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The draining of the turntable I'd planned for, but steel in my slab, no. I've a path and two sheds that's haven't had any trouble, but I know what you mean with clay!

I'm very clay, so the other part is pretty much as you described. Going a little more solid this time as I need to mount the turntable into something.

Fixed the pictures!!! - Not sure what happened there.. Just been reading hundreds of other threads on people building railways, lots of ideas! As I'm staying at ground level I'm thinking I'll create a concrete base for the station, strong enough to hold the track, but easy enough to break up should ...

I thought it would a nice idea to share my plans and build for my railway extension next year. There are some amazing gardens and layouts on here, I'm no gardener and this is more of a fun project for me and the kids, so don't expect miracles. It's much easier to get permission from the management t...

Pretty much.. As that's going to be nearly double the cost..

Maybe something for 2021

I'm going to be seriously looking in the direction of a Millie or Bertie next year. If I can get a second hand one with radio control even better, but I'm pretty sure I could figure that out myself!

I need to lay more track first..

Oh, that's nice...

I've seen a lot of nice Berties on the forum, I'm slightly surprised they work that way and ultimately I think I'm going to be disappointed. I need to save.

I like the idea of building one, but with all my other commitments I don't think its a reality.

Hi everyone.. Long time lurker here :) I've got a small loop and station that's keeping myself and the kids happy, with an electric Quary Hunslet. I'd like to start a journey with some live steam. The loop is pretty much flat, so thinking I could start manual with an idea to add remote control later...