@Mikey 45013 Thanks. Glad you like it. The railway has developed a bit since I posted this video (about 11 years ago). You might enjoy seeing the series of videos showing the history of the PLR - eg Part 1 - th-cam.com/video/vHYmz8jdtwY/w-d-xo.html
I have been considering building a G-Scale layout in my garden and woke up this morning pretty much resigned to the fact that I would never have one. Then... this video came up in my suggestions. Truly inspiring. I WILL have a garden railway!
Glad it helped you to decide. I'm sure you won't regret it. You might be interested in my more recent set of four videos describing the history of my railway.
Thanks. This is quite an old video. My railway has developed quite a bit since this was recorded - hopefully now much improved - eg th-cam.com/video/zo8_8Wy3LYk/w-d-xo.html
@loju1951 Thanks - it's not perfect but it gives me a lot of pleasure. I've found that building a garden railway has many added advantages - not only do I get to create my own railway system, I get to do real civil engineering, I get plenty of fresh air and exercise and, as I get older, I can see without glasses what I have created.
+stanthesteam Thanks Stan. Things have moved on a bit since I made that video. You may want to see where I'm now up to by looking on my blog - riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/ Rik
Thanks Tom. I made this video over four years ago and the railway has slowly evolved since then. Maybe it's time I made a new video showing how it has developed over the years.
Hi Tom Best of luck with your railway. To see what my railway is like now you can look at the latest progress reports on my blog or watch some of my more recent videos. See riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/ Rik
Well Rik when are you going to invite me to come and have a run on your brilliant track….it’s just brilliant and I am so envious now that I don’t have a line anymore since moving. I do love all aspects of the line, it’s a well thought out and brilliant use of the garden. Don’t understand how you got one dislike, oh well you can’t please everyone. Love your stock boxes too Rik…
@TheRedDal3k Thanks. I've certainly enjoyed (and still enjoying) building and running the railway. I'm not sure it will ever be finished - but then that's part of the joy. There's a lot more information and more progress reports on my blog (see notes accompanying the video - the system doesn't allow web addresses to be posted here).
No, I take them inside after each running session. I have a set of storage boxes - one for each siding on the line (see 5min 50 sec) which I use to transport them in and out.
@christiansenfamily Thanks. I hope you find some of the information here useful. My aim in sharing information on the web is to help those who are starting out to see what I've done. I am certainly not an expert, but I know when I first started I spent a lot of time looking at what others had done. The best way I think is to steal a few ideas from as many people as possible and then make your railroad your own. Good luck with your railroad. Maybe you could share your experiences too.
@cbower2 Thanks. I've tried to give a flavour of what I've done up to now. If you want more detail about how the railway has developed you might find my blog interesting
@DaltonTk423 I'm not too familiar with Lionel but I think FasTrack is made of steel which would make it unsuitable for use in the garden - it will rust. You need to use stainless steel, nickel silver or brass. It is more expensive, but will last a lot longer. There are plenty of really good 0 gauge garden railways, so scale is not a problem.
Thanks. Have you seen my other videos of the railway in action? You can access them via my Channel. They give a better feel for how the railway looks now after a few years of maturing into the landscape.
@TheCoastermann Mostly through eBay (search for G gauge) - if you are in the UK a good place to start is by visiting Garden Railway Specialists in Princes Risborough
@TheCoastermann It's not necessary to cut down trees to construct a garden railway. I decided to remove three trees because they had become too tall for the garden. I would have removed them even if I had not built the railway.
The kits are made by Garden Railway Specialists. The kits cost around £110 for the body only. I've described how I made my locos from their kits on my blog - follow the link in the video description above. Sorry, it won't let me put the URL links into this response.
@MrJoey4468 I wish I knew. It's one of those impossible questions to answer. Most of the stuff I've bought secondhand or made myself over the years and so I've no real idea as to the overall cost.
@TheCoastermann Unfortunately, the supplier is now no longer trading - but you can get ones which are just as good, if not better, from Brandbright. I can't paste the whole URL here - you need to type the usual dubya x 3 then dot and then brandbright.co.uk/bb_coaches.htm
No, the music is free royalty free from danosongs.com as shown in the video description. If you use any of his music you must credit him under creative commons and provide a link to his website
What an excellent garden railway you have built. What voltage are you using on the track? and do you have to clean all the rail top surface before you can run it?
#Tuckaway Hi. When I built the railway, I used 24v DC and then went on to DCC. You're right, this involved a lot of track cleaning. After five or six years, I changed over to battery power and radio control - see another of my videos th-cam.com/video/ej2r7XMDVYQ/w-d-xo.html and haven't had to clean the rails since
Thanks for sharing. And beautiful railway
@Mikey 45013 Thanks. Glad you like it. The railway has developed a bit since I posted this video (about 11 years ago). You might enjoy seeing the series of videos showing the history of the PLR - eg Part 1 - th-cam.com/video/vHYmz8jdtwY/w-d-xo.html
@@rikbennett9 I am watching those now. I'm on part 3 now. That's for sharing
@@Mikey45013 👍
I have been considering building a G-Scale layout in my garden and woke up this morning pretty much resigned to the fact that I would never have one. Then... this video came up in my suggestions. Truly inspiring. I WILL have a garden railway!
Glad it helped you to decide. I'm sure you won't regret it. You might be interested in my more recent set of four videos describing the history of my railway.
Excellent garden railway, I enjoyed watching.
Thanks. This is quite an old video. My railway has developed quite a bit since this was recorded - hopefully now much improved - eg th-cam.com/video/zo8_8Wy3LYk/w-d-xo.html
Truly awesome layout .....one of my absolute favorites.
Beautiful. A work of art. Both the railway and the vid. Perfect choice of music. I think my blood pressure went down 10 points. Cheers.
@loju1951
Thanks - it's not perfect but it gives me a lot of pleasure. I've found that building a garden railway has many added advantages - not only do I get to create my own railway system, I get to do real civil engineering, I get plenty of fresh air and exercise and, as I get older, I can see without glasses what I have created.
Yes I have. It's also interesting to see your blog, and how it developed so far.
very nice! I love to see the progression of things.
Very insightful video - thanks for uploading. A lovely looking line.
+stanthesteam
Thanks Stan. Things have moved on a bit since I made that video. You may want to see where I'm now up to by looking on my blog - riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/
Rik
Very nice garden railway. I have models from Harzer narrow gauge rail in my garden
excellent!
Thanks. Just had a look at your videos. A very impressive railway!
Quite amazing and very beautiful. An inspiration.
Thanks Tom. I made this video over four years ago and the railway has slowly evolved since then. Maybe it's time I made a new video showing how it has developed over the years.
A great idea. I'd love to see how it looks now. I'm just at the start of a garden railway adventure myself. All the best, Tom
Hi Tom
Best of luck with your railway. To see what my railway is like now you can look at the latest progress reports on my blog or watch some of my more recent videos. See riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/
Rik
You did a very goog job
Thanks - I've developed it even more since then
very nice vid nice to see how it all came toghether
How you made wheel and rail and locomotive pls give a video on it
brilliant!
Well Rik when are you going to invite me to come and have a run on your brilliant track….it’s just brilliant and I am so envious now that I don’t have a line anymore since moving. I do love all aspects of the line, it’s a well thought out and brilliant use of the garden. Don’t understand how you got one dislike, oh well you can’t please everyone.
Love your stock boxes too Rik…
@TheRedDal3k
Thanks. I've certainly enjoyed (and still enjoying) building and running the railway. I'm not sure it will ever be finished - but then that's part of the joy. There's a lot more information and more progress reports on my blog (see notes accompanying the video - the system doesn't allow web addresses to be posted here).
The railroad looks great :) In the club we bonded the rails too :) I have 1 video of the club you can see it :) Kind regards :)
No, I take them inside after each running session. I have a set of storage boxes - one for each siding on the line (see 5min 50 sec) which I use to transport them in and out.
@7cjunior
Thanks. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I hope you found it useful.
@KinletHallsthebest
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it
Rik
@christiansenfamily
Thanks. I hope you find some of the information here useful. My aim in sharing information on the web is to help those who are starting out to see what I've done. I am certainly not an expert, but I know when I first started I spent a lot of time looking at what others had done. The best way I think is to steal a few ideas from as many people as possible and then make your railroad your own. Good luck with your railroad. Maybe you could share your experiences too.
Ok. Thanks for replying! I like the railway too!
@cbower2
Thanks. I've tried to give a flavour of what I've done up to now.
If you want more detail about how the railway has developed you might find my blog interesting
@DaltonTk423
I'm not too familiar with Lionel but I think FasTrack is made of steel which would make it unsuitable for use in the garden - it will rust. You need to use stainless steel, nickel silver or brass. It is more expensive, but will last a lot longer. There are plenty of really good 0 gauge garden railways, so scale is not a problem.
Thanks. Have you seen my other videos of the railway in action? You can access them via my Channel. They give a better feel for how the railway looks now after a few years of maturing into the landscape.
Thank you for watching and nice comments.
@TheCoastermann
Mostly through eBay (search for G gauge) - if you are in the UK a good place to start is by visiting Garden Railway Specialists in Princes Risborough
@TheCoastermann
It's not necessary to cut down trees to construct a garden railway. I decided to remove three trees because they had become too tall for the garden. I would have removed them even if I had not built the railway.
The kits are made by Garden Railway Specialists. The kits cost around £110 for the body only. I've described how I made my locos from their kits on my blog - follow the link in the video description above. Sorry, it won't let me put the URL links into this response.
those wooden carriges, ive looked all over for them, i cant find them
where did you buy yours?
where did you purchese the track and trains?
It's in the UK - between and to the south of Manchester and Liverpool.
@TheCoastermann
Another source of supply is - ipengineering.co.uk - again with the dubya x 3 before
Rik
what company is that kit steam loco made by and where did you buy it and for how much did it cost.
im trying to build something simular
my problem is at the begining you said
some trees were felled
@MrJoey4468
I wish I knew. It's one of those impossible questions to answer. Most of the stuff I've bought secondhand or made myself over the years and so I've no real idea as to the overall cost.
Do you leave your train cars outside? I know some modelers do, and some don't.
@TheCoastermann
Unfortunately, the supplier is now no longer trading - but you can get ones which are just as good, if not better, from Brandbright. I can't paste the whole URL here - you need to type the usual dubya x 3 then dot and then brandbright.co.uk/bb_coaches.htm
@thompo999
Thanks. I hope some of the ideas here are oseful to you.
No, the music is free royalty free from danosongs.com as shown in the video description. If you use any of his music you must credit him under creative commons and provide a link to his website
where abouts in America is Cheshire?
how much did this cost you in the end?
BEALTIFULLLLLL
What an excellent garden railway you have built. What voltage are you using on the track? and do you have to clean all the rail top surface before you can run it?
#Tuckaway
Hi. When I built the railway, I used 24v DC and then went on to DCC. You're right, this involved a lot of track cleaning. After five or six years, I changed over to battery power and radio control - see another of my videos th-cam.com/video/ej2r7XMDVYQ/w-d-xo.html and haven't had to clean the rails since
@Sheldrake9
Thanks. But I warn you, garden railways carry a health warning - they are addictive!
Rik
Wonderful, individuell, not industrial