One of the joys of garden railways is that they develop over time, so we revisit The Peckforton Light Railway,
built by regular Garden Rail contributor Rik Bennett. The last few
years have seen station areas and yards expand to handle the extra
sources of goods traffic that have grown up. Rik has grounded his model
in a convincing history based on prototype information giving the line
all the atmosphere of a real railway.
All
railways need locomotives and we take a look at a couple of important
new releases. For live steam enthusiasts, Bowande's Talyllyn is put
through its paces by David Pinniger while for the younger enthusiast, ,
Ben Bukki looks at Hornby's move into the larger scales with their
controversial Harry Potter train set. Gauge One isn't forgotten either,
with a scratchbuilt NER Petrol railcar that would be perfect for the
shorter line.
All
these engines need to be stored somewhere, Mark Thatcher builds Bole
Lasercraft's latest engine shed. They will need somewhere to run so we
look at creating a child-proof level crossing as well as review of
different types of rail clamps.
Finally,
we bring some science to testing locomotive haulage capabilities by
building a working dynamometer car. Along the way, our professor learns
just what it is that makes moving different trains difficult.
All this and more, in the September issue of Garden Rail
The G1 NER Electric Autocar model in this issue looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteOK - I might be slightly biased, since I happen to like railcars and multiple units - but I could imagine models of similar prototypes fitting in well on a lot of garden lines.
I agree. I'm a big fan of single-car railbuses. They are so useful on any model railway - an instant train so you can see something moving.
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