I didn't use my Garden Railway for a WHOLE YEAR! Can it be saved?!

[@LordPhobos6502]

That rusted steel track would look great for an abandoned / disused yard. I'd find a way to reuse it as a freight or carriage yard.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah! I was thinking of using some for a diorama or something

[@cygnusx10]

Ah yes, the time tested and best tool known to man: the mk.1 foot. If it doesn't fit, stand on it. Never thought watching a guy do gardening would be interesting, so that's something new. Good work all around. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks! Yes, sometimes a bit of force is needed

[@lindsaydonovan6241]

Yep, full Monty Python!

[@hanssmidt12]

I hope it will work

[@ModelMinutes]

:D

[@morganallenjonesregularstu6824]

Me To :0

[@sweetcorn1968]

My 10 year old daughter just asked if I’m going to build a garden railway. Another project but for after the chicken run and the pond. If there’s any room left in the garden.

[@ModelMinutes]

Haha - yes, my railway is also "for the kids" :P

[@laverdajota8089]

I have a never ending Round 2 it list !!!!!

[@choppercam01]

Haha my daughters just asked the same thing. That's only because we got rid of our chickens and we already have a pond 🤣

[@jyvben1520]

@@choppercam01 chicken soup ? or did you call it something else ?

[@choppercam01]

@@jyvben1520 unfortunately we diditn eat them. But I always told my daughter that they were going to be eaten as nuggets..... she was fine with that 😂

[@RicardoD957]

When we had a Garden Railway at my Grandads, it's be used for the summer/early autumn, then start again in early summer. It worked for 13 years. Plenty of scrubbing of the rails, make sure the connections are ok and your controllers are fine and should be ok.

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks for letting me know!

[@LewisLocos]

Can you use the same track/controllers from inside. example:hornby? It looks good to bring the hobby outside when the sun shines to enjoy a beer or coffee whilst they run.

[@antman5474]

I had no idea nickle silver was so weather proof. I wouldn't mind an outdoor track set up myself. I found the part about track expansion during hot spells quite useful and I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on with this project. Many thanks.

[@ModelMinutes]

You totally should - if you get the chance :) thanks for watching!

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

I've had one for 3 years now , just a wipe with a soft track rubber and that's it . Amazing how it survives through the winter weather , the grandchildren love it . You have a great garden layout .

[@ModelMinutes]

Good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@megadoom163]

My dad has only a small railway in his room, i think this is his secret dream

[@ModelMinutes]

perhaps he'll get the chance one day!

[@lucasmonkey913]

That’s a good dream.

[@LewisLocos]

Amazing, I cannot believe how the wood had sunk and how the track had come apart due to the expansion. I'm glad you got it going. Youve got a lovely garden and have given me inspiration. Ive got the same system of powering so im glad i can power it outside.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, I hope your project goes well 😊

[@valborchardt3596]

Oh fantastic Matt....love model trains so am enjoying this one. Thank you. Hope we see more again....

[@ModelMinutes]

I hope so too!

[@geordieceltic2]

Hi. I have to do a similar clean on Saturday after 5 months. I usually just do a clean similar to you and may have to change the odd fish plate, after which all is usually well. My Peco track has been down for over 20 years and is still doing its job. Putting in extra electric feeds also helps.

[@ModelMinutes]

Sounds great! Thanks for letting me know

[@ianwalker2250]

Good to see it running so well - and glad that the catastrophe (16mins 20secs) wasnt too terrible!!

[@ModelMinutes]

haha thanks!

[@brianartillery]

I see you have my all time favourite wagons - the more than slightly sinister War Department Ammonia tanks. Love the railway, and glad it still works. Never knew Thomas ever lost a connecting rod, although Edward did, in one of the later original books, and some radical trackside surgery was done to enable him to get home.

[@ModelMinutes]

ah yes, i remember that story - if i recall someone had to stand on the footplate and drop sand on the line to help him grip . . .?

[@Gremlins_Modelling_Mayhem]

Did you check / change the power connection clips? Might be getting a bit of power drop off due to corrosion (just saying as I'm an ex electronics engineer and have seen that before)

[@ModelMinutes]

I gave them a clean off camera, but that is a good idea

[@enley782]

I’m hopefull for this, I am planning on building one in my courtyard.

[@ModelMinutes]

sounds like a cool project!

[@Anonymouse_Art_INC]

Thanks for sharing! It looks great. I’d love to build something like this myself but I don’t currently own any locomotives or track I’d be willing to put outside

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for watching!

[@aureol40012]

“I don’t own any track I’d be willing to put outside”. Why? Being outside doesn’t do anything to it. I’ve sold Peco points on eBay that have been outside on my layout for a couple of years and nobody has known the difference because they are fine!

[@Anonymouse_Art_INC]

@@aureol40012 You make a good point but I’ll do my best to explain. The locomotive, rolling stock, and track that I own all currently came from my grandfather. Aside from the sentimental value of these to me, they are also quite valuable as collectors pieces. Not that I plan on selling them, but I feel like that explains it pretty well. I just don’t want to risk any harm coming to any part of my collection just yet. When I’ve got s bit more cash I would gladly expand my collection with something more durable

[@aureol40012]

@@Anonymouse_Art_INC my locos are all DCC sound, latest generation super detailed Bachmann/Hornby/Heljan/etc. My next order due to arrive for use on my garden railway is the £600 new Hornby APT. You don’t need durable locos for a garden railway, any more than you do for one inside….. 👍

[@jackminiaturetrains6627]

Just found you on KZbin quite like your miniature garden really I do mean like five inch stuff on my channel!

[@ModelMinutes]

Awesome! I think it would be cool to have bigger stuff in my garden but I really don't have much space

[@G-Scale-Fan]

Nice to see it running again! Enjoy!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, will do!

[@Joesoe06]

Do you now have a rainforest model train track instead of a garden one?🤣

[@ModelMinutes]

Lol! Well, it's not really a rainforest . . . but it certainly has a few biomes haha

[@Simon_Nonymous]

And where can we buy OO gauge dinsosaurs and jeeps please?

[@ModelMinutes]

@@Simon_Nonymous nice! Airfix make a 1/72 scale willys jeep, but i think you want a landrover really . . .

[@knowall5792]

Adding cameras on the trains will give the feel of a journey in rain forest.

[@jyvben1520]

@@knowall5792 1 front facing, another at the back ... serial and/or parallel view in the editing

[@TylerBenney]

Nice to see it running again.

[@ModelMinutes]

It sure is!

[@madantuk]

If love to build myself an outdoor railway always loved the natural look about them also remember an advert many years ago where the milkman would deliver some milk and orange onto the train and it would take it into the house

[@ModelMinutes]

sounds pretty cool!

[@shineonfloyd2469]

Just like to mention cleaning track i use a very very fine wet and dry paper. 3000 grit or higher wrapped round a rectangular block of wood . Keep a little pressure on the block and rub it along the track.. This gets the surface dirt off fairly easy without any scouring or scratches.Then just wipe over.Some may frown but i have never had problems on my O gauge track and i have about 200ft.

[@ModelMinutes]

yeah, sounds similar to the method I used in this video

[@gopivasudevan9593]

I highly recommend a bonsai themed garden around your track layout and some plexiglass roofing up above to atleast keep the weather away where possible .

[@ModelMinutes]

cool ideas!

[@FloppydriveMaestro]

I did a test with steel track outside and it needed to be cleaned at least once a week to remain usable. The real rust looks great for an unused line on an indoor railway

[@ModelMinutes]

Sadly, regular cleaning outside on my railway is unlikely, but yeah, the rusted track would look good for a diorama or something

[@PinderProductions]

Your garden makes for a very nice model railway scenery

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks! I would like to add more in the future

[@Diago767]

Hi Matt, I recently bought my first house, very tempted to build something like this in the garden now that I have one to play with!

[@ModelMinutes]

Go for it! :D

[@Theoriginalborgy]

This is great, I would love a outdoor layout but here in Calgary Canada it would be under snow for 5 months. Maybe use track screws, instead of nails ?

[@ModelMinutes]

cool idea! Thanks :)

[@eduardoaguero1220]

dang I caan't believe Thomas broke his crankpin again. also nice work on the garden.

[@ModelMinutes]

haha thanks!

[@HumancityJunction]

Really interesting seeing an outdoor OO guage railroad.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! :D

[@scottpool4777]

The first thing you have to do is clean the tracks I’ve use any racer that’s what I use and it seemed to be a pretty good good luck.

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks for watching :D

[@antmerritt]

That’s ace! Could you incorporate a scale diorama maybe WW11 themed into the layout? I just enjoy watching the trains simply don’t have time money or a garden! To do the same. ☹️ really enjoy your videos but I wouldn’t watch one on gaming everything else is good 👍😁👊😎

[@Simon_Nonymous]

or even a 1916 theme as the first tanks were all moved by train?

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks! Fortunately, all my future gaming videos are now on a second channel so you won't have to worry about seeing them on your feed :)

[@ModelMinutes]

cool idea!

[@Simon_Nonymous]

I was wondering if a cat might appear - it did! The best garden railway in the world is the one you have. NB - IPA is cheaper in 5 litre jerry cans, I paid 18 quid on Amazon for my most recent resupply, and also there's never been an issue with lightly sanding the tops of the rails to keep them clean as far as I know if you use a fine grit paper and a sanding block like you did.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind :)

[@ThePhosphater]

I have just spent 2 weeks sorting my garden layout out, still have a lot to do, but getting there.

[@ModelMinutes]

good luck!

[@colliecandle]

Nice to see an update. OK, here is a list of enemies of an outdoor railway: ONE: Ants ( they like making their nests right under/near any rail formation causing subsidance ) TWO: Rats - same as ants but on a much bigger scale - they will absolutely wreck any earth formation embankments ! THREE: And possibly the main enemy - hedgehogs. They will bulldoze any track as they do their nocturnal hunting - these creatures have totally destroyed track and any buildings ! FOUR: Corrosion of fishplates - always a major issue. Then of course there is the weather - a pain at times, but i ran trains in the rain with no ill effect except you have to dry off everything thouroughly ! i have track completely buried for over 4 years but apart from removing grass/plant roots and washing off earth - being so buried has actually helped preserve some stretches of track, amazingly enough.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the info! I'll have to keep an eye out for those issues - haven't really encountered those problems . . yet . . the cats have been a bit of a pain though haha!

[@roborex-falloutandelderscr7407]

wow, I really want to have this in my garden.

[@ModelMinutes]

If you ever get the chance, you should!

[@jeff72_]

Alive, it's aliiiivvveeee! Great stuff to see it up and running again. Maybe some Heather's for the empty spaces between the tracks will add some colour and background?

[@ModelMinutes]

ooo you think that's a good shady plant?

[@jeff72_]

@@ModelMinutes yes for lightly shaded areas. Otherwise try Primrose or Foxglove for heavily shaded areas, they'll show nice colour too.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@jeff72_ thanks for the suggestions!

[@rob235ioa1]

make sure ALL track is nickel solver feed every length of track with 3 droppers wired to a main bus wire 1 for each direction of track clean rails leave small gap between each length of rail to akkow for expansion etc

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks!

[@ruk2023--]

I am always dropping bolts and things on the floor, get yourself a fishing magnet and run it over the areas you have been and you should get your bolt back. Assuming it's not plastic.

[@ModelMinutes]

Good tip!

[@ruk2023--]

@@ModelMinutes Keep it away from your phone and computer though, some of them are pretty strong!

[@Pshady]

That’s a very well built garden railway, I think mine is too far gone to run again.

[@ModelMinutes]

:(

[@CuldeeLDM]

I liked your garden railway, My dream is to have one too, but I live in Brazil and here the models are very expensive

[@ModelMinutes]

that's a shame :(

[@jamesgroccia644]

12:24 “One of your crank pins broke,” said his driver. “We’ve taken your side rods off, now you’re a double like Edward.” A passenger stepped forth. “Can you take us home?” He asked. “I’ll try,” said Thomas bravely.

[@ModelMinutes]

:D

[@HeartfiliaRailway]

I never really considered OO for a garden railway. I always thought that the scale would be too small. I might have to give this a try one day :)

[@ModelMinutes]

I'd give N gauge a go as well if I get the chance haha

[@raymondleggs5508]

@@ModelMinutes Everybody gangster till a dead junebug derails the locomotive

[@ModelMinutes]

@@raymondleggs5508 lol

[@Biggles2498]

Doesn't the sap from the Ferns affect the electrical continuity of the railway lines ?

[@ModelMinutes]

with cleaning the track prior to use I can't say i've experienced any issues with the sap

[@tenterdentown2452]

I would invest in one of those electronic track cleaners from Gaugemaster. I think it would be better to attach brackets to the wall and install a sub-baseboard. Then put the layout on top of that and remove it at the end of the summer.

[@ModelMinutes]

a great idea! Thanks :D

[@20PhantoM07]

Awesome garden railway mate beautiful cat too 😻

[@ModelMinutes]

haha thanks! The cat can be a bit of a pain at times

[@dustydusky8385]

I Have had ideas to do this in my garden, but wasnt sure if 00 gauge was possible

[@ModelMinutes]

some people have even put N gauge in the garden

[@crazysoxcourier]

working better than my brand new one in my bedroom!! lol! looking good though!

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks! Hopefully you can get yours running a little better :)

[@christiantrainspotter6727]

Where did you get that south west trains 159 from

[@ModelMinutes]

can't remember tbh - i bought it probably around 15 years ago

[@Mr_pumpkin__]

Excellent video, would it be easier to have the trains that power themselves rather than through the track?

[@ModelMinutes]

whilst there are some out there which have on-board battery supplies, in this scale they tend to be little more than toys. It would negate the need to keep the track clean though, or even be made from metal, so whilst that might be an idea situation, it's sadly not a reality without massive modification to the existing train models themselves

[@duncanwatson9054]

Have you thought of a Gaugemaster HF2? It is a high frequency electronic track cleaner for 2 tracks. That is, if you are using DC. Never use them on DCC! You will fry the chip inside the loco. Mmmm, fried chips!

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks for letting me know :D

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool layout.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thank you very much!

[@DanTDMJace]

Okay, so I have two boxes of these tracks that have been unused for ~4 yrs, I am planning to use it again!

[@ModelMinutes]

awesome!

[@DanTDMJace]

Edit: I did and it worked

[@ModelMinutes]

@@DanTDMJace amazing!

[@seandavies6156]

0:52 "no, I don't want to!" 😆

[@ModelMinutes]

it did in the end :P

[@hanssmidt12]

I have 2 boxes with trains and tracks but no time and place

[@ModelMinutes]

yeah, it can be like that sometimes sadly

[@hanssmidt12]

@@ModelMinutes it is bad feel you have something but you can not use it

[@ModelMinutes]

@@hanssmidt12 :(

[@hashtag_thisguy]

Should deffinately set up a rail replacement bus service...

[@ModelMinutes]

probably could get a scalextric bus and some track set up outside

[@Benji_transport_vids]

Hi! I was just wondering, which engine is the GWR 4-6-0? It may be a castle class but I'm not sure, I'm considering buying one myself!

[@ModelMinutes]

It's an old Hornby Albert Hall (with realistic chuffing sounds!)

[@Benji_transport_vids]

@@ModelMinutes Haha, James May vibes caught me! Thanks for informing me!

[@andybray9791]

Just like a real railway, when not used for a long time

[@ModelMinutes]

haha very true

[@katepacker2539]

tip. it’s easyer to put trains on the tracks at crossings

[@ModelMinutes]

sadly i dont have any crossings

[@monsieurcow]

Imagine running a pendolino at full speed on the layout

[@ModelMinutes]

It'd probably fall off :P

[@raymondleggs5508]

all that flex track is more expensive than the train!

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, it's kinda crazy how much it costs - you should check out my build video on this garden railway - I do mention how much I spent on it in that one (can't remember how much it was now though)

[@offichannelnurnberg5894]

Poor Thomas had to go to the steamworks.

[@ModelMinutes]

sadly

[@matt19norwich]

Whats the large green steamer you are using on here? Is it DCC Sound?

[@ModelMinutes]

Hornby Albert Hall - it's a really old loco with "realistic chuffing noises" which is made by a rough tab striking one of the tender axles as it turns :) Edit: so no, not DCC

[@matt19norwich]

@@ModelMinutes Wow thats amazing! It sounds so good!

[@ModelMinutes]

@@matt19norwich one of my best runners as well

[@strickersniper7909]

Alternate title “gardening with Matt and his train “

[@ModelMinutes]

haha :D

[@knowall5792]

Just a friendly feedback. The smaller rake (green engine) looks like a run-away train. Too fast by scaling standard.

[@ModelMinutes]

Any slower and it won’t have the power to do the gradients…. Not that there is anything particularly “to scale” about this garden railway anyway

[@paulellam6926]

Love it!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!!

[@Jelly-B]

I can see the nut Mr Minutes. It's just behind that leave

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, it’s probably moved since though

[@aviationadam8745]

Mybye you could do a video and you can put you ships tanks and aeroplanes on a wagon for an idea

[@ModelMinutes]

cool suggestion!

[@chuckcorris2392]

Nice!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@scalesgaming8699]

Oh yes I’m starting to plan a big oo gauge garden railway rather than a 6x4 board

[@ModelMinutes]

very cool!

[@scalesgaming8699]

Yeah but I might change my mind

[@dylansheppardmymodelrailway]

👍great vid first time subscriber

[@ModelMinutes]

Welcome aboard!

[@simondimps1002]

you need to make the track bed wider

[@ModelMinutes]

why?

[@stevelomas4119]

@@ModelMinutes To correct the track overhang.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@stevelomas4119 is it an aesthetic reason? The overhang doesn’t seem troublesome at the moment in the running of the trains… In the future I’d like to replace the wooden track bed with a stone wall of some kind and do some better landscaping…. But that’s a pipe dream for now

[@stevelomas4119]

@@ModelMinutes Yes partly for aesthetic reasons but it really needs to be wider especially on the bends to lessen the chance of any derailing stock plunging to their doom. 👍

[@ModelMinutes]

@@stevelomas4119 haha! It’s only a couple of inches, plus, I’m not particularly precious of the stock I run outside- most if it is either kit built or second hand 😂

[@boywithadolphin]

Why not stainless steel for track?

[@ModelMinutes]

because it rusts, and very quickly. The rust will not only cause the track to decay over time but prevents electrical continuity

[@boywithadolphin]

Yes normal steel will but stainless steel won’t. I have an old stainless steel sink in the garden for over a decade and it remains in good condition.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@boywithadolphin interesting, I’ve only seen regular steel track for sale or nickel silver. I don’t think they make it here in the uk

[@boywithadolphin]

No one seems to make it. It would also have an advantage over nickel silver being magnetic so trains with magnetic adhesion would work as well. Maybe there is a market for someone to produce it. Stainless costs only a little more than normal steel.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@boywithadolphin magnetic adhesion hasn’t really been a thing since like the 70’s or 80’s, only some old products would have that feature. Not sure that would work as a selling point these days, perhaps people are happy with their NS track and the manufacturers see no reason to really change

[@bartolomeo.07]

What is this green train?

[@ModelMinutes]

I think there were 4 green trains shown in this video, & i'm pretty sure they were: Hornby Percy Hornby Albert Hall Hornby Evening Star 94 Hornby 101 DMU

[@lucasmonkey913]

12:15 drip tank

[@ModelMinutes]

drip tank?

[@lucasmonkey913]

@@ModelMinutes it’s an episode of Thomas the tank engine and it goes exactly like that

[@glennmaxfield6618]

@2:16 That's not a rose really - it's a sucker which will take all the nutrients from the rose. Cut it back

[@ModelMinutes]

I just had to google it - yes I think you are right. I'll look at cutting that away as soon as I can

[@glennmaxfield6618]

@@ModelMinutes No probs - love the garden railway. I was going to build "0" Gauge in the garden but your "00" layout is giving me food for thought.

[@ModelMinutes]

@@glennmaxfield6618 awesome! 😊

[@jaywatchtravel6146]

some of the track is bowing

[@ModelMinutes]

in places, partly due to heat expansion and in others due to differences in height of the trackbed

[@jaywatchtravel6146]

@@ModelMinutes oh

[@davidsheriff8989]

Leave the ferns - raise the track....more visual

[@ModelMinutes]

I'd like to build a wall for the trains to run on at some point in the future . . .

[@D5KRC]

Bolsover wagon I live near there

[@ModelMinutes]

nice!

[@panzer-meister]

♥♥♥

[@ModelMinutes]

:D

[@bofan4513]

Woops I disliked on accident I changed it to like I loved this video

[@ModelMinutes]

haha thanks :D

[@harveymilne1684]

Thats no rose. Looks like an Ash sapling

[@ModelMinutes]

According to a previous comment, it’s an off-shoot which will suck the main plant dry of all its nutrients. I’ve since followed the stem down to the roots and it was indeed part of the rose plant. I’ve since removed it

[@peteredwards338]

Cut the rose sucker off at the root !

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks! Yeah, I did and the rose seemed to be doing better now

[@jongoff2741]

more running sessioins

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, hopefully I’ll be able to get out and record some in the good weather

[@harveygibbons1113]

Nickel sliver track does not trust at all

[@ModelMinutes]

yeah, rust is iron oxide, only metals (like steel) that contain iron can rust. Most other metals do oxidise though

[@scalemodelhobby1677]

Can i get a hoyyyaaa

[@ModelMinutes]

nope

[@111greatbear3]

I'm glad I don't do garden railways

[@ModelMinutes]

why's that?

[@maff1975]

Hostas grow well in shady areas.

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks!

[@171trains]

My garden railway is well and truly broken the woodpigeon has pooped all over it and the squirrels have smashed it so really I've left it and my train hoppers have bird seed in them so the blue tits and sparrows enjoyed it all so there is a positive outcome now!

[@ModelMinutes]

I suppose nature always finds a way . . .