From Loft to garden. Jules's railways (still pics) Updated with annotations November 2009

[ididi9]

It would of been great If you ran a mainline through your house from the attic to the garden :D, Lol

[Xantec]

idea for you.....

take some rail, strip it down so you have the individual rail without sleepers, and glue that rail to the sleepers outside of the running rail but on the inboard side, so as you look at it is

platform....running rail, running rail, third rail

....third rail, running rail, running rail, platform.

the idea being to emulate southern rail electrification

[metadyneman]

@Xantec Thanks for your suggestion. I have used this method in the past and it worked well. I also started laying 3rd rail on the layout in the summer using the Peco individulay insulators & code 60 rail. This did not fare too well outdoors though, especially when cleaning the running rails which require a really good rub with a peco track rubber. I can't use a relco on the layout as my layout is all DCC now.

[simjammor123456]

Ok thanks

[simjammor123456]

What happens when it rains?

[metadyneman]

@simjammor123456 take a look at some of my other videos for an answer to that

[andy123412345]

i love every video you have done 5 stars

[islandtraction]

I love your videos, and just had to take a look at this one concerning your move into the garden.

Does outdoor running cause any detrimental effect on the locos longer term, such as replacement parts needed, more servicing etc?

It's great to see trains running at mainline speeds, which would be unrealistic and mostly unachievable on indoor layouts.

Keep up the good work, your vids are much appreciated.

Did I notice a Bristol VR badge in the shed window on one of your vids? Good bus!

[metadyneman]

The Bristol VR plate was purchased in the very early 1980s by me at Southdown Portslade Garage open day. Sadly both the Bristol VR and the garage no longer exist in Brighton!

[DKane95]

when running a garden layout, is it ok to run locomotives when the track is wet?

[metadyneman]

Yes

[movieman162]

Someone who lives near me has a layout which starts in his loft, spirals one of the corners of the house to ground level (a near 3 minute long decent) out into the garden and into the shed!

Cant renember who or where it was but it was bloody amazing.

Great layout 5*

[tahthing]

where did you get the modern transit trains?

[metadyneman]

Do you mean the London Underground trains?

[tahthing]

yer

[metadyneman]

They are kit built from Brass and whitemetal.

[jackboy1993]

you need a snow plough lol. great vid. loved both layouts. *****

[metadyneman]

Well,snow is not that common on the south coast but I do have a set of mini ploughs for a 37!

[chrisrussell1]

nice pictures thanks mate

[jasonhtaylor]

Cool stuff. I have some neat stills to show too. How do i get stills set to music to post to youtube?

again, good stuff. very life-like. thanks for sharing.

[metadyneman]

I use microsoft movie maker.. you can set the still picture to last as long as you want on the screen with this and add music to the movie too.

[Tuxedo748]

but wouldn't that interfere with the electricity and make a malfunction?

[metadyneman]

No it has never interfered with running and it has never caused any malfunction.

[Tuxedo748]

if there was snow and it melted into water what would you do?

[metadyneman]

It has snowed on the layout several times in it's life. The snow just melts away the track remains wet for a while but dries out after a time. I can run trains on wet rails quite easily.

[Tuxedo748]

how would you operate the line on a wet day?

[metadyneman]

The short answer is I don't. If it rains constantly then train running is suspended. If it is a showery day then i can operate when it isn't actually raining

[ReisendeEuropa]

2:00 is nice.. at a glance it looks like a station in a big city :D

[andrewbarrett42]

This is superb but what about the rain?

[swt458]

my favourite is the shot of the 1959 stock with a CIG and 159 in the background, then the cig shot is very good,VERY nice ones in the woods!! Classic voyager lol! Welldone, nice layout.

[Forevagrey]

like the barnstaple i have a original hornby one!

[metadyneman]

Thanks... this was a Wrenn one which I added etched brass nameplates to. It is no longer in my collection however, I sold it about 2 years ago.

[ICE43050]

Very nice Jules, esp like the Voyager with the leaves on the line!

HJ

[metadyneman]

Thank you.. I think I had a lazy day that day.. i normally sweep the line of leaves before a running session!