The Farish Shed website: What's happened to this historical gem?!

[Bealman]

Yes indeed. I even saw an N gauge garden railway in a mid sixties RM! 

[PGN]

Yes indeed. I even saw an N gauge garden railway in a mid sixties RM! 

I remember that one ... using the Britains 1:32 scale garden products and a Highfield coach with its roof cut away ... I thought it was very inventive.

[icairns]

There is a Dutch fella who has put together an incredible reference work on LoneStar products,

The Dutch fella is Donald Troost who self published a very detailed series of books on Lone Star.  They are a must for any Lone Star collector.  Unfortunately, I have lost contact with Donald as he no longer responds to my emails.

Yes indeed. I even saw an N gauge garden railway in a mid sixties RM! 

I remember that one ... using the Britains 1:32 scale garden products and a Highfield coach with its roof cut away ... I thought it was very inventive.

That layout was called Garden of Eden and was built by Dave Howsam and Ron Prattley.  I remember seeing it at the York (or possibly Harrogate) model railway exhibition around 1970.  It graced the cover of the September 1970 edition of Model Railway Constructor and the cover photo clearly shows the cutaway Highfield Models coach kit.

Ian

[Malcolm Hunt]

Yes indeed. I even saw an N gauge garden railway in a mid sixties RM! 

[Graham]

Looking forward to this coming back on line, good work Daniel.

[railsquid]

Yes indeed. I even saw an N gauge garden railway in a mid sixties RM! 

I remember that one ... using the Britains 1:32 scale garden products and a Highfield coach with its roof cut away ... I thought it was very inventive.

That layout was called Garden of Eden and was built by Dave Howsam and Ron Prattley.  I remember seeing it at the York (or possibly Harrogate) model railway exhibition around 1970.  It graced the cover of the September 1970 edition of Model Railway Constructor and the cover photo clearly shows the cutaway Highfield Models coach kit.

Ian

Oh, a *model* of a garden railway, not  an actual garden railway in N gauge.

[Bealman]

No, the one I'm thinking of was real.... there was a pic of a train derailed by a leaf, and a real water waterfall. I think it was in South Africa.

I'm gonna have a look for that issue, around 1966-67.

[icairns]

No, the one I'm thinking of was real.... there was a pic of a train derailed by a leaf, and a real water waterfall. I think it was in South Africa.

I'm gonna have a look for that issue, around 1966-67.

Possibly "N gauge in the Garden" by Bert Groves (Railway Modeller, August 1967)?

Unfortunately, I had to edit down my 1960s collection of Railway Modellers for space reasons and I do not have the relevant article to check.  I only kept certain articles.

Ian

[Bealman]

Thanks Ian, that's the one. The author's name is ringing a bell, as is the title. I most definitely have that issue. Will dig it out. 

[Alcazar]

Excellent memory! RM August 1967, p232 - The Rhydes Valley line complete with lake Knysna and bridges over the river Kei. Continued on p. 264 of the September issue, concluded on p 296 of the October issue.

[joe cassidy]

There was also a layout, by a bloke called Malcolm Hall, billed as "the Garden Railway" featured in issue 2 of the N Gauge Society journal in 1997.

[PLD]

There was also a layout, by a bloke called Malcolm Hall, billed as "the Garden Railway" featured in issue 2 of the N Gauge Society journal in 1997.

Assuming Malcolm from Grimsby? Friend of a friend...
IIRC the outdoor section of his railway empire was unpowered push-along trains. Some old OOO and demotored Farish..

[joe cassidy]

Yes, he's from Grimsby.