Garden Railway Forum

After completing my current, temporary garden line I had two lengths of Peco SM32 track left over out of 1 box. Scaling that up, I reckon that is equivalent to the distance from No. 13 points at Pendre (for the west carriage shed) up to Pendre level crossing gates. Or, a little shorter than Abergyno...

What was the longest Narrow Guage Line in Britain- (Excluding sidings) and how long was it?? I am interested for a reason I shall disclose soon. The key to answering this question is to know what you mean by "Britain". Do you mean Great Britain, or the British Isles, or something else? If...

mhlr wrote:LOL Oh my lord, ANOTHER LAND ROVER person on this forum!!!

I can see the (Solihull) factory from where I'm sitting at the computer. We live about 70 yards from the boundary fence (but will hopefully be moving about half a mile further away soon).

Richard

Hancockshire wrote:I never knew that tin rusts. I thought it was only Iron that rusted. Oh well, learn something new every day

Key to understanding the word "tinplate" is the "plate" bit... a thin coating/plating of tin on top of iron or steel.

Or get yourself a blog over at www.wordpress.com or equivalent?

Richard

I have acquired a Hornby 4-4-0 clockwork loco, its in bits , no leavers,no fittings etc...but it works Suggestions please as what to build it into (no Edrig,Ragwhots it names...) but something unusual Something unusual, eh? The wheelbase is, sadly, all wrong for turning it round and turning it into...

What did you do Pete on that simplex you made for the STT? Same as 'hussra' suggested, 2 of them back to back, with a cap stuck on top made from disks of plastikard or whatever. Ooh, the Saltford kit was more luxurious than that - there was a little whitemetal casting for the radiator cap! (If I re...

Hancockshire wrote:I don't know where to get a radiator grille.

http://www.cambrianmodels.co.uk/16intro.html - item number NA16? That's what I used on my bow-framed 20hp one (Saltford Models "kit").

Richard

Could be an interesting project for someone; may try it myself once the next loco has been bought. (Still saving for that one - need to prioritise.)

Richard

made-in-england wrote:I like the look of that power bogie!

Motor bogie + 2x Atlantic observation coach = DMU?

Or perhaps Ivan is working on that already.

Richard

There seem to be a few significant differences between Dave Watkins' "Wild Rose" and the "Wild Rose Too" design based on it that was serialised in SMT some years ago. Keith used a larger boiler than Dave, and seems to have found it necessary to include some large slots in the top...

Im staying in Tywyn for a few days in September. Do you know when its open for me to use? From the Llechfan Garden Railway web site (which I happen to run): Subject to the weather and individual availability, there is usually someone in Llechfan Garden most Sundays through the year, and Thursday ev...