For models of that weight, could sprung points be made to work. If so, that would allow the trains to take the trailing points without you needing to throw them.
The design of weighted lever by John Oliveira, described in "16mm Today" issue 25 (Sept 1993), works well if the point blades are very free-moving. Looks like Tenmille track and points on this line, and my suspicion is that careful work would be needed to get the point blades moving freely enough.
@@beeble2003 I have eight on my garden line, which are pretty reliable all things considered. I tend the mechanisms once or twice a year, mainly just oiling and making sure there are no little bits of grit in the way - perhaps an hour or so annually. The main thing is just constructing the point in such a way that the blades move very freely. Mine are pivoted with a rail joiner opened up to be a pretty loose fit.
great video as usual!! love the camera work, especially close ups of valve gear on running loco 👍 what is (approximate) radius of your track, please? Thank you!!
I absolutely love it. Easpecaly the foresight of elevation like I've seen people do garden boxes that way anyone can participate including in a wheelchair or not. It's good to share the fun
Radio control is the way to go. Have so many engines that way. Raised up is so much better for as you say and so easily to clean off from leaves. I started out with a simple circle years ago and has grown so much. You can see the layout on youtube kendra trains 74
I watch your footage from Stan's Last Day every single day of the week and always feel so envious of a man having that job in a paper mill back then. I'm living in the past really but there again aren't we all. Great isn't it?
Well, when we have something that runs on the same gauge as our normal models, we of course can't resist getting it out for some fun. Even interesting for me as in 2018, I managed to acquired the exact same Hornby-Mecanno locomotive, albeit it's missing the knobs and didn't come with a key.
Yes, I scratch built Russell. You can see some of the build here with the other engines I've done - th-cam.com/video/wySTYZUSK6I/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=GandyDancerProductions
Love the railway! I'm extreamly inturested in making my own steam engines and I was wondering if you had any beginner tips or designs. I have access to a wide selection of tools thanks to my mechanic dad. Only thing I dont have is a laythe. Anyway some tips or guidance would be helpful and much appriciated. Love the videos. Thanks!
Hi, if you look at earlier videos in my playlist there a lot of information about the locos and building them. Roundhouse Engineering has tons of information and you can buy part for locos from them especially as you don't have a lathe; www.roundhouse-eng.com/. There are other builders on youtube like Myfordboy: th-cam.com/video/SN8Y3_Pn_C4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=myfordboy has some good information.
I am building mine out of angle steel I have a metal fab shop I rolled the angle steel for the curves welded flat stock for the track to be bolted to. And the upright columns are 2 inch box steel set in concrete they are galvanized to prevent corrosion and every thing is well painted should last a wile .
Your best bet to start is to join the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modeller. They have a wedsite and Facebook page. Also look back at my earlier videos.
Hello jon - greetings from Poland. I'm hooked! Subscribed and raring to see more videos. Great video. Lovely to see that all your trains run on time. Beautifully photographed with an excellent commentary too.
0 Gauge Narrow gauge? very nice. I like that two locos are not painted. I always think they look good like that. I believe "Russell" used to work on the Purbeck mineral lines in Dorset. (Close to where I live). I remember seeing a similar layout in Gauge 1 where instead of points, the builder had used parts of points to build a double line across the bridge. ie: 2 second rails close together with the main track across the bridge. only drawback with this was that you could not change the running direction at will. ie: clockwise or anti-clockwise around the curves but I thought was a very ingenious idea.
Hi Robin, you are right Russell did work in Purbeck for a while without a front truck. Nice idea about the double track but I do like changing direct. I'll have to figure out spring loaded points.
Brilliant video with superb close up shots. I love the sequences of firing up and running Russell (and I love Russell in the unpainted metal). I run a coal fired DJB Robert which I was lucky enough to pick up second hand: very free steamer, relatively easy to fire (although as all coal firing enthusiasts will recognise, even with 35 years or so experience, one doesn't have a successful fire up every time - a few moments' inattention and one can lose the fire!) and as powerful as hell.
I’m new to garden railway I’ve just turned 84 and my 5” sweet pea is getting too much work getting it in and out of my car. What is the gauge of your locomotive is it 2” ? It’s looks lighter enough to pick up without braking your back. Thanks
Hi Doug, yes this size steam railway is a great substitute for the bigger ride on gauges when they get too heavy. Mine is what's sometimes called SM32 or 32mm gauge track representing a 2 foot gauge railway or 1in 19 scale. The locos vary from 6lb to 10lb in weight so you can pick them up with one hand
Russell is coal fired, as I show in the video, which take some careful preparation to start. The others are fired by butane gas so are much easier to work with.
What a glorious miniature version of " RUSSELL " I never realised just how powerful " RUSSELL " is in real life !! My uncle was instrumental in rebuilding " RUSSELL " in the very early 80s i rode on the foot plate many times as a child @THEW.H.R wonderful times Did you make your " RUSSELL " ????? Very clever 💗
Hi Matthew, yes I made Russell there a series of videos on my channel show that: th-cam.com/video/iGZayudKhV4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=GandyDancerProductions
As a senior garden railway operator I have to say that an elevated line is the way to go. Well done.
For models of that weight, could sprung points be made to work. If so, that would allow the trains to take the trailing points without you needing to throw them.
The design of weighted lever by John Oliveira, described in "16mm Today" issue 25 (Sept 1993), works well if the point blades are very free-moving. Looks like Tenmille track and points on this line, and my suspicion is that careful work would be needed to get the point blades moving freely enough.
@@richardhuss Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like it would need to be quite a finely tuned mechanism, so could be rather unreliable outdoors.
@@beeble2003 I have eight on my garden line, which are pretty reliable all things considered. I tend the mechanisms once or twice a year, mainly just oiling and making sure there are no little bits of grit in the way - perhaps an hour or so annually.
The main thing is just constructing the point in such a way that the blades move very freely. Mine are pivoted with a rail joiner opened up to be a pretty loose fit.
Always good to see you upload new stuff. Beautifully edited and fun to watch!
great video as usual!!
love the camera work, especially close ups of valve gear on running loco 👍
what is (approximate) radius of your track, please?
Thank you!!
Wow 🤩 getting your trains running has got a whole new meaning here! Great video, beautiful train 😍
You could make those spring switches. It allows the loco and cars to split the switch without derailing and it goes back once the train has passed.
wonderful videos, very enjoyable commentary.
Brilliant and so well filmed.
Three superb engines you’ve built there. Lovely stuff.
Good to see you haven't lost your garden railway having moved across the water... or your storytelling!! Fun Watch as usual! (^=
Great video railway coming along very nicely. Lovely engines and rolling stock.
In a world gone mad, DELIGHTFUL!!
Each to their own, but I would’ve aimed for a level circuit. It’s much better for a nice relaxing run with a manual control loco.
Super cool, keep up the great work :)
Was only a matter of time before the garden was inhabited with a railway. 😊
God I’ve always wanted a little live steam garden railway so badly
Wonderful. Thank you. Your videos have inspired me to start on steam garden railway . Appreciate your sharing these.
where did you get the drawings for blanche from? thats a nice line. i wish i could have that.
I absolutely love it. Easpecaly the foresight of elevation like I've seen people do garden boxes that way anyone can participate including in a wheelchair or not. It's good to share the fun
Wow! All those good works on ur Russell is now paying off!
Congrats from the USA
Hey, what axle pumps and eccentrics do you use for Russel and Blanche? Struggling to find a source for sm32 sized ones
Radio control is the way to go. Have so many engines that way. Raised up is so much better for as you say and so easily to clean off from leaves. I started out with a simple circle years ago and has grown so much. You can see the layout on youtube kendra trains 74
I watch your footage from Stan's Last Day every single day of the week and always feel so envious of a man having that job in a paper mill back then.
I'm living in the past really but there again aren't we all. Great isn't it?
You are very clever man well done Best Wishes from AUSTRALIA
Well, when we have something that runs on the same gauge as our normal models, we of course can't resist getting it out for some fun. Even interesting for me as in 2018, I managed to acquired the exact same Hornby-Mecanno locomotive, albeit it's missing the knobs and didn't come with a key.
I apologize for such a stupid question, but do models of this scale require boiler certificates?
Perhaps the best 45mm gauge video I've seen! Very nice to also see you firing up the coal engine.
Its 32mm
Hello from India 🇮🇳.
Toys for seniors 🧓...Enjoy
I'm Glas to see your little engines again!
Good vid as always Jonathan, always enjoy seeing the DJB locos. Have a good Christmas.
Just recently constructed a raised garden railway using peco g scale single track laid on galv electrical tray ( no rust yet !) .
Brilliant, did you scratch build Russell?
Yes, I scratch built Russell. You can see some of the build here with the other engines I've done - th-cam.com/video/wySTYZUSK6I/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=GandyDancerProductions
@@GandyDancerProductions well, consider my cap duly doffed. Stunning realism.
That is really good! Best regards from down under.
Love the railway! I'm extreamly inturested in making my own steam engines and I was wondering if you had any beginner tips or designs. I have access to a wide selection of tools thanks to my mechanic dad. Only thing I dont have is a laythe. Anyway some tips or guidance would be helpful and much appriciated. Love the videos. Thanks!
Hi, if you look at earlier videos in my playlist there a lot of information about the locos and building them. Roundhouse Engineering has tons of information and you can buy part for locos from them especially as you don't have a lathe; www.roundhouse-eng.com/. There are other builders on youtube like Myfordboy: th-cam.com/video/SN8Y3_Pn_C4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=myfordboy has some good information.
Thanks very much! I will definitely check out those videos and the links provided!
Love the minutiae of coal firing.😊
That is awesome Jonathan!
Great inspiring video , Thank you
You need a remote control for those points.
Glad to see you back at it! Congrats!
I must come and have a run with the Fairlie
Wish I had something like that
Brilliant. How's the ride on stuff doing? Its nice to have your own railway to run on. I miss mine. I look forward to the next session!
Still very much enjoying the bigger stuff. Around the area there are a number of clubs to run on.
what a loverly track set up well done.
Nice background music.
I am building mine out of angle steel I have a metal fab shop I rolled the angle steel for the curves welded flat stock for the track to be bolted to. And the upright columns are 2 inch box steel set in concrete they are galvanized to prevent corrosion and every thing is well painted should last a wile .
Hi Jhon, sounds much more sophisticate than I could produce and last a lot longer. Have fun with it.
Good video......terrible excuse for music......loud and horrible
To each their own! He is good at lowering the levels when he wants to talk, which other YTers are horrible at.
Good morning! I would like to know, how can I acquire such a railroad? Manufacturer contact?
Your best bet to start is to join the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modeller. They have a wedsite and Facebook page. Also look back at my earlier videos.
Whow, nice live steam train. Greatings Frank
coal fired - wonderfull
Great to see another video from you!
Hello jon - greetings from Poland.
I'm hooked! Subscribed and raring to see more videos.
Great video. Lovely to see that all your trains run on time. Beautifully photographed with an excellent commentary too.
Very nice! How well do the electronics cope in the cab roof there?
The electronics survive amazingly well considering the heat. Had to change batteries after several years and one servo had to be changed on Russell.
I enjoyed that video. Do you still get to the club with the Simplex Joan?
I'm still a member at the WWSME but don't go as frequently as I used to.
Great work, so cool to see live steam :)
0 Gauge Narrow gauge? very nice. I like that two locos are not painted. I always think they look good like that. I believe "Russell" used to work on the Purbeck mineral lines in Dorset. (Close to where I live). I remember seeing a similar layout in Gauge 1 where instead of points, the builder had used parts of points to build a double line across the bridge. ie: 2 second rails close together with the main track across the bridge. only drawback with this was that you could not change the running direction at will. ie: clockwise or anti-clockwise around the curves but I thought was a very ingenious idea.
Hi Robin, you are right Russell did work in Purbeck for a while without a front truck. Nice idea about the double track but I do like changing direct. I'll have to figure out spring loaded points.
@@GandyDancerProductions hoping for a garret locomotive
The production quality of this video. Wow! And the opening soundtrack was unexpected. LOL
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Getting old is a bitch.
WELCOME BACK SIR!
You need some signal lights on those points.
You're lucky that derailment was a wind up machine and not a steam loco.
The steam engine don't go as fast or fling themselves about as much but I still have to be vigilant.
@@GandyDancerProductions yes be vigilant.
A steam Loco on its side could be very dangerous, even a small one.
But keep on steaming. Very good video!
Subscribed, lovely video well shot and presented.look forward to seeing more.
Magnificent work
You haven't considered going on strike yet then?
I have but the wife always manages to persuade me in the end to do the washing up.
O M G thats amazing
Nice run. Have you tried spring switches to eliminate the need to change the points on every reverse loop operation?
Is that gradient a nod to Astley Green ? Lovely layout and you can't beat live steam.
That was fun
nice work...
Is that Piko or LaGB track you use?
Hi Mark, it's Tenmille track similar to Peco's SM32.
Great video production and railway, love the steam
Crickey what a setup need sand on the upgrades....
Brilliant video with superb close up shots. I love the sequences of firing up and running Russell (and I love Russell in the unpainted metal). I run a coal fired DJB Robert which I was lucky enough to pick up second hand: very free steamer, relatively easy to fire (although as all coal firing enthusiasts will recognise, even with 35 years or so experience, one doesn't have a successful fire up every time - a few moments' inattention and one can lose the fire!) and as powerful as hell.
Very true, you can't let your guard down with these small engines but they are very satisfying when they run well.
I’m new to garden railway I’ve just turned 84 and my 5” sweet pea is getting too much work getting it in and out of my car. What is the gauge of your locomotive is it 2” ? It’s looks lighter enough to pick up without braking your back. Thanks
Hi Doug, yes this size steam railway is a great substitute for the bigger ride on gauges when they get too heavy. Mine is what's sometimes called SM32 or 32mm gauge track representing a 2 foot gauge railway or 1in 19 scale. The locos vary from 6lb to 10lb in weight so you can pick them up with one hand
Cool 😎
where did you get that coal fired Russel from
I built Russell myself. If you look up my channel there are videos covering this.
@@GandyDancerProductions thank you very much
are those trains the ones where you have to put all the stuff in to start it
Russell is coal fired, as I show in the video, which take some careful preparation to start. The others are fired by butane gas so are much easier to work with.
@@GandyDancerProductions Ok thank you!
Awsome trains! I would love to someday own one myself!
Really great video chap…
Where did you get all these steam locomotives?
Proper nice video that great camera work etc etc
I like your 590 steam locomotive l
Fantastric running...
the vibes here are immaculate
Is that gauge 0 or 1?
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Outstanding Work.
Looks great!
Fantastic 👍🏻
This is such a charming little railway you've got here. Simply lovely!
Very cool.🚂🚃🚃🚃
What a glorious miniature version of " RUSSELL " I never realised just how powerful " RUSSELL " is in real life !!
My uncle was instrumental in rebuilding " RUSSELL " in the very early 80s i rode on the foot plate many times as a child @THEW.H.R wonderful times
Did you make your " RUSSELL " ?????
Very clever 💗
Hi Matthew, yes I made Russell there a series of videos on my channel show that: th-cam.com/video/iGZayudKhV4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=GandyDancerProductions