I ve got a ride on railway in my garden. A local firm of garden landscapers and wall builders did the track bed in less than a week. My line is 65 yards right round and I have one point going into the engine shed. Locomotives are Ride on Railways electric loco and Polly Models "Caroline" . The latter will go round the 12ft radius curves. Hardest part like yours was bending the rails and making the track. Initially it didnt run too well but now its bedded in, derailments are mercifully very rare and the grand children play with it. Rolling stock consists of one Ride on Railways coach. Its great fun and been worth the effort. best wishes Graham Powell
Nice Graham. I like your choice of edging blocks, very smart. How long did it take for the rail bed to settle? 3 months gone and I'm still adding material in places to stablize the track!
Hello, It certainly took a couple of months. It was a bit frustrating at times with the derailments. The more I ran it, the more it gradually improved. It seems as though once the ballast is well up in side the hollow sleepers things start to settle down. Basically my landscapers built what was a path but instead of a hard top it was done with gravel and I built and laid the track on it. The chaps used three tons of gravel on it. I would say persevere. Dont be put off by the odd problems. You will eventually get so it it gives you trouble free running. You are using a large curves than me but it was all I could fit in the garden!. It runs outside my O gauge garden railway. My wife and I are amazed how well it looks like part of the garden. It has blended in very well. All the best rgds Graham Powell
Thanks Graham. Good to know others' experiences. I have a question for you - have you over gauged your curves? I have (PNP rail set to 5 1/16") and I'm thinking its adding to derailment issues. Given that we both seem to be running similar wheel sets, i just wondered what your approach/experience has been?
@@RanmoreCommonRailway Hello Sorry dont know your name. I think it depends on where you are getting derailments. I set mine up so that the gauge widening was on the curves. Some of the initial problems were down to the carriage bogies . I either had them too tight or too slack. Now they seem to be fine as dont get many problems now. Personally I dont think that gauge widening is your problem. Its more likely down the track not being level cross wise i.e. parallel to the sleepers. I would try a spirit level across the track and jack and pack the ballast till its as level as you can get it. Then run it fair bit with loaded trains. I think then you should find that you may have the odd problem but things will start to settle down and improve. All the best rgds Graham Powell
Welcome Tony and thank you. I've been watching your channel for a while. Nice to share, and its contributors like you that have prompted me to do the same. regs Rob
I ve got a ride on railway in my garden. A local firm of garden landscapers and wall builders did the track bed in less than a week. My line is 65 yards right round and I have one point going into the engine shed. Locomotives are Ride on Railways electric loco and Polly Models "Caroline" . The latter will go round the 12ft radius curves. Hardest part like yours was bending the rails and making the track. Initially it didnt run too well but now its bedded in, derailments are mercifully very rare and the grand children play with it. Rolling stock consists of one Ride on Railways coach. Its great fun and been worth the effort. best wishes Graham Powell
Nice Graham. I like your choice of edging blocks, very smart. How long did it take for the rail bed to settle? 3 months gone and I'm still adding material in places to stablize the track!
Hello, It certainly took a couple of months. It was a bit frustrating at times with the derailments. The more I ran it, the more it gradually improved. It seems as though once the ballast is well up in side the hollow sleepers things start to settle down.
Basically my landscapers built what was a path but instead of a hard top it was done with gravel and I built and laid the track on it. The chaps used three tons of gravel on it. I would say persevere. Dont be put off by the odd problems. You will eventually get so it it gives you trouble free running. You are using a large curves than me but it was all I could fit in the garden!. It runs outside my O gauge garden railway. My wife and I are amazed how well it looks like part of the garden. It has blended in very well. All the best
rgds Graham Powell
Thanks Graham. Good to know others' experiences. I have a question for you - have you over gauged your curves? I have (PNP rail set to 5 1/16") and I'm thinking its adding to derailment issues. Given that we both seem to be running similar wheel sets, i just wondered what your approach/experience has been?
@@RanmoreCommonRailway Hello Sorry dont know your name. I think it depends on where you are getting derailments. I set mine up so that the gauge widening was on the curves. Some of the initial problems were down to the carriage bogies . I either had them too tight or too slack. Now they seem to be fine as dont get many problems now. Personally I dont think that gauge widening is your problem. Its more likely down the track not being level cross wise i.e. parallel to the sleepers. I would try a spirit level across the track and jack and pack the ballast till its as level as you can get it. Then run it fair bit with loaded trains. I think then you should find that you may have the odd problem but things will start to settle down and improve. All the best rgds Graham Powell
Great looking layout. checked out the channel and subbed .............cheer's Tony
Welcome Tony and thank you. I've been watching your channel for a while. Nice to share, and its contributors like you that have prompted me to do the same. regs Rob
Great. Who is the manufacturer and p/n?
www.m5stack.com
do you still have the railway?
Yes, but been very busy of late. I have plans for this summers work programme.