Garden Rail
Issue 332 - April 2022
Sometimes, to find your prototype, you just need to look out of the window. That's what David Mart did when replacing his O gauge garden railway. Taking the Isle of Man, which he can see from his…
On Sale: 10 March 2022
Issue 331 - March 2022
Ed and Dick may want their layout back.' was the gist of a conversation shortly after the Exeter Garden Railway show in 2003. This left the Severn Mendip 16mm Group with a bit of a problem. The result…
On Sale: 10 February 2022
Issue 330 - February 2022
A garden railway is more than just a collection of tracks and trains - often it's the people who build and run it that matter. We visit the Friendly Light Railway, a G-scale line that has brought…
On Sale: 13 January 2022
Issue 329 - January 2022
It's cold outside, so we've come indoors to look at the amazing Gauge 3 layout, Chalfont. Standard gauge modelling in 1:22.5 scale is rare, but you can enjoy it on our pages, and then see the model…
On Sale: 16 December 2021
Issue 328 - December 2021
Happy Holidays from Garden Rail this month - we head stateside to visit the breathtaking New York Botanical Gardens annual festive display. Not only is it amazing to see, but the natural materials…
On Sale: 11 November 2021
Issue 327 - November 2021
We're off to Germany for our lead layout this month - Waldheim built by Jim Trotman. It's a little slice of Saxony that lives in Cumbria!
On Sale: 14 October 2021
Issue 326 - October 2021
Do you fancy building a garden railway, but worry you don't have the space?
On Sale: 16 September 2021
Issue 325 - September 2021
Here’s what you’ll find in the September issue of Garden Rail:
On Sale: 12 August 2021
Issue 324 - August 2021
Does building a garden railway take a long time? Our editor set out to build a working layout, complete with plants, in a day for the National Garden Railway Show. See how he got on, and enjoy…
On Sale: 15 July 2021
Issue 323 - July 2021
Any railway enhances the garden it sits in - and Andy Parkins layout Gladstone Park might fit into a modest space, but still looks amazing. Over the years, he has modified it and explains how he's…
On Sale: 17 June 2021