Author Archives: Andy

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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Botchan Ressha – Japanese steam-outline tram

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Andy

A very interesting collection of ideas: a steam-outline tram running on Diesel. I’m particularly intrigued by the way they turn the engine (2m55s). Never seen that before. (I found another video showing the turntable again: see here)

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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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Industrial Archaeology

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Andy

Archeologists have discovered a waggonway which dates back to 1780 underneath the demolished offices of a shipyard on the river Tyne. In the summer of 2013, thirty metres of waggonway were unearthed some of which was having to be kept … Continue reading →

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Vi tip of the day

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Andy

When I need to discuss some code with a colleague over a video call, it’s usually necessary to increase the font-size. Rather than hunting down the menu items, you can type one of these: :set guifont=* # (gvim) launches the … Continue reading →

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Brambleton 1st June 2013

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Andy

Live steam (16mm/ft) on one of the most extensive garden railway layouts in the South of England

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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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New year train videos

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Andy

Here are a couple of videos of the brand new “L&B” loco, named Lyd, now coal fired, on trial at Boston Lodge and Minffordd on the Ffestiniog railway. and in other news, this time-lapse video shows the replacement of an … Continue reading →

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