Building a FREIGHT AREA for my garden Railroad

[@hedgehog7022]

Proverbial german perfectionism. I utterly love it.

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s, I appreciate it!

[@BartsteRCModels]

Just discover your channel, it's great ! very interesting. And thanks for good shop adresse Train li, I will order some flex tracks...

[@summitrailway]

Glad I could help and that you like the channel!

[@DanielKling]

I watched this entire playlist last night, and I'm not even a model railroad kind of guy. Just wanted to say, it's a really cool project, and you're doing some great work!

[@summitrailway]

Thank you very much, I appreciate you watiching!

[@TBers2]

Man(n) hat schon seine Vorteile, wenn man(n) gelernter Landschaftsgärtner ist. Sieht toll aus, wird toll und ist auch toll gefilmt. Weiterhin viel Spass und Erfolg und en härzliche Gruess us de Schwiiz - Thomi

[@summitrailway]

Danke! Es freut mich wenn dir meine Arbeit und das Video gefällt!

[@rooster8039]

G'day from Australia...looking good...👍...

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s!

[@maulii687]

Habe mir rin paar videos angeschaut und sieht es gut aus . Gruß aus Thüringen

[@summitrailway]

Freut mich zu hören!

[@harrildrailroads5584]

Another day at the gym… 🫠 Looking good! 🚂👍🏼

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s!

[@Inkman33]

Impressive amount of work for a weekend. That rail bender is equally impressive.

[@summitrailway]

Yeah, I was done for that weekend. Glad monday came around quick so I was able to relax at work ... just joking :) The rail bender is impressive, I like it a lot!

[@adrielsatyavrata]

Looks Fantastic buddy! 🤩🤩

[@summitrailway]

I appreciate that!

[@rickybobby9255]

Coming along very nicely - the layout is much bigger than it seemed from the original drawings.

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s. The drawings which I published at the beginning of the project are just for one station area and non of the main line track nor the other station´s I will build. And even those drawings have been completely redone since the video because the area in the garden changed. Thats the reason why it is so much bigger and different than in the drawings...

[@thomashiggins4923]

These are great informative videos - and it looks like a wonderful project. The length of the videos is just right and you explain well what steps you are taking. Many KZbinrs filming their dream constructions make the videos far too long - I like your speeded up sections. It all looks like a lot of very hard work though. It would be good to see a plan of the entire layout - or to go on a tour, perhaps? Congratulations and thanks. Tom (from France).

[@summitrailway]

Hey Tom, nice to hear from you! Glad you like my way of editing the videos. I like to show the whole process but it should not be boring, thats why I use time lapse a lot. It is hard work but in the end I am building my dream garden railroad and I enjoy every bit of it. So motivation is not a problem. At this point in time there is no drawn out plan of my layout but I get this reques a lot so I might do it some day. A tour is a great Idea, I will look into that! Have a good day and see you soon on the next video!

[@stevebonczyk3795]

Nice job. going to need some lights for that night work.

[@summitrailway]

Yeah, I used a construction light this time. My friend and I worked till 11 PM that day. But hopefully there will be some model lights in the near future to light up the freight area!

[@keithtimelessacres]

Layout is coming along and looking great.

[@summitrailway]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment!

[@user-ie1lz4oi3o]

Great videos. The path crossing with the small set stones works really well. Looking forward to the video.

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s a lot! I appreciate you whatching!

[@user-ie1lz4oi3o]

Thank you ,I appreciate all your hard work ,in building your dream railway.I look forward to the next vidoe ,seeing where the railway goes next in the garden.

[@pkilznah5353]

So awesome ✊✊🎯🎯🚂🔥

[@summitrailway]

Thank you!

[@Chris-hz8ll]

Für die Randbegrünung der Strecke würde ich Polsterphlox verwenden. Ist anspruchslos, wächst sehr dicht und unterdrückt das Unkraut.

[@summitrailway]

Danke für den Tipp, die Begrünung rund um die Anlage wird sich in den kommenden Jahren stark verändern und verbessern. Aktuell schaffe ich mir nur den Platz in der Botanik den ich zum bauen benötige. Wenn sich alles etwas gesetzt und eingependelt hat werde ich dann entsprechent begrünen.

[@rajansirsiya9279]

Acha kaam kar rahe ho dekh kar acha laga

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s a lot!

[@marktrivette7794]

love these videos. a track plan would be awesome to see.

[@summitrailway]

Thank´s for your comment! I actually get asked a lot about my track plan which doesn´t exist at this point. I have some ideas in mind where I want to go with the railway line. Then I figure out a plan how to get there by laying actual track in the dirt combined with lots of measureing. When the plan is set I start building, thats the process I show in my videos. But since the requests are so frequently about the track plan I might draw a plan in the near future...

[@thesheq5023]

Id love to see an overview of everything you’ve done so far!

[@summitrailway]

I get this request a lot lately. I hold back on this video just a little longer to reach a certain state of building progress, then I will make a overview video...

[@robertbalic5194]

I like your tool to curve your flex track. Is it sold especially for your G scale layout or custom built? Magnificent work!

[@summitrailway]

Hi! The rail bender is built for G scale or 1 scale tracks. It is manufactured by TrainLi out of swizerland. Great product over all, I love it!

[@darkknighte]

I have one too. It's the best railbender out there. They've sold thousands of them. @@summitrailway

[@CheekyFest]

I imagine all this track - especially the points / double slips, cost a lot of money

[@summitrailway]

It´s not cheap, that´s right. But since they will last a long time I am willing to pay the initial cost.

[@seance0]

From where you brought that railway tracks ?

[@darkknighte]

nice work. it would be great to see a plan of your whole layout. And I'm also interested in your control panel, how you bring the wires in from all the turnout machines, lights, signals, and how many feeders or boosters do you have for your track power. is it divided into several blocks for troubleshooting? I so impressed with how quickly you are building on. And wondering how your track stays in place and level over the winter. Do you have enough drainage with the plastic under neath? Really nice work on the whole thing. Thanks so much for documenting your work it's really helpful to see.

[@summitrailway]

Hi! I can answer some of your questions. The track stays right in place during the winter. The drainage seems to be sufficient. Heat expansion during hot days has a bigger impact but is also not that big of a deal. How my control panel will look like ... I have no specific plan yet. There are many questionmarks as of today that will resolve gradually by continuing the building process step by step. I will have only one feeder for track power which is capable of 12 A total. But thinking ahead I will install all the wiring needed to put a booster in line.

[@darkknighte]

Thanks so much. I appreciate your help and getting back to me. I'm planning my outdoor railway and because I live in Canada we have hot summers and cold winters. I'm also old enough that I don't want to have to do heavy maintenance every year with track heaving from frost. I'm really enjoying your series. It's going to be a beautiful railway. cheers, John @@summitrailway

[@bhubbard491]

Excellent video! I'm curious about the climate in your area. Do you get much freezing in the ground and do you have trouble with frost heaving your track out of the ballast?

[@summitrailway]

Hi, we do get freezing ranging from -5 quite regularly to -20 °C in some cases. Those cold temperatures are no issue compared to the extreme heat in summer. When it´s hot outside the track moves a lot more and displaces the ballast. But nothing you cant fix within a few minutes...

[@bhubbard491]

@@summitrailway Thanks for the response! I really like your process, and your hardscape is excellent and inspirational.

[@24trains]

Sehr cool :-) ! Gruss aus Holland, Fabian -editor ps) how we can get in touch with you?

[@summitrailway]

Hi, schön das dir das Video gefällt. Aktuell habe ich keine Möglichkeit der Kontaktaufnahme außer den KZbin Kommentaren. Ich glaube ich sollte mal eine E-Mail einrichten um dies zu ermöglichen. Bis jetzt hat noch niemand danach gefragt....

[@sunnysiderails397]

Really well done, love how much ballast you put down, great video, think I learned a thing or two also! What's the rail tool you are using after you put the track down?

[@sunnysiderails397]

oh I see your using flex track and that helps shape it, cool little tool, not sure I've seen that before.

[@summitrailway]

The tool I am using is a track bender for flex track. It works great, you can bend your track in any radius you like. The end result looks way better than using standard track pieces along with some other advantages!

[@CheekyFest]

What's the tool / device you;re using @ 4'43" ?

[@summitrailway]

Thats a track bending device manufactured by TrainLI (switzerland). I use it to bend the tracks as I wish. It works great!

[@bigturboxr3i]

Brilliant video as always. I like the real ballast method you use. My garden layout is at waist level on shelves of wood and steel frames i fabricated for curves.

[@summitrailway]

Your approach has some advantages too. No weeds growing, no bending over and you can see your trains at eye level. But as you mentioned, I like to tread the garden railway as a real railway. Real ballast, it runs from point A to point b and so on. It all depends what you like or not...

[@charlieamos-hodge9168]

Hi what kind gauge are you using im wondering to make one in my back yard

[@summitrailway]

It´s gauge IIm or better known as G scale or LGB

[@Zmni01]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@2shibainus136]

Where is youe layout country and or state?

[@summitrailway]

It´s in Germany

[@dampfdonnergloria2668]

Moin, respekt in 14 Stunden so ein großen Bauabschnitt geschaft!😅😉Also wenn du das Tempo, weiter so vorlegst dann bist Du einmal Durch deinen Garten schneller als Gedacht durch. Ich ziehe meinen Hut. Vor deiner sehr Gewissenhaften und doch sehr ordentliche Arbeit die du da ablieferst 🤗👍🏻 Wenn ich Fragen darf? Wie groß ist den dein Garten? Ich stelle mir schon deine Züge später auf dieser Großartigen Anlage bildlich vor. Wünsche dir weiterhin so viel Spaß mit unserem gemeinsamen Hobby Gartenbahn! LG Dominik

[@summitrailway]

Moin! Es freut mich das dir die Anlage und der Baufortschritt nach wie vor gefällt! Da ich meist nur am Wochenende bauen kann ist der Baufortschritt an einzelnen Tagen häufig sehr groß. In Kürze erreichen die Gleise das diesjährige Bauziel. Ab dann verlege ich erst einmal keine Gleise mehr und kümmere mich um die Details (Elektrik, Bahnsteige, Häuser, Beleuchtung und vieles mehr). Wenn der erste Anlagen Teil betriebsfähig ist und gut ausschaut werde ich weiter bauen. Vermutlich irgend wann nächstes Jahr. Der Garten an sich ist nicht so groß. Ich habe lange geplant um auf der mir zur Verfügung stehenden Fläche eine möglichst lange Strecke von A nach B bauen zu können. Auf die ersten Züge freue ich mich schon lange, auf dieses Ziel arbeite ich hin. Gute Zeit und bis bald!

[@adikagitamahardhika6591]

Next i will wait for it

[@moonknight9721]

Can you provide websites links. So i can buy these all things

[@summitrailway]

What do you mean by these things, there is a lot shown in the videos... The track manufacturer is Thiel Gleis thiel-gleis.com/ Some of the switches are from PIKO www.piko-shop.de/de/warengruppe/gleis-7.html The track bender is from TrainLI www.train.li/

[@moonknight9721]

@@summitrailway thanks for sharing

[@helgesteiro5693]

nice🚋🚈