Category Archives: Garden Railways

Steam, at last

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Andy

I finally got a steam train running in my garden. My wife took these photos A short while later, my wonderful wife used this photo (below) for my birthday card.

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10 years of ballasting experience

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Andy

by Andy on behalf of SteamOil Today, we have a Special Guest appearance by “SteamOil”, owner of the Tryfon Vale Light Railway. He shares his experiences of how different ways of ballasting have fared over the life of his garden … Continue reading →

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Progress on my railway — 4th May 2015

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Andy

At long last, I’ve got to the stage where I can lay some track. This spring, I’ve tidied up the corner of the garden, built up the rockery on the corner, and fixed boards to the bricks and blocks that … Continue reading →

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Inspiration from the Vale of Evermore

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Andy

My intention is to create a pretty garden with a railway in it, one where you see the garden first, and then see a train moving through it. One of the main sources of inspiration has been the “Vale of … Continue reading →

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Lego Steam Trains

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Andy

A Garden railway doesn’t necessarily have to be serious! Here are some amazingly detailed model trains made of Lego, running around a garden.

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Progress on the other railway

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Justin

In April, Andy blogged about the progress of his railway. Now it’s time for mine. The path is done, complete with the square stepping stones. The concrete blocks that mark the edge of the path and the edge of the … Continue reading →

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Progress on my railway — April 9th 2014

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Andy

Work has started! The weather has been nice recently, and I’ve been able to get out and make some progress at long last. In this photo you can see the beginning of the curve in the corner of the garden. … Continue reading →

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A new garden railway – May 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Justin

After a year rebuilding the house, and with the weather slowly trying to pretend that it’s summer, we have ventured out into the mud-heap that was once our garden to try and work out what’s going where. This is the … Continue reading →

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Indoor garden railway meet

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Andy

I went along to a winter meeting of the West Hertfordshire group. It’s a bit of an oxymoron to call it an indoor meeting of a garden railway group, but that’s what it is. I can imagine the headlines already: … Continue reading →

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Point levers and track parts

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Andy

Cliff Barker provides useful bits for trackmaking in various gauges, including Gauge 1 trackmaking. Some of the components, e.g. the point levers, may be useful for other gauges. (3 Feb 2019: Updated Link as www.cliffbarker.talktalk.net has gone offline)

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