Garden Rail

The UK’s only magazine that’s 100% dedicated to outdoor railway modelling. Expect to see stunning garden railways from the UK and abroad, expert advice to help you create one of your own, show reports plus product news and reviews.

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Garden Rail

The classic English country railway line • After a couple of false starts, Mark Nixon has developed the line he always dreamed of.

KEEP YOUR GARDEN RAILWAY ON TRACK – ALL YEAR ROUND!

Nostalgia on Wheels • Mike Hoyland describes his earliest scratch-building.

Simple RC fitting • No more chasing after his train for the Editor, he’s fitted some radio control.

DIARY DATES

A storage yard diorama • Peter Charles adds interest to a corner of his line.

A miniature model railway • Inspired by his father, Mark Sayer has produced a layout to prove that anyone has space for a large-scale railway.

Buildings from JigStones • Prompted by the Editor’s request in the August edition, Mike Stephenson shows us a few examples of building with JigStones moulds.

Postcards from the Barle Valley Railway • David Pinniger takes us on a tour of Chris Tilley’s stunning line.

The Bigger Baby Blue Ruston • Mark Thatcher tackles a 7/8th scale Ruston 20DL kit from Bole Laser Craft.

Designing a new layout • Ben and Amy Bucki ponder some ideas for their new line.

Repairing Ragleth • The Editor’s Ragleth wasn’t reponding to it’s radio control, time to investigate!

Container wagons • Tony Bird converts some static models to run on rails.

From the Works • Trade information on new products for the garden railway modeller. If you are a trader with any new product, contact phil.parker@warnersgroup.co.uk. Please mention Garden Rail when contacting suppliers.

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Seen at Gauge 1 north • The Editor took a trip to Bakewell, not for the cakes, but to see the G1MRA layout ‘Ridings’ which will be at the National Festival of Railway Modelling in November

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