Garden Railroading

Garden Railroading
Author: Kent J. Johnson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890243695

This comprehensive collection of informative articles from Garden Railways magazine addresses the main topics of the hobby such as site considerations, developing a plan, landscaping, trackwork, power, and gardening.

Get Started in Garden Railroading

Get Started in Garden Railroading
Author:
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890246641

Learn the basics of garden railroading with this booklet offering tips on choosing plants to arranging the track to best suit the terrain of your yard.

Miniature Garden Guidebook

Miniature Garden Guidebook
Author: Nancy Norris
Publisher: Kalmbach Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Bonsai
ISBN: 9780890247778

Make your garden as great as your outdoor railroad! This comprehensive book covers designing and planning the railway garden, selecting plants, as well as mastering the special needs of miniature plants for considerations like hardiness zones, watering, fertilization, pruning, and controlling pests.

Practical Garden Railways

Practical Garden Railways
Author: Peter Jones
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1847976700

Have you always wanted to run your own railway? Does your indoor model railway leave you with a desire to fill your nostrils with the smell of steam and hot oil on a winter's morning? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes' then you probably need to build yourself a garden railway, and you certainly need to read this book! Peter Jones is one of the best-known names in the world of garden railways. In this highly illustrated book he guides you through the exciting world of model trains in your garden, from small-scale electric-powered locomotives to live-steam engines capable of carrying passengers, helping the reader to decide on what type of railway would be right, and passing on countless tips for the successful execution of the grand project.The only book you will need to guide you through the exciting world of model trains in your garden.Superbly illustrated with 365 colour photographs and illustrations.Peter Jones is one of the best-known names in the world of garden railways.

How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad

How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad
Author: Jack Verducci
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890246443

Increase your knowledge and skills with tips for designing, planning, and installing a layout; landscaping with natural materials; adding drama with structures, bridges, and trestles; and designing and installing water features.

Garden Railway Basics

Garden Railway Basics
Author: Kevin Strong
Publisher: Kalmbach Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Backyard gardens
ISBN: 9780890248355

Find all the fundamental building blocks you need to plan, build, and enjoy a successful backyard rail empire in Garden Railway Basics: From concept to construction to upkeep. Ten years of sage advice from Garden Railways magazine columnist Kevin Strong -- a lifelong modeler -- has been updated and compiled into one of the most comprehensive reference tools available. Learn how to: *

Building Structures for Your Garden Railway

Building Structures for Your Garden Railway
Author: Jack Verducci
Publisher: Kalmbach Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 9780890247198

"The material in this book has previously appeared as articles in Garden Railway magazine"--T.p. verso.

The Garden Railway Manual

The Garden Railway Manual
Author: C. J. Freezer
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1995
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781852604653

A practical overview of the garden railway covering both the traditional raised system and the ground-level type. Chapters include: gauges and scales for the garden, surveying and setting out, electricity in the garden, planning the layout, civil engineering, track laying and live steam operation. Fully illustrated with photographs and specially produced diagrams. Filled with clear and precise, step-by-step instructions on how to complete the various modelling and construction processes.

Making Model Buildings for Garden Railways

Making Model Buildings for Garden Railways
Author: Peter Jones
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781847972729

Whether making buildings to complement a garden railway, creating an entire model village, or simply one stand-alone structure, there is something immensely satisfying in seeing your model building standing proudly outside where it truly belongs, in all weather conditions and throughout the seasons. Here, Peter Jones shows you how to make a variety of buildings, from churches to Tudor houses to locomotive sheds, using different materials and producing different finishes to suit each type of construction.

One Man's Garden Railways

One Man's Garden Railways
Author: Charles Carson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511469968

'One Man's Garden Railways' is a factual, sometimes humorous, account of a fifty year odyssey building and running ride-on garden railways. Over forty photographs and drawings illustrate the various topics covered. Links to YouTube videos further enhance the readers experience of this somewhat eccentric hobby. As well as an entertaining personal history, this book aims to show inexpensive ways the reader with some DIY skills can construct a ride-on railway in their own garden, however small. You too, could be sashaying through the garden shrubbery in the dusk of a summer's evening or transporting children on a 'Santa special' through a starry Christmas Eve landscape. This book can inspire and assist you to achieve your dream.