The Tumathorp railroad

Graffen

Graffen

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Hi all!
I've been building a small garden railroad in G scale for over a year now.
Today I was finally able to test a locomotive on the track.
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It will be about 3.5 x 7 meters in a U-shape.
 

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Welcome to the forum.

You are a brave man having your track close to the pond? Maybe you should install a retaining fence in case of any derailment.

But nicely done....
 
Gizzy said:
Welcome to the forum.

You are a brave man having your track close to the pond? Maybe you should install a retaining fence in case of any derailment.

But nicely done....
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Maybe a low edge to keep the wheels in place.
The funny thing is that I usually build in HOn3, and even with the light weight of those, I've had almost no derailments.
The bridge will get real fences though.
 
Welcome to the forum Griffin, it truly is a multinational gang now!
The railway is looking good, but as Gizzy says, a fence may be the next step!
 
Welcome Graffen. Very nice setting for your railway. You say you have gone for a U shape layout. In general it's good to have a loop/circuit or reverse loops if you can so you can sit and watch trains.
 
idlemarvel said:
Welcome Graffen. Very nice setting for your railway. You say you have gone for a U shape layout. In general it's good to have a loop/circuit or reverse loops if you can so you can sit and watch trains.
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Ah, the layout is U-shaped, but the track is a single track dog bone shaped like a U.
I will have two sidings also.
 
The track on the far side of the pond will get a 6' long Warren truss bridge, and the nearest track will get a low edge plus a check rail to avoid derailments, just like the real railroads do.
My cars are also very heavy as I've used the AMRA weight guide for them.
It works as I have no inclines.
I wonder how many that has tall trestles that has derailments? It would be good to know how to avoid that as well, as I'm going to have a 2' high curved trestle on the other side.
 
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A long time ago, I modeled in 1:32 scale (Aster live steam), and those were much more prone to derail. The small flanges and stiff frames were mostly to blame I think...
The only car I have right now that is rather sensitive is the 4 wheel caboose.
The two truck caboose is rock solid in comparison.
A question though?
How sensitive is old analogue LGB locomotives regarding water?
 
Welcome to the Forum! - An impressive start..

Best to avoid any stock going into the pond. :eek::nod: - There could be enough stored energy to cause damage to any electronics, and it takes a-g-e-s for a loco to dry-out completely..

Enjoy!
PhilP.
 
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