How I built the Peckforton Garden Railway

[TheCoastermann]

those wooden carriges, ive looked all over for them, i cant find them

where did you buy yours?

[rikbennett9]

@TheCoastermann

Unfortunately, the supplier is now no longer trading - but you can get ones which are just as good, if not better, from Brandbright. I can't paste the whole URL here - you need to type the usual dubya x 3 then dot and then brandbright.co.uk/bb_coaches.h­­tm

[rikbennett9]

@TheCoastermann

Another source of supply is - ipengineering.co.uk - again with the dubya x 3 before

Rik

[TheCoastermann]

where did you purchese the track and trains?

[rikbennett9]

@TheCoastermann

Mostly through eBay (search for G gauge) - if you are in the UK a good place to start is by visiting Garden Railway Specialists in Princes Risborough

[JesusBlack14]

The railroad looks great :) In the club we bonded the rails too :) I have 1 video of the club you can see it :) Kind regards :)

[TheCoastermann]

im trying to build something simular

my problem is at the begining you said

some trees were felled

[rikbennett9]

@TheCoastermann

It's not necessary to cut down trees to construct a garden railway. I decided to remove three trees because they had become too tall for the garden. I would have removed them even if I had not built the railway.

[rikbennett9]

@Sheldrake9

Thanks. But I warn you, garden railways carry a health warning - they are addictive!

Rik

[DaltonTk423]

I was going to make a garden railway , but I was going to make it o gauge and use fast track . Do you think it would work ?

[rikbennett9]

@DaltonTk423

I'm not too familiar with Lionel but I think FasTrack is made of steel which would make it unsuitable for use in the garden - it will rust. You need to use stainless steel, nickel silver or brass. It is more expensive, but will last a lot longer. There are plenty of really good 0 gauge garden railways, so scale is not a problem.

[TheRedDal3k]

I must say, I did enjoy watching this, and seeing things progress! Thanks for sharing

[rikbennett9]

@TheRedDal3k

Thanks. I've certainly enjoyed (and still enjoying) building and running the railway. I'm not sure it will ever be finished - but then that's part of the joy. There's a lot more information and more progress reports on my blog (see notes accompanying the video - the system doesn't allow web addresses to be posted here).

[christiansenfamily]

I Think You Gave Me A Good Idea About The RailRoad When I Build A Test RailRoad, Thank You.

[rikbennett9]

@christiansenfamily

Thanks. I hope you find some of the information here useful. My aim in sharing information on the web is to help those who are starting out to see what I've done. I am certainly not an expert, but I know when I first started I spent a lot of time looking at what others had done. The best way I think is to steal a few ideas from as many people as possible and then make your railroad your own. Good luck with your railroad. Maybe you could share your experiences too.

[cbower2]

very nice! I love to see the progression of things.

[rikbennett9]

@cbower2

Thanks. I've tried to give a flavour of what I've done up to now.

If you want more detail about how the railway has developed you might find my blog interesting

[loju1951]

You did a very goog job

[rikbennett9]

@loju1951

Thanks - it's not perfect but it gives me a lot of pleasure. I've found that building a garden railway has many added advantages - not only do I get to create my own railway system, I get to do real civil engineering, I get plenty of fresh air and exercise and, as I get older, I can see without glasses what I have created.

[KinletHallsthebest]

Amazing 5*

[rikbennett9]

@KinletHallsthebest

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it

Rik

[7cjunior]

BEALTIFULLLLLL

[rikbennett9]

@7cjunior

Thanks. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I hope you found it useful.

[thompo999]

brilliant!

[rikbennett9]

@thompo999

Thanks. I hope some of the ideas here are oseful to you.