Archive videos of garden railways

[ge_rik]

With thanks to fellow modellers on the Garden Rail forum, I thought you might be interested in links to archive garden railway videos they've posted there recently (apologies for cross-posting for those on both fora)

A complex gauge 1 (?) railway with clockwork and live steam (1931):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0-WvK72Ckw

Another garden tramway (1948):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bu5TsPtg7U

And this is technically a garden railway too (10 1/4" gauge 1936):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOwo_ZKsPpk

An impressive (I think 2 1/2" gauge) railway at a dutch model village (1955):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOEKhQQ2dY

Beakonscot model village in 1932 with good footage of the (gauge 1?) model railway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY0HQdJ7MlM

An 0 gauge clockwork line (1933):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbq00PuQ92c

5" gauge (or possibly 7 1/4") in 1941:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCdmKlNcQcI

South African 0 gauge, with live steam, in 1938:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgWEjC2nDxU

A model shay used for film making (looks to be about 3 1/2" gauge):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZfDPTawdR8

3 1/2" gauge garden tramway (1965):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0ge24mj9I

Rik

 

[Madman]

Interesting ! Thanks for sharing. Every once in awhile, it's good to see where we've come from, in our hobby.

 

[beavercreek]

Lovely collection of vids.
The clockwork layouts are absolutely stunning. Great attire worn by the owner!
How long a run would a clockwork spring allow? (Obviously enough for at least one circuit of the garden)

 

[Nodrog1826]

Model trams from 1951

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GGLQF-ihY

and 1958.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEcEhjNCLs4