That looks awesome! I never thought of using the fence posts for rails. I'll keep that in mind when I decide to make the jump from G to 7 1/4". Thanks very much for this video and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
Reminds me somewhat of the field railway shown in Way Out West Workshop in Ireland. Basic but functional. Hope it works out for you. I'm sure it will be rewarding.
I hope you will start exploring wheelset and rolling stock options before laying too much more track since you're doing something ad hoc/experimental. The track is the biggest limitation on what kind of rolling stock you will be able to build/run. Good luck on your project.
A tip: As you screw in the screw 'spikes' there's a tendency to split the timber. It's usually not obvious at the time, and can still be problem even if you drill pilot holes. Staggering the screws prevents two screws in line with each other exacerbating the problem. Full size railways do the same. You have real world civil engineering problems to be addressed, especially managing water - again, just like full size railways. I'm looking forward to see what you do for wheels. 😊
The wood looks treated but Not ground contact rated ! You need the wood with the small tiny holes that let the preservative in . You have deck in air type .
Here's our garden line: ruclips.net/video/k52dwInn6dc/видео.html . (Never mind the noisy passengers enjoying their visit.) We started with 1"x1/2" ERW steel tube with one or two pieces of well-used second-hand 25mm x 12mm steel bar. About half way in the project we switched to locally-made alloy rail because it was cheaper to buy and easier to fix down. Also, part of our line is buried like a street tram line so steel would not have lasted as well as the aluminium has done . Our rail is 1" high, about 12mm wide at the head and 1" wide at the foot. We have two switches: the one that carries through traffic was bought new from Mini Train Systems, slightly customized to suit our profile rail; the other is a home-made "bump frog" access point to a storage siding.
Well done so far! Every home railway starts with a few metres of track. After a while the maintenance effort exceeds the effort put into route extension. meanwhile there is a lot of fun to be had. Here is an example: ruclips.net/video/fLB6mL_f9bY/видео.html
@@robertkosar7420 if we're just talking the cost of rail you are correct. But aluminum rail isn't available close to me and the delivery fees would have made it one of the most expensive options I would have had to buy it in bulk far too much to be worth it for my little loop.
That looks awesome! I never thought of using the fence posts for rails. I'll keep that in mind when I decide to make the jump from G to 7 1/4". Thanks very much for this video and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
Reminds me somewhat of the field railway shown in Way Out West Workshop in Ireland. Basic but functional. Hope it works out for you. I'm sure it will be rewarding.
I hope you will start exploring wheelset and rolling stock options before laying too much more track since you're doing something ad hoc/experimental. The track is the biggest limitation on what kind of rolling stock you will be able to build/run. Good luck on your project.
Looks so cool so far. Keep up the great work.
A tip: As you screw in the screw 'spikes' there's a tendency to split the timber. It's usually not obvious at the time, and can still be problem even if you drill pilot holes. Staggering the screws prevents two screws in line with each other exacerbating the problem. Full size railways do the same. You have real world civil engineering problems to be addressed, especially managing water - again, just like full size railways. I'm looking forward to see what you do for wheels. 😊
Looking forward to seeing how things progress with this, been a project I've been wanting to do for a long time.
The wood looks treated but Not ground contact rated !
You need the wood with the small tiny holes that let the preservative in . You have deck in air type .
Here's our garden line: ruclips.net/video/k52dwInn6dc/видео.html . (Never mind the noisy passengers enjoying their visit.) We started with 1"x1/2" ERW steel tube with one or two pieces of well-used second-hand 25mm x 12mm steel bar. About half way in the project we switched to locally-made alloy rail because it was cheaper to buy and easier to fix down. Also, part of our line is buried like a street tram line so steel would not have lasted as well as the aluminium has done . Our rail is 1" high, about 12mm wide at the head and 1" wide at the foot. We have two switches: the one that carries through traffic was bought new from Mini Train Systems, slightly customized to suit our profile rail; the other is a home-made "bump frog" access point to a storage siding.
@@BarchesterTowers That's cool
Best of luck with your project!
Doing something similar in my yard. Using groovy rail. Love your setup though.
@scottc287 Could not say what I was thinking any better. Keep the videos coming. Thanks
Have you considered bridges? It might help with your water and the grades
Well done so far! Every home railway starts with a few metres of track. After a while the maintenance effort exceeds the effort put into route extension. meanwhile there is a lot of fun to be had. Here is an example: ruclips.net/video/fLB6mL_f9bY/видео.html
Interesting, using t-posts for rails.
neat
I think it's still would have been cheaper going with aluminum rail
@@robertkosar7420 if we're just talking the cost of rail you are correct. But aluminum rail isn't available close to me and the delivery fees would have made it one of the most expensive options I would have had to buy it in bulk far too much to be worth it for my little loop.
"guns are to expensive so I got into 7.25 railraoding. Like I dont think you realize how much you gonna be spending still LOL.