Hi All from Tasmania

Welcome aboard grizzmo grizzmo ; I don't know if you have a tame retailer in Tassie but I have just received this email from AllAboard in Bowral, NSW which [if you are not already aware] may be of some interest. ... Brand - LGB
As you are from up this way previously I also presume you are aware of Pamak Hobbies and Kevin King's second hand page .. TRAINS PRE-LOVED | Pamak Hobbies
regards.
Ian
 
You can't go far wrong with LGB and RhB - probably my favourite non UK railway - ooops, no, that would be the Darjeeling - let's say my favourite European railway.

Some really interesting stock and well catered for by LGB. If you haven't seen it I can recommend the Lands end Railway as probably one of the best if not THE best RhB garden railways -

Rik
 
Monty said:
Welcome aboard grizzmo grizzmo ; I don't know if you have a tame retailer in Tassie but I have just received this email from AllAboard in Bowral, NSW which [if you are not already aware] may be of some interest. ... Brand - LGB
As you are from up this way previously I also presume you are aware of Pamak Hobbies and Kevin King's second hand page .. TRAINS PRE-LOVED | Pamak Hobbies
regards.
Ian
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Thanks for the welcome Monty, I have been to both shops in person, many years ago and bought from them online. Just bought some peco set track from kevin a couple of days ago, from his second hand range .Allaboard has some nice stuff in their latest offerings, hopefully the new owners will keep the business going.
 
ge_rik said:
You can't go far wrong with LGB and RhB - probably my favourite non UK railway - ooops, no, that would be the Darjeeling - let's say my favourite European railway.

Some really interesting stock and well catered for by LGB. If you haven't seen it I can recommend the Lands end Railway as probably one of the best if not THE best RhB garden railways -

Rik
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I have watched this many times, I have it saved to a playlist of great garden model railways. There are a lot of videos over the years of this. The brass models he scratch built of the White Pass locos have great details. Pretty amazing that 1 guy built it and keeps it going. Reading his comments about looking after the railway now , along with a lot of others got me building up off the ground to start with. I have never seen a comment from someone with a raised railway regretting getting up off the ground , but plenty that wished they had of or had built even higher.
 
grizzmo said:
I have watched this many times, I have it saved to a playlist of great garden model railways. There are a lot of videos over the years of this. The brass models he scratch built of the White Pass locos have great details. Pretty amazing that 1 guy built it and keeps it going. Reading his comments about looking after the railway now , along with a lot of others got me building up off the ground to start with. I have never seen a comment from someone with a raised railway regretting getting up off the ground , but plenty that wished they had of or had built even higher.
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As Paul says grizzmo grizzmo higher level lines much easier as one greets 60 and above. I have never regretted building my current line at 3-4ft high. High rockeries using dug out material for foundations helps but raiding skips for rocks, old bricks and rubble can help raise the land in built up rockeries.
 
Paul M said:
Although I admit to preferring the look of ground level lines, a raised track bed is usually a lot less stressful on your joints!
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Paul I have to agree on both points.
 
dunnyrail said:
As Paul says grizzmo grizzmo higher level lines much easier as one greets 60 and above. I have never regretted building my current line at 3-4ft high. High rockeries using dug out material for foundations helps but raiding skips for rocks, old bricks and rubble can help raise the land in built up rockeries.
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I have built the walls all ready, i used stacking retaining wall blocks 80cm - 1 m high .I had collected for free besser blocks over the years , but when i worked concrete foundations time and cost, plus the time to lay all the blocks . The retaining wall blocks just seemed a better option. To save money all the fill was free ,our old concrete driveway I ripped out and other poor concrete, busted bricks, etc . I have a very understanding wife, the pile of old concrete sat in the middle of the back yard, plus a large pile of dirt leftover from reshaping the yard for a few years. I have had that in place settling for about 3 months now ,It is winter here that is our rainy season will give it a few more months to settle and wash in before I lay any track. I will use some of the besser blocks lay on their sides over compacted roadbase plus a 15mm sand layer as a track base.
 
Just finished watching this, a wealth of info on freight movements and handling. It doesn't say time period but guessing 90's early 00 ?
 
grizzmo said:
Just finished watching this, a wealth of info on freight movements and handling. It doesn't say time period but guessing 90's early 00 ?
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2008 according to the credits....
 
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