Showing posts with label garden railway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden railway. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Playing trains in church

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  As part of the Bournville Heritage Weekend, Andy Christie had organised a live steam railway in the St Francis of Assisi church, and asked...
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Friday, September 18, 2026

The golden fishplate

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  With Andy and Louise's BBC Gardener's World Live layout in the current issue of Garden Rai l , I should show you this souvenir of ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Llanfair haul

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A small pile from the show this year. Most of it comes from the Fairbourne Railway , who were selling Christmas and gift tags that will be p...
Monday, September 14, 2026

Llanfair 2026

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Wales is lovely, but it's a long way away, and the roads are wiggly. The trip was worth it though, as Llanfair show continues to improve...
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Friday, August 21, 2026

Kenversions coach kit

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You know I love a weird, vintage kit. Well, under the table in the The Tram Junction, Laxey, Isle of Man, I found a couple of envelopes, cla...
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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Buffer dilema

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  As supplied, the kit comes with a split pin, a bit of wire and a plastic hook. This will produce a realistic Ffestiniog coupling, but one ...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Upper body building

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  The slate wagon body is simple, and ingenious. First, the sides are dropped into holes in the floor. These needed to be drilled out, altho...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Slotting the wheels in

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I like being able to slot parts of a kit together without glue. In this case, the glass-filled nylon solebars and axleboxes can be slid into...
Monday, August 17, 2026

Binnie slate wagon

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  Here it is. The kit that launched the Binnie empire . Moulded in ABS, and glass-filled nylon, a kit for the Ffestiniog 2-ton slate wagon. ...
Sunday, August 09, 2026

A chuffing good time with the Merlin

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You may remember that at the BBC Gardeners' World show, I had an issue with my Merlin Mayflower . A cab full of flame made the RC wiring...
Saturday, August 08, 2026

Saturday Film Club: Bekonscot Model Village, a ride around the full route

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I'm not sure why I haven't seen a locomotive point of view trip around Bekonscot's extensive Gauge 1 railway system before, but...
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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Steam on the Arrow Valley

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  One of the fun things with the garden railway scene, is being invited to run on other people's lines. I recently had the opportunity t...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

Melted Merlin

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  There was a casualty of Gardeners' World - My Merlin Mayflower.    Normally, a very reliable locomotive, I fired it up to put on a sho...
Monday, July 06, 2026

Wild flower turf

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The area of the Gardeners' World railway that fascinated me more than anything is the planting seen in the photo above.  It's all cr...
Sunday, July 05, 2026

BBC Gardeners' World 2026

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Well, this is a bit different. When Andy Christie first mentioned that he was putting on a display featuring garden railways at the massive ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

One coupling chain to rule them all

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  LGB couplings, Accucraft choppers, both incompatible with each other. The solution? A length of bath plug chain.  Small scalers won't ...
Monday, June 29, 2026

An unexpected steam locomotive

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  It must be the tweed jacket. And Garden Rail Editor badge. It fools people into thinking I know something about steam trains.  This is pro...
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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Bournville open garden 2026

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After the loco maintenance, it was time to give them a proper test on Andy and Louise Christie's Olive Branch Tramway. This extensive li...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Test running the steam locos

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    Did all the servicing make a difference? There was only one way to find out. A dryish Thursday evening saw me at the L&WMRS outdoor ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Loco servicing

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With a bit of public operation in the offing, it was time to catch up on some loco maintenance with the live steam fleet.  First, replace th...