Tag Archives: 16mm

Mixing hobbies – Lego train on 16mm Garden Railway (part 2)

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Justin

In my last post, I berated the fact that a inside-frame chassis on 16mm track wasn’t possible in Lego. The gauntlet was picked up by my friends in the adult Lego fan community, and a potential solution looks like this: … Continue reading →

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Mixing hobbies – Lego train on 16mm Garden Railway

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Justin

We have had Lego trains running on our garden railways before, using a chassis made of wood and metal, and bodywork made out of the famous bricks. Around Christmas 2018, someone asked in the forums of the 16mm association if it … Continue reading →

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A visitor to my line

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Andy

My brother came to visit. He brought a loco, and thus it became the first visiting loco on my line This is a Regner Konrad, kit-built loco. It’s a geared, oscillating-cylinder loco. The revering lever is on top of the … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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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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