Hello from York

[Fishplate]

Hi folks

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!

 

[David1226]

Hi folks

I am building a LGB garden railway for my grandchildren.

Yeah, yeah, we've all heard that one before, pull the other one.

David

 

[Hal Farsed]

Yeah, yeah, we've all heard that one before, pull the other one.

David

Thats a bit rude. They may be telling the truth

 

[PhilP]

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

 

[playmofire]

Welcome from Scarborough. You've started a never ending task!

 

[dunnyrail]

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.

 

[LGB-Sid]

Hello and Welcome, I built mine for the Grandchildren no wait I didn't have any Grandchildren when I started , but I had the forethought that one day I would have some

 

[Paul M]

Welcome to the forum, Most questions will be answered, just look out for the jokes!

 

[Fishplate]

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

Thanks - simple and round I can do....the topography of the garden makes level difficult! But fairly benign gradients so should be ok.

 

[Gizzy]

Welcome to the Forum Mr Fishplate....

 

[Wistow vale rlwy]

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!

 

[casey jones snr]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

 

[dunnyrail]

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!

At Wista, lived at Thorpe Willoughby from 1972-8 and yes I had a garden railway there as well.

 

[playmofire]

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!

I didn't know Witow was near York. It doesn't sound as if it's near York

 

[playmofire]

At Wista, lived at Thorpe Willoughby from 1972-8 and yes I had a garden railway there as well.

My father lived at Thorpe Willoughby from 1970 until he died in 2001.

 

[JimmyB]

Hi and welcome, and I have photos (on the forum) of my grandkids playing with my railway.

 

[dunnyrail]

I didn't know Witow was near York. It doesn't sound as if it's near York

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.

 

[playmofire]

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.

After posting my original pot, there suddenly flashed through my mind, "Ah, of course, Wistow mine!".

 

[Rhinochugger]

Thanks - simple and round I can do....the topography of the garden makes level difficult! But fairly benign gradients so should be ok.

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

 

[Wistow vale rlwy]

I didn't know Witow was near York. It doesn't sound as if it's near York

Wistow - 2 miles north of Selby.