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Fishplate

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just joined this site as I am building a LGB garden railway for my grandchildren. Just about to start laying track so keen to pick up any tips!
 
Welcome to the Forum, 'Fishplate',
Tips :
1.Keep it flat.
2 Keep it level (crosswise).
3.Do something simple to start-with. - Especially if young people are involved, a roundy-roundy is a good idea, as they won't run out of track, if distracted..

Some 'cheaper' (yes, I know) items are a good idea..

Enjoy!

PhilP
 
Welcome from a fellow albeit temporary York resident back in 1972 only. Good advice offered here before my 2 pennyworth. Look below and you can see a couple of links to my line.
 
Hello and Welcome, I built mine for the Grandchildren :think: :think: no wait I didn't have any Grandchildren when I started , but I had the forethought that one day I would have some :rofl::rofl:
 
PhilP said:
Welcome to the Forum, 'Fishplate',
Tips :
1.Keep it flat.
2 Keep it level (crosswise).
3.Do something simple to start-with. - Especially if young people are involved, a roundy-roundy is a good idea, as they won't run out of track, if distracted..

Some 'cheaper' (yes, I know) items are a good idea..

Enjoy!

PhilP
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Thanks - simple and round I can do....the topography of the garden makes level difficult! But fairly benign gradients so should be ok.
 
Welcome to the Forum Mr Fishplate....
 
Welcome indeed from the Wistow Vale Rlwy - (I'm in Wistow, just a few miles south of York) I too built mine for the grandchildren, honest!
 
Wistow vale rlwy said:
Welcome indeed from the Wistow Vale Rlwy - (I'm in Wistow, just a few miles south of York) I too built mine for the grandchildren, honest!
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At Wista, lived at Thorpe Willoughby from 1972-8 and yes I had a garden railway there as well.
 
Hi and welcome, and I have photos (on the forum) of my grandkids playing with my railway.
 
playmofire said:
I didn't know Witow was near York. It doesn't sound as if it's near York
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Selby is 12 miles from York, well Thorpe was anyway and Wistow was in the Selby, Cawood (closer to YORK) and Wistow Light Railway. When I moved to Thorpe in 1972 the old Station and yard at Cawood was still intact the building being a rather nice residence. Got put up for sale but sadly out of my reach, bought by a builder and the building demolished along with all the other Railway buildings that were still present and turned into an insignificant housing estate sadly.
 
dunnyrail said:
Selby is 12 miles from York, well Thorpe was anyway and Wistow was in the Selby, Cawood (closer to YORK) and Wistow Light Railway. When I moved to Thorpe in 1972 the old Station and yard at Cawood was still intact the building being a rather nice residence. Got put up for sale but sadly out of my reach, bought by a builder and the building demolished along with all the other Railway buildings that were still present and turned into an insignificant housing estate sadly.
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After posting my original pot, there suddenly flashed through my mind, "Ah, of course, Wistow mine!".
 
Fishplate said:
Thanks - simple and round I can do....the topography of the garden makes level difficult! But fairly benign gradients so should be ok.
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You can try to keep it as level as possible by averaging things out - slight cuttings and gentle embankments, just like the 1:1 railways ;);)

The civil engineering maxim for roads is 'cut equals fill'. Now, while this is desirable from a cost point of view, it also helps to reduce the gradients. Have a look at the proposed line and see what can be achieved, it'll be worth it in the long run, and sit more naturally in the gardenscape :)
 
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