New Member from yorkshire
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Hi my name is Martin live in west Yorkshire.
I am retired due to ill health problems at 40. age now 57 married 3 boys
since i had my first ever train set back in the early 60s i have allows Dreamt of having a layout
first train set was a tri-ang princess Elizabeth set (still have the loco and the 2 c&b coaches and she still runs.
Its took me till i retired to start thinking about a layout so i started
first one was a tiny thing around a box room very nice but wanted bigger humm new house so i moved from Rugeley Staffordshire to west Yorkshire room probs still to small, so i searched the net and found people was running 00 gauge
in shed and in garden, so the 2nd layout was around the garden it was amazing but due to health it was a fine weather hobby.
not happy with that i had a shed fitted 10x8 ft, now i could run locos inside in the colder weather, from the shed i had tracks running into the garden for the dryer/warmer times all in dc yes happy, (No!) i wanted more so i started using dcc i was amazed by this system. i had a large out side station with a pull over canopy to protect it in the bad weather.
I got up there was sun lets play trains. Went outside to find the outside station had been smashed down. thinking to my self well what the f going on, then next door did you hear the noise last night police after a chap, the chap went fence hopping and landed on the station area.
so i moved the track to the other side of the garden were it remained till end of last year, reason i ripped it all out
adding a 2nd shed so now it will be 20x8ft then running into garden 90% dcc and 10% dc
name of my layout is W-H-R Meaning ( Woodside Heritage railway )
i love the steam locos but have this past year started collecting more modern stuff deltics etc up to the 373 hst
please note i am no expert just doing something i love with my time and still learning…
I post my videos on sites on the web..
https://vimeo.com/user52673882
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCApJt6AdGzATtcDmxkKlhVQ
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAJV111
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You have lots going on there. :thumbs
Max
Port Elderley
Port Elderley
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There's lots of interest here and we like to see what you are up to as well. It's all for fun really even though some of us take it more seriously and a few even make money from the hobby.
Browse around, ask questions and pitch in.
:hi :Welcome :cheers
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Welcome to come the club.
Nigel
©Nigel C. Phillips
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I've been following your developments on the OOgaugegardenrailway site.
I hope to see your new improved railway soon (it'll be a lot quicker developing than mine)
Now I've finally started a model railway…I've inherited another…
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yes you have and its all ripped out and starting again m8 lol
:roll:
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:Welcome
You certainly seemed to have solved the space problem :thumbs
Ed
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now Ed this the Ed i know shunt ;-)
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Regards
Alan
Born beside the mighty GWR.
Alan
Born beside the mighty GWR.
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Welcome to the club.
Jeff
Jeff
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You've been e a busy boy and now with your new big shed, there's plenty of fun ahead!
Good luck and enjoy the journey,
Bill
At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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Enjoy Forums
Best of Luck
Noviceman
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Welcome to the club .
Regards Ted
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Hello Martin, a hearty and warm welcome to you from me down on the edge of a sunny Solent.
Always try to look on the bright side of life!
Barney
Barney
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"00" in the garden - that's what I've always had a yearning for but I think the weather is too extreme here - short sharp winters and hot summers. I shudder to think what it would do to the track ………….. :roll: :roll: :roll:
Some great videos there - I'll have to spend a few more hours watching them.
Looking forward to watching developments on WHR but enjoy yourself on here too. :thumbs :thumbs
'Petermac
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Outside 00 gauge lay the track when its cold leaving a 3mm gap to allow for expansion from the sun. track used is 1 mtr sl100 nickel silver just need to run a cleaning car around before starting any run days
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Regarding temperatures, we usually range from minus 10C to plus 35C here, although we can often exceed both. I think I'd need some pretty big expansion joints …………….. :roll: :roll: :roll:
'Petermac
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The general Advice I have gleaned from the OO garden Railway site, is not to have the railway at ground level due to the F.O.D. hazard(Foreign Object Damage), and because of the B.A.P. ( Back Ache Pain)
I like the site owners ideas and his layout of building his outside track on a viaduct of carved thermalite blocks stood on end ( easy to do with a hand saw) look up "worsley dale garden railway".
I will be modifying that up to 3ft off of the ground at that's the height it will come off of the main layout in the shed. When not in use my line will have upturned rain guttering to protect the track from the worst hazzards.
There are members of that site with successful "00" garden railways all over the world including IIRC southern France.
Now I've finally started a model railway…I've inherited another…
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Moving outside would overcome indoor limitations we'll have if our house move plans come to fruition ………. :roll: :roll: :roll:
'Petermac
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