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Title: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: daffy on April 30, 2020, 01:55:06 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-52487203/eastbourne-man-builds-railway-in-his-garden (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-52487203/eastbourne-man-builds-railway-in-his-garden)

Great fun. :thumbsup:


- and a few other short video clips to look at too to while away the lockdown.
Title: Re: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: Bob G on April 30, 2020, 02:21:07 PM
Its a shame his wife thinks he's sad. That's a nice little railway line.
I had a friend whose back garden backed onto Horsham station, and he was seriously considering buying a class 33 when they were first coming up for retirement in the 1990s and installing it at 90 degrees to the main line on a short (60') length of track!
Title: Re: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: guest311 on April 30, 2020, 02:55:37 PM
think if I suggested that, I'd be living in the shed  :-[

mind you, EC has lots of room at his farm  >:D
Title: Re: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: themadhippy on April 30, 2020, 03:05:26 PM
What an idiot,any sane person would have a motor rigged up to do the winding.
Title: Re: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: zwilnik on April 30, 2020, 03:07:03 PM
Quote from: themadhippy on April 30, 2020, 03:05:26 PM
What an idiot,any sane person would have a motor rigged up to do the winding.
or motorised the trolley with the 12v battery he's already got in it :)
Title: Re: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: Delboy on April 30, 2020, 03:10:19 PM
Quote from: class37025 on April 30, 2020, 02:55:37 PM
think if I suggested that, I'd be living in the shed  :-[

mind you, EC has lots of room at his farm  >:D

I know if I had suggested that, I would be DEAD in the shed.  :dighole:
Title: Re: 1:1 Railway in back garden
Post by: Hailstone on April 30, 2020, 05:14:44 PM
I was doing track maintenance 2 days a week on the Epping - Ongar railway until the lockdown, now I can only work on the small railway. no room in my garden even for a Wickham trolley or our track maintenance vehicle, Badger which I qualified to drive just before the lockdown started. talk about frustration!

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Stay safe all

Alex