sound that it really makes?
Thanks for your comment. All the steam engines are real steam engines - ie boil water by burning gas or coal - and so the sound they make is real steam exiting real cylinders and 'chuffing' as it goes through the blast pipe. The 'diesel-outline' models are battery-powered.
@@gosportgricer8806 Wow, that's really cool, I didn't expect it to be possible to have such small steam engines that really work and sound so great!
I have a quick question, with a Garden layout how do you deal with the Summer heat and Rain? Do the tracks stay uncovered and is the Scenery (Buildings and Miniatures) left out?
HI. Thank you for your comment and interest. Most of my buildings stay out all year. In my part of Britain, the summers are not really hot nor the winters really cold so it doesn't really affect them. The painted structures have a coating of acrylic varnish to reduce the rate at which the rain will wash the paint away. The track too is very sturdy and is designed to be left outside without coverings. The track is made by the PECO company.
Hi there
I really enjoyed watching this video. Just wondering what sort of timber did you use for your runners between the post please?
Thanks
Hi, thanks for your helpful videos. I'm planning a garden G scale. Did the Filcris work out very expensive? It looks great but wondering how much it's going to cost for a layout similar to yours in size. Cheers.
Hello Rod, many thanks for your kind comments. Is Filcris expensive? As I developed my railway in 3 stages spread out over a few years, that is a difficult question. Yes, it was probably more expensive than timber but, as the railway was low to the ground, I didn't seem to have many problems with expansion / contraction in summer heat as some people have experienced. The Filcris did not rot and, as I was able to dismantle all the structure on moving house, I now have a stock of material stacked up waiting to be reused. I guess you have seen their website -
www.filcris.co.uk/category/garden/garden-railway-products.
It should be relatively straight-forward to price-up what you need? An alternative thought might be to do what I did - start with a basic circuit and build more over the years which will spread the cost. Good luck!
@@gosportgricer8806 That's very sensible to start small-scale to gradually expand ... Exactly what I thought when watching your great Video. And exactly the way successful prototype companies grew in reality. You're a true Railway MODELler in every aspect. 👍👍👍
What gauge track is this? I am starting to plan out a garden railway and have only ever modelled in 00 before and although tempted to use it outside I wonder whether it would look silly because it is so small
Many thanks for your comment. I believe that 'OO'-gauge track and trains will run in the garden, the maintenance and railhead cleaning can be a chore? However, the benefit is that full length trains can be given a decent run as most gardens are larger than an indoor layout. The attractions of running a mini steam locomotive is what drew me into the garden and ever since then, most of my 'OO' and '00-9' stock is either in boxes (rarely seen let alone run) or sold-off.
Good luck with your project.
Very nice railway! Never herad of Filcris before, what dimension are those runners made of?
Thanks for the comments. In terms of Filcris try their website:
www.filcris.co.uk/category/garden/garden-railway-products
Are your locomotives steam or electronic powered
Thanks for the comment. The locos are a mixture of steam (fired by butane gas or coal (1 loco)) or battery electric.
Wow
Lovely, I'm planning on building my first garden railway in exactly the same way - using Filcris and starting with a small oval. Can I ask what length Filcris posts you used, and did you cement them in?
Hi Mark, I used their standard posts (20mmX20mm (??)) and cut them to the length I thought I needed. There is probably between 150-200mm underground and cemented in using Postcrete. I've found filcris to be excellent although I would not build an elevated line out of the material without adequate bracing as I'm am sure it will warp quite quickly. However, I found find that the 'rowlands mix' ballast didn't last very long on the rail deck as it failed to bond with the plastic.
Wo