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

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Alan Brackenborough’s Railway in a Garden • Tony Wright, best known as an exceptional OO gauge modeller, visits a friend’s O gauge outdoor layout.

Building a live steam locomotive – Part 4 • Finally, the Garden Rail Peckett takes to the rails, but there’s a little more to learn along the way.

Building a bogie coach • The Editor tackles the new Plateway Models single compartment balcony coach.

Creating a Crossley • After a false start, Andrew Armstrong built a locomotive based on a sugar cane railway engine.

DIARY DATES

Backtracking • Mark Thatcher reflects on his quarter century as a Garden Rail Columnist.

Editor’s picks • Every month, Mark sends in another fantastic build, here are a three of the Editor’s favourites.

Project Parker • Dave Skertchly was surprised, and delighted, to receive an effigy of Phil the Editor in his mail, and it set him on a trail of discovery.

Signals for the Waldheim Garden Railway • Jim Trotman saves money by scratch-building.

Lever frame controlled points • Barry Purchase describes a very practical way to remotely operate points and signals.

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Seen at the show • Quite a selection of shows this month with events from around the country. Don’t forget, if you are putting on a show, no matter how small, with large scale railway content, send the details in for our diary dates. The more people you tell, the more people will come!