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Sandy Taylor, Stirling, Scotland, UK |
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Train announcements: 19th.January - How about another indoor railway for the cold weather to mirror your garden setup? This time with a European look from Liliput and ROCO- See my H0e page 14th January - Another new locomotive from PIKO. This time a US Mogul, very well made - £240 - See PIKO page 2nd January - I now have in stock a good supply of the TRAIN radio controlled locomotives at £130 and matching coaches and trucks- See my "Train" Page See a locally produced buildings range at DKL model buildings 28th.November - A few more secondhand items added - see my secondhand page where there are already reductions 19th.November - A new locomotive from PIKO and it is very nice - The BR194 mainline Crocodile - See PIKO page 9th.November - Look out for Bachmann G scale Brass track. Initially 1ft/3ft straights and 4ft/5ft and 8ft diameter curves. Uses screw joining. Due very soon. See The Bachmann Europe website and also from Bachmann in 0n30 a Heisler-Stearns locomotive, DCC fitted and with a sound system available. 11th.October - New DB mainline coaches from PIKO. These are 817mm long with full interior - very impressive. - See PIKO page 5th.October - In September I visited the Avon Valley Railway for the first time. There are some pictures on my full sized railways page 4th.October - "Train" budget coaches and gondolas in stock. These are German railway style coaches and pairs of open trucks. Don't expect miracles but they are great value at £38/coach (£75/pair)-GREEN or RED and £32/boxed pair trucks-yellow or grey. I can also supply Oxford diecast in 1:76th (00 scale) and in 1:120th (n scale) 1:43rd (0 scale) to order. See my vehicles page 9th July - LGB page changed a bit. I get most LGB to order these days but it is still around - see - changed LGB page 27th June - Bachmann 2-4-2 Tank loco. Baldwin, LYN, black and Green unlettered (shown). - £165, Note LYN now available. More details on my Bachmann page. Also now here is the Accucraft Earl/Countess, live steam in Green. See my Accucraft page 29th June - Bachmann Emilys coach and brake coach. Dark green, 3 axle, metal wheels and clerestory roof. Great for modifying for narrow gauge (no markings or faces on the ends. SEE THOMAS page (this is a new separate page for Thomas and Friends) 27th.June - Accucraft - I can now place an order for you for a very limited number of Lynton & Barnstaple LIVE STEAM "LEW" locomotives in green. Expected RRP £1500 manual and £1800 radio-control fitted. I will match the market price at the time they come out. Due 2012 Quarter 1. See - http://www.accucraft.uk.com/ Other items which may be of interest: Check out The Railway Herald - free railway news and great pictures every week If anyone is looking for ATLAS 0 gauge 2 0r 3 rail or KATO n/ho I can now get these to order To spread the word on Garden Railways see my article on the Howtodothings website Next Shows and dates (as I find out about them): February 5th - Sunday 13:00- 16:00- Monthly toyfair in Graeme High School, Falkirk. - see McLaren Models website February 12th -Sunday - Scottish G scale society meeting. Members and invited guests. February 24/25/26th. (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)- Model Rail Scotland 2012 SECC Glasgow March 18th - (provisional) - Sunday 10:30 - 15:00 - Carlisle Model Transport Fair , Borderways Exhibition Hall, Carlisle (Full details Contact me - sandy@gardentrains.co.uk) |
PIKO US 2-6-0
Train locomotive
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DB194 Crocodile loco
Coaches for the Crocodile to pull
Budget coach - green or red
Budget trucks - in yellow or grey
Baldwin 2-4-2T in unlined green
And as LYN
All Thomas and Friends are approved by Harry
Emilys
coach from the Thomas range
Isle of Man bogie coach PIKO Train set - go to the PIKO page to see a bigger picture and the loco
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| 60007, "Sir Nigel Gresley" visited Bo'Ness and I saw it running there on 22nd.April 2011 | |
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| While 60007 was at Bo'ness a friend posed his hand built gauge 1 model with the real thing. A picture reminiscent of early Hornby publicity. | |
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| A few days before the Down North Britain went through Stirling. This shows the two Black 5 locos just South of Stirling | |
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| Also running at Bo'ness with Sir Nigel was the Roberts Number 1. Remind you of anything? | |
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New PCC cars from Aristocraft. Trams? Interurbans?
Railcars? These cars ran all over the USA and could also
be found in many European cities. Number 1147 from The
Netherland, built under licence in Belgium which can be
seen in Crich tramway museum in Derbyshire, UK. - http://www.tramway.co.uk/
- The Aristo model is shown here, San Francisco style,
others available. Currently £225. NOW ARRIVED
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| Four recent new locomotives - | |
| Accucraft have a new live steam 16mm locomotive - "LEADER", based on a Kerr-Stewart prototype. This is an 0-4-2T in black, blue, green and red with choice of spark arresor or straight chimneys. Can also be regauged 45mm or 32mm (two sets of bogie wheels in the box). Manual control only. | |
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| Another new Accucraft live steam 16mm locomotive - "RAGLETH", available in blue, green, maroon and black with or without radio control. Can also be regauged 45mm or 32mm. Chassis only also available. | |
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| PIKO have another new model of, this time the DBAG BR204 main line diesel locomotive. A model of a mainline locomotive in a startlingly bright red livery. Fitted with 4 wheel bogies. | |
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| PIKO have also introduced this very nice model of the Harz railway class 199 diesel locomotive. This is a standard gauge engine which towers over the HSB narrow gauge coaches. A powerful model with 6 wheel bogies. | |
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| Now available - Thomes in G scale from Bachmann. There is also Percy, coaches and trucks. James the red engine plus several different trucks now available. Thomas and Percy sets and individual items are in the range. Run on any G scale track and power suppliy. I have fitted DCC and sound in Thomas and Percy and they work very well. | |
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| Aristocraft 1:29 scale class 66 - Now here again with new liveries. | |
| Shown is GBRf. Also available are DB SCHENKER, FREIGHTLINER, EWS 66068 and MALCOLM LOGISTICS | |
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| Here's a very large local G scale railway | |
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| I can supply trains and accessories by | |
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| Buildings, people and animals from POLA, PIKO and Preisser | Stock/prices Buildings |
| Bachmann 0n30 trains and O buildings | 0n30 |
| Find SGR at Project Word under Hobbies | PROJECT WORD |
| If you
want to know how a steam locomotive works, thanks to some
friends of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway here are some
diagrams to explain it. Find out about the KWVR - Keighley and Worth Valley Railway |
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For anyone who is interested in Stirling this is a view of Stirling Castle from very close to where I stay (click on the picture for a larger view) |
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The Scottish Garden Railways "Company Car" (in action) |
Trains were last shunted here on January 24, 2012 |
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Sound on this page is of Standard class 4 2-6-4T No.80105 at Bo'ness on 3/12/2000. This and some pictures on this site with thanks to Chris Davis - Beany Hat Productions |
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