Garden Train in the Rain

[@dianalynn6899]

Great job! When I saw the water dripping from the pipe in the roof, I was sold!

[@Landsend-Railroad]

I keep saying: It's the details! Happy to hear you got some joy out of it.

[@amazingworldfacts8689]

Me too

[@RoxanneM-]

That drove me wild too. 😜

[@caroleast9636]

Not just a model of a railway...a Real Railway, that happens to be small. Real railways operate out there in real weather. Lovely to see and I much appreciate your fortitude in being out there and making this video.

[@Landsend-Railroad]

I appreciate that. To accomplish anything small sacrifices must be made. But not to worry, I have recovered.

[@cbgadget4740]

Very cool video, the townsfolk don’t seem to mind the rain. Very peaceful 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@Landsend-Railroad]

We had a very dry summer, the rain is a welcome change for them. None of them have complained so far.

[@adriennefrank1518]

I have never seen a garden train in the rain before! I must say that l admire the videographer, great job, very different and fun video here!🙏🚂🚉👏💯😘

[@Landsend-Railroad]

It was tricky to get these shots. I got quite wet in the process. I could not use an umbrella, since I don't have three hands and the noise of the raindrops on it are getting on the sound track.

[@normanrowe2831]

Hello, what a wonderful garden train layout. Beautifully detailed. The was a brave little trolley. Thanks.

[@Landsend-Railroad]

Thank you. If you have not seen it, there are a lot more details of my layout in some of my other videos under: Trains and More

[@Landsend-Railroad]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@johnridel1380]

Excellent job! Thanks for sharing this .

[@Landsend-Railroad]

It started to rain - the idea just come to me. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@renekreisel8165]

Guten morgen lieber eisenbahnfreund. Dein Film Garden train ist ein absolut schöner Film ich werde ihn mir bestimmt mehrmals anschauen. Alles ist so liebevoll angelegt und natürlich muss die Straßenbahn fahren bei diesem schlechten Wetter, damit die Passagiere transportiert werden können und trockenem fusses ihr Ziel erreichen können. Gerne würde ich diese hübsche anlage in Natura bewundern . Danke und ich hoffe du hast mit deiner Anlage noch viele Jahre Freude. Ich hatte in Würzburg mal einen sehr guten Eisenbahnfreund den Traugott Menigheim er hatte auch eine tolle lgb Gartenanlage gebaut. Leider ist er vor vielen Jahren gestorben.😭😭😭 Ich mochte ihn sehr und war bei ihm oft eingeladen und er hat dann seine schöne Anlage in Betrieb gesetzt. Ja Die Zeit vergeht sehr schnell werde ihn aber nie vergessen Herzliche grüsse dein Freund rene

[@renekreisel8165]

Danke für die nette Bewertung. Hast du auch eine eisenbahn ?

[@Landsend-Railroad]

Schoenen guten Abend Rene, Ich habe mich gefreut ueber Ihre netten Worte. Ich kenne Ihre Gefuehle nur zu gut, denn auch ich habe sogar zwei gute Freunde verloren, die ebenfalls Gartenbahn Anlagen hatten. Wenn Ihnen mein Video so gut gefallen hat, schauen Sie sich doch mal in meinem Channel um: "Trains and More". Da finden Sie noch mehrere Filme meiner Anlage. Ich wuensche Ihnen viel Spass dabei und noch einen schoenen Tag.

[@renekreisel8165]

@@Landsend-Railroad ich danke dir kass das sie weg ich bin der rene und fertig. Leider sterben immer mehr alte Eisenbahner weg und die scheiss Jugend ist grün und dumm Wie der harbreck der klugscheisser. Na ja Kopf hoch ich bin 63 und hoffe noch auf ein paar Jahre 🥰🥰🥰

[@warlordsquerk5338]

Looks nice :) I think those passengers might need a towel too :P

[@Landsend-Railroad]

They only get dried off when they come in for the winter.

[@RoxanneM-]

Those are tough people. Even the rain doesn’t stop their picnic, and dogs don’t mind been soaked either. Life must go on! 👍😂

[@Landsend-Railroad]

They are certainly tougher than I am. I go inside when it rains, except when I am video taping!?

[@The_Holy_Hamburglar]

Where did you get the buildings for your layout? I love the look of them and I want to implement them into my garden

[@warlordsquerk5338]

Watching this again, I'd love to see a train's eye view going through the whole layout in the rain

[@Landsend-Railroad]

Taking a video of the trains running in the rain presents a little challenge. When the rails are spattered with soil the wheels do not pick up the power as they should and the camera gear is not taking kindly to water from above. I will keep it in mind and may be I can come up with a way of doing it and a consequently a video.

[@warlordsquerk5338]

@@Landsend-Railroad Fair enough. One thing I thought of was when looking at the tram, what if you have a vehicle like it, but instead of seats and people it was there to enclose a camera? Solid sides and back and maybe an open front. Not sure about the power with the track though. Unless the vehicles can be battery powered and remote controlled it'd be tricky

[@Landsend-Railroad]

@@warlordsquerk5338 Your suggestions are all valid and sensible. The tram in the video is battery operated and I do have a radio-controlled locomotive with its own on-board battery powerful enough to do the job. I could build a special car to enclose the camera and then push it ahead of the locomotive. It is still an involved undertaking. I will work on it.

[@warlordsquerk5338]

@@Landsend-Railroad Thank you so much! :)

[@jilelarc1]

Me, too. I almost enjoy this setup as much as I enjoy "Hindu Cow girl" on that "Stormy" Trek to Bergen Station in Norway,

[@DoItRight92]

Hi I saw the Canadian flag and I was wondering what part of Canada do you live in also do you take down you Trains in the winter

[@Landsend-Railroad]

This layout is at Pacific Coast near Victoria, BC. Yes, the decorations and buildings are taken inside during the winter. The trains stay operational.

[@davidurban6813]

That little trolly looked like the one from Mr Rogers Neighborhood. Just saying. Have a great day everyone.

[@paulduncan4892]

Are all parts of the layout used....? For example you have a few sidings, or are they just for show? Also, i notice that, for example, the rack line is connected to the main line, do you ever use the connection tonrun trains from the main, to the rack? Love this railway!

[@Landsend-Railroad]

All parts of the layout are used. May be not very frequently, but all are functional. The connection of the rack railway to the mainline was not used normally, I took it out. It was only an invitation for accidents in the rare case when a cog train did not stop in time and overran the end of its track. Thanks for your comments and questions.

[@paulduncan4892]

Just like a real railway then. Brilliant.

[@deltatrains]

Not one umbrella for them ?? That unfortunate fellow reading the LGB catalog will end up with wet pulp. Now I am waiting for this winter's snow videos. (:-)

[@Landsend-Railroad]

I will get him a new catalog. Who says, we are getting any snow this winter?

[@deltatrains]

@@Landsend-Railroad You seem to get at least one good covering of snow each year and getting a great picture of it.

[@funeralcrow3943]

Very nice, I'm doing 16mm in the garden at the moment with both 45mm and 32mm guaged track though most of it is quarry engines

[@Landsend-Railroad]

I had a friend who ran 16 mm trains in the garden. The lesser weight of the engines made track contact difficult. He cleaned the track a lot.

[@funeralcrow3943]

@@Landsend-Railroad ah, I run on radio control fitted into the kits, all battery powered, I used to do power by rail but I didn't want to clean the tracks every week, it is surprising how small of an engine you can fit with radio control, a 9 volt and a recharging port, so far the smallest it a Ruston LBT

[@Landsend-Railroad]

@@funeralcrow3943 You mean to say, you put all that in a Ruston LBT in HO scale?

[@funeralcrow3943]

@@Landsend-Railroad Nah, I wish shat was possible, It is 16mm, still a very small loco for the scale though

[@roughw5120]

What is the model number and name of this train And it is from which company

[@Landsend-Railroad]

It is an open Bachmann streetcar, model number BAC 93938. However, this model has been modified. The chassis (motor, gears and wheel sets) are by Northwest Shortline. It now runs with an on-board Li-Ion battery and a scratch-build control circuit, that makes it stop for a short interval at designated point along the way.

[@hntrains2]

Still, brave enough to shoot all these images! :)

[@charoncharon1466]

I have been told about Madurodam that rail supplied trains cannot run in the rain - the water causes a short circuit. I heard that your Straßenbahn is battery operated. Madurodam has overhead supply for all trains.

[@Landsend-Railroad]

It is true, my streetcar is battery powered. What is not quite true, is that rain will cause a short, unless the rain is very acidic. There is a small drainage from one rail to the other. It is not a short and the trains can still run. The real problem is the dirt that gets washed and splattered onto the top surface of the rail. That causes a poor contact, the lights will flicker and the motors stutter. The rails need to be brushed or wiped clear of any dirt when the rain stops. The overhead supply at Madurodam solves only half the problem. The power still needs to be returned over one or both of the rails.

[@boguslawfenrych7367]

How did you managed to keep the algae out? Some sort of magic? Also hope your back is OK. Well done mate!

[@Landsend-Railroad]

No Worries. There is some algae, but the goldfish don't mind, why should I.

[@diegonicolassandovalflores4091]

Es ist so fantastisch!!!

[@pierre-alainorange7126]

♥️👍👏

[@krunchski9852]

Wouldn't the rain ruin the track?

[@Landsend-Railroad]

No, the rain does not ruin the track. It causes dirt to end up on the rail top, thus jeopardizing a solid electrical pick-up for the engines to run properly. Battery powered engines are of course not effected.

[@krunchski9852]

@@Landsend-Railroad That's really good to know, it's a question I've had for awhile. Thanks!

[@amazingworldfacts8689]

Superb

[@tregreco4410]

You can buy a Ferrari when your rich. Or you can buy this. Costs about the same and don’t get me started on how long it takes to set all this up. It’s impressive but damn I’ll stick to a tiny layout.

[@Landsend-Railroad]

Whatever makes you happy. And you are right about the amount of work to set it up and lets not forget, there is the job to maintain it. However you are definitely on the high side in the cost department.