The Grand Plan
The Grand Plan |
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The later chapters go on about surveying your garden so you can map out where your line is going to go. That said and done you will probably have a few ideas already so here are a few bits and pieces which might help you develope your "Grand Plan"
You don't need acres to create that railway atmoshere
| Is this line a Long or Short line? Does
it loop round, stop just out of shot or are there several
hundred more feet.?
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| Well actually this is the area just out
of sight in the picture above. It is a short up and back
line but the meander through the bushes gives this little
line an amazing character.
You do not need miles of track to have an interesting line. Are you thinking of a straight line? Why not put a few curves in to make it more interesting? |
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| Compare with this picture taken a Canvey Island. It is clear that the track runs in a loop. No mystery. Good running though. |  |
Accessorise
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| Three scenes from the Holiday Island Railway. This small set up has maximised the use of a small garden proving that size isn't always important. |
Two more scenes. This time a railway in Lincolnshire. This railway clearly shows that you can mix and match scales on accessories and yet still get an interesting line in a small garden.
Sheds, Boxes and Bits
Strawberry Line - You wouldn't expect them to pick up their engines at the end of the day and put them in the garage or potting shed. No they store them on the track. If you can do this it makes the inpromptu run more imprompt (unless you want to steam up)
This is our tunnel/storage shed. Turn of a switch and you can be running in seconds. Batteries stay on the loco even while being charged.
Holiday Island Railway - Engine shed with lift up roof.
A bit big for your average garden but it is still a scale model.
The other end of the scale
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Our footbridge. Why we have one - because we can. Be brave and try something different.
