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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Newportnobby on May 14, 2024, 07:55:42 PM

Title: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: Newportnobby on May 14, 2024, 07:55:42 PM
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/homeowner-finds-huge-abandoned-model-railway-back-garden-134629115.html
Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: zwilnik on May 14, 2024, 08:18:38 PM
That would be a definite selling point for a house for me :)
Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: Skyline2uk on May 14, 2024, 08:20:21 PM
Wow what a find.

Of course it's tinged with sadness of the late gentleman passing away, but it would be so much worse for it all to be destroyed forever.

Just wish it was on YouTube rather than Ticky Tokyy

Skyline2uk
Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: ntpntpntp on May 14, 2024, 09:36:13 PM
Looks like SM32 track. Could be Peco G45.   

£60 per metre to replace bits sounds excessive.  Should work out more like £12 per yard if you buy a box of the Peco stuff.    LGB 1200mm lengths are about £30.
Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: jpendle on May 14, 2024, 10:03:31 PM
I hate to be a pessimist but I think that the track needs lifted and all the substructure sorted out before trying to get track back down and trains running.

A very big job, even for an enthusiast!

John P
Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: Snowwolflair on May 15, 2024, 12:29:06 AM
Quote from: jpendle on May 14, 2024, 10:03:31 PMI hate to be a pessimist but I think that the track needs lifted and all the substructure sorted out before trying to get track back down and trains running.

A very big job, even for an enthusiast!

John P

It looks better than most USA 1:1 scale track I have seen :D

Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: Chris Morris on May 15, 2024, 07:19:42 AM
What a coincidence - I found one in my back garden too.

When they say over £1,000 the current price for one of these is over £1,800, makes N look cheap.
Title: Re: Garden railway unearthed
Post by: Bealman on May 15, 2024, 08:21:09 AM
I have a feeling you didn't find that. ;)