Garden trains

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

Fourteen ways to store engines or rolling stock on your railway

The term G-scale is something of a misnomer, since its proportions can vary from 1:30.3 to 1:32, depending on country and manufacturer. The following track plans can stimulate your own garden railroad.

For next month's issue of Rural Missouri I did a story on Mark Hann of O'Fallon, who has taken his hobby of model railroading outside to the...

The most solid, and one of the easiest methods of permanent garden railway construction.

Introduction to several methods of Garden Railway construction.

The layout consists of 389 feet of track and 259 trestles and encompasses three independent operating loops. A freight or passenger train runs on the lower outer loop while a train hauling cars filled with clay for the brick factory operates on the lower inner loop. The upper loop simultaneously carries a logging train taking logs to the lumber mill.

Gardening and model trains are hobbies that suit each other well, as both require patience and creativity. So it’s no surprise that garden railroads are popping up in front and backyards here.

Mark Hann of O'Fallon, Missouri who is a Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, does garden railroading in his backyard.