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Garden Railway Open Day up at the Windy Ridge Railroad in July 2008

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In July 2008, the Windy Ridge Railroad opened up her doors, or should I say rails to the North West Area Group of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers, plus a few other invited friends. Both electric and live steam was run on the day on the 45mm line, and a great day was had by all. There was also a few treats that you dont get at every garden steam up...!

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  • what happens when it rains do you have to pack up all the track

  • No. The rails stay out all year long. The controller for the electric locos is brought out and connected when wanted. Obviously, for the steam locomotives this isnt a problem!

  • but do you have to sand the track an stuff so it doesn't rust??

  • The rails on this line are made from brass, and dont rust. The track (32mm) in some of my other vids is Nickel Silver and also doesnt really rust. Depending on how much the railway is used the rlines do need cleaning occasionally. Especially if Live Steamers have been running! They tend to leave a lot of oily gunge on the rails. This can cause probs for the electrics on railways that use electric. On the non-electric railways, it causes slipping!

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  • Bungle is indeed a man out standing in his field.

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  • I'm told by local (Vancouver) garden railway club members that everyone they know uses battery packs and radio control these days to avoid electrical pickup problems - and to control steam throttles. Is this something that is not popular in the UK?

  • Really LIVE steam at 1:20. AMAZING !

  • what gauge of track are these locos running on

  • Hi.

    Who are the coaches made by at 2:06?

  • THAT WAS AWSOME!!!!!!!!

  • The train in the background at 1:20. Is it the real life size thing?

  • What an amazing set up! And watching the steamers running makes it even better!!!

  • ok thanks for replying

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