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Garden Railroading Primer @hallas.com
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In year 2003 I started a garden railway project in G-scale. A
small local line, with little engines, short cars, and tight curves, has been
constructed to fit into the limited space. The theeme for the railway is an
old-fashioned, 1000 mm narrow gauge steam railway inspired by the German
Spreewaldbahn with 2 small Roundhouse live steam engines and few rolling
stock.
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Learn Garden Railroading 1. Garden Railroading 2. Get started outdoor 3. Scale and Gauge 4. Track and Trackplan 5. The Roadbed 6. Power options 7. Live Steam Operation 8. The Garden Additional information: Tracks and ballast The G-Scale Project More resources: Scales and Gauges Plants for Garden Railroading Power options for Garden Railroading Featured links for Garden Railroading [home] - [sitemap] |
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Primer - The Art of Garden Railroading Garden railroading is the art of combining a model railroad and a beautiful garden to create a railway-like atmosphere. The difference between a traditional indoor layout and a garden railway is the difference between realism and reality. Indoors, the goal is to create the illusion of reality through the use of artificial materials -- mountains are made of plaster, rivers are made of plastic resin, etc. The resurgence in popularity of garden railroading was due in large part to the advent of the colorful LGB trains from Germany. These trains were designed specifically with outdoor use in mind. As the company began introducing more US-style trains, garden railways also began to spring up all over the US. In Garden railroading it is also possible to use live steam to power the steam locomotive rather than electricity You should determine at the outset how elaborate you want your line to be. As a general rule, less is more. A traditional indoor railway may have many loops of track, dozens of engines, and hundreds of pieces of rolling stock. |
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