Garden Rail

The UK’s only magazine that’s 100% dedicated to outdoor railway modelling. Expect to see stunning garden railways from the UK and abroad, expert advice to help you create one of your own, show reports plus product news and reviews.

Garden Rail

VIEW FROM THE END OF THE PLATFORM • YOUNG BLOOD

Grandpa William’s Railway • Model railways are a big part of Victoria Demery’s family, with four generations of building, and now opening them to the public.

Building ‘Rose’ • Ian Maunders assembles the Boot Lane kit.

Using A cheap laser engraver to make nameplates • Mike Wakefield has an ingenious solution for a common problem.

Skip wagons • Narrow gauge lines need a lot of skips, so the Editor builds the most popular kit for these wagons.

DIARY DATES

LNWR 2000 Gallon Water Tank and Water Column • Mark Thatcher presents two more free-to-download and print 3D models designed by John Candy.

The Toy train that changed the World • Chris New looks back at one of the most important models in our scale.

‘Mudlark’ • David Pinniger shows us an early visitor to the Ambledown Valley Railway.

Postcards from the Isle of Westland • We return to The Isle of Westland Railway, built by Andy Coward and featured in our January 2021 issue, for a quick look around.

Gee up Neddy • For the first 30 years of our favourite railways, they were operated by horse power. Dave Skertchly delves a little deeper into this early technology.

MAILBOX LETTERS

From the Works • Trade information on new products for the garden railway modeller. If you are a trader with any new product, contact phil.parker@warnersgroup.co.uk. Please mention Garden Rail when contacting suppliers.

Seen on the Gauge 1 tracks • G1MRA members have been out and about to both Bakewell for Gauge 1 North and Kidderminster for the 40th anniversary of the Severn Valley Railway station.

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