The Railway Built in Lockdown! Lawrie Goes a Little Loco Episode 1

[@chrishoggett1375]

Hahah; the sliding cab amused me. Only an RAF man would think up an entry that resembles the canopies of old fighter planes 🙈

[@lmm]

Brilliant isn't it!

[@Novel_Poe]

@@lmm better than standard doors

[@amergrant-ns5cr]

Great design, but a roll over could trap you in.

[@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS]

The cab interior on that is genius! Being able to run either way is something not many single cab miniatures can do well, extra impressive that it was made during lockdown!

[@lmm]

It's brilliant isn't it!

[@raysrandomthings8425]

@@lmm can we get a update vid pls

[@lmm]

@@raysrandomthings8425 yeah - there was part of an update showing it painted in another video but we'll return to it at the end future date

[@raysrandomthings8425]

@@lmm ok cool

[@viligrkovic6635]

It's impresive how a single man can build a WIP railway during, what, 6 months of Lockdown,impresive!

[@LoaftheProtogen]

Indeed

[@lmm]

I was impressed!

[@sawyerawr5783]

meanwhile I couldn't even get basic operations on my planned 4x8 N scale layout....

[@The_Goober189]

I really like those trucks in the background

[@lmm]

The builder has some cool stuff.

[@Shaddowbanned]

Exactly what I was noticing. Love those old trucks.

[@markj2093]

I thought i was the only one, keep shouting at the screen, get out of the way man, screw the train show me them trucks

[@lmm]

@@markj2093 they'll appear in the future

[@markj2093]

@@lmm Subbed

[@andrewbizley5848]

Brilliant piece of kit, this is my kind of thing! More like this please😂😂👌🏼👍🏼

[@lmm]

More like it to come

[@strike9716]

thats got to be the tiniest cabbed locomotive ever. absolutely ingenious design. From how the cab slides open to the little generator powerplant, making it a tiny little gas electric just like the full sized diesels.

[@BazilRat]

Gonna call it now, Lawrie ran the batteries dry, or as close to it as the owner would let him.

[@lmm]

... May have had to push it into the shed.

[@BazilRat]

@@lmm You looked like you were having entirely far too much fun to stop before you were forced to. What a delightful little machine!

[@gravelydon7072]

@@lmm Well why not fire up the generator. That's what its there for? :-)

[@Disbird]

I chuckled when you said "you can do it yourself" - Sure that 0.5% of us who has a house, material, tools, a huge garden and time on their hands xD

[@MrComradebuttons]

i don’t own a house i rent, i’m going to make one, don’t be a wimp and just do it . the real railroad was built with basic tools… but you can’t source enough to make a mini railway?

[@kieroncraig3594]

miniature railways in apartment blocks aren't landlord friendly

[@jordanalexander615]

Ifa junkyard ever went out of business and just left the land I'd buy it because it's like a blank canvas to design the environment around the tracks I put down.

[@unitytwins6652]

If I ever get an acre or more, you betchya, otherwise I pay rent for now.

[@caramelldansen2204]

@@kieroncraig3594 Good. Build a railway. Fuck landlords.

[@Shipwright1918]

Absolutely would love to see more miniature locos on LMM, looks like you had a blast with this one! Not too dissimilar from my own project to make an 8 inch gauge railway, uses off the shelf parts to keep the cost down. The rails are actually pvc pipes filled with sand to keep them rigid and support the weight, and the bogie wheels for the wagons are roller blade wheels with discs of polypropylene for the flanges. So far so good, my test wagon supported my weight along the track and rolled freely, and the track itself didn't distort or break, so presently I'm making enough track to make a circuit around the garden and get an engine put together.

[@lmm]

That's a very interesting way of doing it, I'm intrigued

[@narrowgauge7.25]

we need some video

[@josepelotudogomezcredulo6993]

I see...I´ll reccomend sing meal pipes 1/2"... for a lasting duty.

[@Shipwright1918]

@@josepelotudogomezcredulo6993 Metal is more expensive, harder to bend curves into, and eventually will rust through. UV treated PVC conduit is cheap, easy to bend into curves and affix to the sleepers, and if it does somehow wear out, is easily replaced.

[@Shipwright1918]

@@lmm Well, if you're interested in seeing all the technical details, all the plans are freely available at www.rideongardenrailroad.com I'll freely admit it's crude compared to a "proper" ride-on miniature train, but it has the virtue of using off the shelf components that are readily available, and it doesn't require specialized tools or skills either. In the end, it's all a big experiment in the end, could go either way, but I'm trying it anyhow. As I wrote, for now I'm working on getting a circuit constructed and acquiring the parts to make a couple locomotives and wagons, I'll try to get some video up once I get along a bit further.

[@ianpogson134]

Lawrie, I have only just discovered you! I watched the Castles one last night and have enjoyed "Sweet Pea" in Leeds, the abandoned park railway in Scotland, etc. So much catching up to do! I am a volunteer on the GWSR and work trackside between Cheltenham and Broadway, clearing crossings, ditches and laying drainage. I also am a sponsor of 76077, which is being rebuilt in Loughborough and at Toddington. Your videos show so much about how locos work. I am learning through each episode. Your passionate delivery and sense of wonder is refreshing in this far-too-serious world. The filming is unusual (underframe shots, aerial images, etc.) and takes the viewer places rarely seen. You are utterly bonkers, which is again refreshing! Fabulous stuff. Please thank your team and I do so appreciate the way you give clear credit to your many hosts. You have opened my eyes to places like the majestic Doon Valley that I have never heard of. Dr Ian S Pogson CEng FIET

[@samgineer9857]

I would love to see more of Lawrie Goes a Little Loco! As a Large Scale Model Railroader in the US, growing up around equipment almost exactly like that, I would love to see more of it covered!

[@lmm]

We've got quite a bit lined up!

[@NathanielKempson]

More miniatures on LMM? More miniatures on LMM.

[@lmm]

Okies

[@Artuchu]

@@lmm please

[@stephenwilliams8306]

Wish I had the engineering ability as I live on 17.5 acres of land and could make a really nice full circle run.🚂

[@lmm]

Oh that would be good!

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

See if there's a local club who'd like to use the land.

[@axelhejnebo9142]

Somewhat reminds me of the Swedish class Z4p narrow gauge diesels, really smart looking little locomotive.

[@allanlundin9420]

The proportions are more like a Swedish class Tp

[@lmm]

Oh really?

[@axelhejnebo9142]

@@allanlundin9420 True, though the height of the cab and the shape of the bonnets made me lean more towards Z4p.

[@allanlundin9420]

@@axelhejnebo9142 I can agree with that. But if we go up to standard guage, then we have the V11, where both the shape and the proportions are about the same.

[@axelhejnebo9142]

@@allanlundin9420 Yeah, that's probably the Swedish engine that is the most similar to this thing, right wheel-configuration as well.

[@hoopoo3721]

I love it, especially that you can have fun in the weather and not get wet.

[@deansiracusa3966]

I’d love to see an update on this locomotive, and the railway!

[@anzaca1]

I'd love to see you do a follow-up video on this cute little engine once it's all finished and painted!

[@numeristatech]

Brings me down memory lane, with my grandma’s neighbour in Ifold who had such a railway running around his garden !

[@lmm]

Oh really? They're quite good fun!

[@comet_crash]

That is actually a really impressive homemade loco. Most homemades I've seen are little 4 axle things with lawnmower engines. Usually driven by someone on a car behind it, looking very bored.

[@lmm]

It's an impressive thing!

[@narrowgauge7.25]

Have a look at facebook.com/groups/MinimalGaugeRailways

[@davidbutler7602]

That was great, I am surprised you had not volunteered to help lay more track. Decisions, decisions drive train/lay track!! What a great choice for an afternoon

[@lmm]

I'm waiting for the rest of the rail to arrive 😂

[@DrChooChoo109]

May have spent the first bit of that video looking at the Commer tractor unit with the Scammell coupling...

[@lmm]

It'll feature on the channel soon enough

[@chappiechipmunk]

Liking the mann egerton recovery crane on the back. You dont see them very often

[@steveluckhurst2350]

yep!

[@colelepper9381]

This is really neat!

[@lmm]

I thought so too!

[@clapz9068]

Love lawrie goes a little loco !

[@lmm]

Pleased to hear it!

[@carsongeye1462]

More episodes like this would be awesome! These little railroads are awesome!

[@lmm]

That we can do!

[@jeanricard918]

Just keep up those great adventures you are doing, both in small scale and in large scale, thank you so very much.

[@lmm]

You're most welcome!

[@billwit7878]

I like the hose clamps keeping the drive wheels from falling off

[@lmm]

It works 😂

[@axelrajr]

i enjoy your locomotive videos. i have branched out to your other stuff and have been enjoying finding out whats is currently broken in the barn, started with that garden tractor you got a hold of. and could hardly stop laughing i enjoyed so much.

[@lmm]

Really pleased to hear you're enjoying what we do!

[@SouthLincsMiniOwnersClub]

As a child, I loved, and actually I still love miniature railways. One I try to visit during the summer is the Norton Hill Light Railway near Snettisham in West Norfolk. They tend to open for 3 Sundays /or weekends (not sure) each summer in aid of charity.

[@thegreypenguin5097]

will we get an update on when this is finished?

[@lmm]

Yes indeed!

[@LordPhobos6502]

Would love to see a revisit here when the track grows :)

[@Raynebow]

Uhhh... That price, that gauge, that lovely look? I really hope this guy puts out a book/instruction manual for those of us who're less mechanically inclined. I'd love to do something like this.

[@lmm]

He might do, it's all relatively simple!

[@TonyH-8208]

Same! - been dying to make a 12 inch guage loco with swappable bogies for 7 & ¼ guage, but have little knowledge in that particular area! I'm even more determined after the local 7 & ¼ club told me I that I CAN'T do it because I'm not an engineer 😒

[@london19657]

That tree got me twice. Subscribed! Nice to see some old-fashioned fun. Just found your channel.

[@lmm]

Thank very much, hope you continue to enjoy what we do!

[@LordPhobos6502]

As a 1:1 scale driver, I can say that tree is prototypical...

[@lxdesign1]

that is genius - I have a similar Honda generator, and that is a great idea for recharging the batteries.

[@Koentg4]

I feel like every man here, whether they are into trains more than others, would more than happily have a miniature railway in their garden.

[@germantanker131johnny2]

that is impressive that someone made that during quarantine, for a relatively good price. also I love that little Japanese loco! it reminds me of narrow gauge mining trains in West Virginia and Alaska. Hope to see more of these!

[@lmm]

He's made really super progress! It's not a bad looking thing, it'll be smart when it's painted.

[@piercefellows5467]

you should go back once everything is finished

[@lmm]

No doubt I shall

[@jtveg]

Great work. ✔️💯🏆 Thanks so much for sharing. 😉👌🏼

[@lmm]

You're most welcome

[@heartland96a]

Very clever , did not expect the cab to side forward for entry .

[@lmm]

Neither did I 😂

[@elitegamerandrew5979]

Definitely would love to see more of these larger miniature railways 😃

[@lmm]

That we can do

[@Switchblade-sh3kx]

The cab of the loco looks like a smaller version of a model T truck cab. also I've been enjoying the series.

[@lmm]

Oh yes, I can kind of see it. Thank you, pleased to hear it.

[@stuartross282]

Interesting Gen-set locomotive

[@lmm]

It's a strange beastie

[@robertsedgwick1629]

so its a range extender hybrid then lol 😁🤣

[@lmm]

😂 😂 You could say that 😂

[@TheSunshineKid05]

That's pretty cool. perhaps go to see when it's finished. Amazing what some people can do with some spare time.

[@lmm]

I will indeed!

[@greghayes9118]

You're just a big kid! Whaaaaat? It has to make some noise. It needs something like a growelly little 2 stroke diesel. It sounds like an elevator.

[@1toonhead]

Makes me miss driving at Cohunu Koala Park. I used to drive a massive steam engine and diesel engine in 7 1/4 for a hobby job.

[@lmm]

Oh that's pretty cool

[@kingofthepod5169]

Wonderful show of engineering and machining. I'm taking machining and welding courses now, someday I'll do a project this big.

[@lmm]

That's great to hear - good luck!

[@trainchugger53]

The cab impresses me the most, looks like he nicked it off an Austin Seven

[@johnlomas7398]

With a bit of extra ballast added on one side and well tamping it down he could have a super-elevated curve on that bend.

[@lmm]

😂 😂 I'd like to see that

[@NathanielPiscian]

Fantastic work mate. Keep up the great outstanding work.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much, we'll try our best!

[@josepelotudogomezcredulo6993]

Lovely ... may be "Miney" (mine) for name her... Love all the layout.And nice landscape for a garden railway.

[@lmm]

That's a good name!

[@patrickwebb7311]

I'd love to see you do more miniature railways. Maybe you can visit the RH&DR or R&ER? I think you'd love the Bug in particular.

[@lmm]

I think I'd love a go on the bug too!

[@McRocket]

Absolutely wonderful.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@123sheepdip]

Love the Bedford crane in the background.

[@lmm]

It's great isn't it

[@MrNoUsername]

"Why has he build a locomotive? And the ovious answer is why not?" That's all I needed to hear.

[@MatecaCorp]

I definitely would love to see some more “Grand Scales” (as we say in the US) content on the show!

[@lmm]

We've got some more lined up!

[@stef.b.m.lk1902]

Omg Lawrie i know you want this loco. Lol

[@lmm]

It's good fun!

[@waynetetley584]

Amazing job. Great loco sound too. Very railway

[@S7EVE_P]

Ace video content, right up my street this sort of stuff...subbed👍

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@PaulfromChicago]

Thanks for sharing. That was delightful.

[@lmm]

Thank-you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@sawyerawr5783]

*this guy* -builds entire 7.25in gauge railroad during lockdown...including an engine... *me* -buys foam board for 4x8 N scale layout, puts some track on it, then has stared at it for the last five months I do enjoy how the cab slides back and forth like the canopy on an old WWII Fighter though

[@lmm]

He's quite good at making things!

[@HotspotsSoutheast]

My father in law used to live beside a railroad line that was eventually abandoned. My kids loved playing on the line picking up old spikes and junk left behind. One year I built a rail cart out of wood with a Honda 6hp motor and go cart wheels and a clutch. I experimented with various ways to keep it on the track starting with wood flanges attached to the wheels. The track was in such horrible shape it tore up the flanges and I eventually settled on lawnmower wheels that angled between the rails keeping it on the track. The cart could do about 30-35mph and sitting down low that’s really fast. It had lights on it for night riding which was even more scary. And to turn it around there was a wood box with a hole in it and the front had a bolt on the bottom. You lift the front, put the box under, then pick up the rear and rotate. The kids loved it. It was painted yellow with black stripes on the ends. Such fun. We rode it for many miles up and down the line.

[@lmm]

Oh what a super thing to do!

[@HotspotsSoutheast]

vpgd.net/projects/IMG_6199.JPG

[@ArcadeLady83]

This is dope dude.... makes it seem way more of a realistic dream

[@lmm]

Yes indeed, it is very possible to do!

[@ArcadeLady83]

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels now that a vid you should make ... a vid about options and different ways to get the job done ... cause let’s face it.. we’re on here looking at your trains cause we can seem to afford our own lol

[@ArcadeLady83]

It’s about getting it in as many garages as possible no?? At least when I worked the train store in Anaheim ca that’s how I treated it .. this should be the main goal

[@JoshRidestheRails]

Makes me feel really unproductive during lockdown. If I had the skill, I would love to build a railway around our ranch.

[@lmm]

He is a very skilled gentleman

[@williamwatkins821]

Need some help with that??

[@AliMackMechanical]

Wow that's brilliant mate some details have gone into this. 👍😎 you looked nice and snug in it Lawrie.

[@lmm]

It's pretty good once you're in!

[@AliMackMechanical]

@@lmm It looked good I enjoyed it mate.👍😎

[@ethandouro4334]

Now I'm imagining if this railway was longer and a trip could actually take one night to conclude. Imagine being inside that "Totally Japanese Loco™" for one night in a roll, lol.

[@lmm]

I think that would be scary 😂

[@petergrimes9583]

I love it so much I had a idea to make a mobility scooter look like a train locomotive by putting a body around one

[@lmm]

Oh that's not a bad idea

[@gregemmerson9611]

Absolutely awesome lawrie 😁😁 hopefully you can return in the future and give us an update on the railway and locomotive 🤞🤞 definitely would like to see more miniature railway videos 👍👍Thanks for the vid 👍👍

[@lmm]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! More miniatures are in the pipeline

[@gregemmerson9611]

@@lmm that's great 😁😁 I did see on Facebook a little while ago you visited zach with his 5" gauge railway in his back garden 👍👍 that would be a good vid 👍👍

[@lmm]

@@gregemmerson9611 it's in the pipeline!

[@gregemmerson9611]

@@lmm awesome 😃😃

[@neilmatthews5139]

Lawrie, any updates on this loco?

[@lmm]

It appeared in a video a while back. It will feature again!

[@bentullett6068]

amazed how the owner built the loco and the track in near enough a year. by chance are you going to be testing some of those old trucks the owner has in the yard.

[@lmm]

Yeap, they're in the pipeline

[@Free_Krazy]

Okay, if I ever get some land this is on my bucket list!

[@lmm]

Me too!

[@stevesmith2553]

this is one of my fav video., see what humans can do, when they put there mind to it

[@lmm]

It's a fun little thing!

[@toddoroi4947]

Makes me want to setup a section of 2' or ½m rail in the garden and build a small loco that's a bit more manageable than the existing ones here.

[@Ti_Daley]

Let me know if you are in the Plymouth area some day in the future, as you can come down to Plymouth Miniature Steam railway to have a go on one of the 7.25" Wren locomotives we have

[@lmm]

That sounds great fun!

[@Ti_Daley]

@@lmm It's a challenging 1/2 mile loop with some steep grades in places. plymouthminiaturesteam(.)co(.)uk

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Good use of time, very productive, love it

[@lmm]

It's pretty impressive isn't it!

[@yorkshireman6650]

More like this would be great great video 😎😎😎😎😎

[@lmm]

That we can do

[@nobby-green]

fantastic video... i have a few locos steam and battery, and considering making a 7 1/4 petrol driven. this has given me some great ideas. i did visit the website as you suggested below in other comments but there is nothing there about this loco?

[@lmm]

Was the website to maxi track for buying track? This is a homemade contraption, so this is the only time it's featured in any media

[@nobby-green]

@@lmm no it was this one www.rideongardenrailroad.com/

[@jonathanbeale3978]

More about the green recovery truck in the back ground please (ex military?)

[@lmm]

It's on the list of things for us to review.

[@xxMasterofSparksxx]

@@lmm Looks like an Austin K9 4x4 wrecker. Very nice.

[@steveluckhurst2350]

@@xxMasterofSparksxx depends on your point of view! 4ltr petrol? no thanks! ☺

[@Eont]

Got this in my reccomends. I'm not complaining,

[@lmm]

Glad to hear it, thanks!

[@donwright3427]

Groovy man. Paint it pink with some nice flowers on for that authentic look............

[@lmm]

Ah yes, the well known pink flowers livery used extensively abroad 😂

[@arthurjbryson3302]

Def Absolutely more videos like this. This was totally interesting.

[@lmm]

Pleased to hear it!

[@steamsearcher]

I was given 2 motors and battery's of a buggy and cobbled together a double ended loco. I got new batterys and a Mintronics controller. So a central bogie which was cheap got rebuilt. A frame bolted together twice and motors coupled to an axle twice. Battery for ballast and power. Twice. REWORK without the gearboxes gives us a strange unit that has no known top speed. Tried on the Reading track and making it to the FRONT PAGE OF OUR MAGAZINE. And a mention in MODEL ENGINEER. Previous Loco being driven by a Battery Drill Driver. It pulls 4 adults if you can call us ADULTS!!! I am also building a Jessie in 7 1/4 and various other locos in 5 inch and a modified Rob Roy 3 1/2. ALL STEAM. Just found you. Love David and Lily.

[@lmm]

Oh that sounds awesome! I've always liked the little Rob Roy's. Hope you're enjoying the channel!

[@scottshultz7784]

Love it, Lawrie's Live Steam as they are referred to in the US.

[@lmm]

Oh really?

[@MrItsthething]

4:45 I reaaaally recommend more ventilation for that thing. It's air-cooled and will have a shorter lifespan if it's run inside a box.

[@lmm]

It's got some ventilation in there, I guess he'll modify as he needs it

[@johnramirez5996]

My buddy Lonis and his dad have nic 1 in lyons , Muir, ionia Michigan area. Awesome gp7 or gp9 done on conrail blue. They got$100,000 into his.

[@lmm]

That's expensive

[@patrickguinnane]

What an excellent video, nice to see someones imagination coming to life...

[@lmm]

Thank you, he's done a good job!

[@robertdarnell5141]

You should try and do something with the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway or the Ravenglass and Eskdale, both are 15in gauge railways with live steam and diesel locomotives

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

Love the way the cab opens that’s genius !!

[@lmm]

It's very nicely planned out isn't it

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

@@lmm yes it is. I do appreciate a good bit of home engineering. Been meaning to check out your channel and subscribe for a while. I saw you on Jay's channel when you bought the train. I'm a huge steam lover so glad to have subscribed to you. Perhaps we could talk further as detailing a steam train or steam engine is on my bucket list for certain 👍

[@lmm]

@@thedetailingdoctor5746 glad you've found us then, hope you continue to enjoy the content we're producing. Sure join our Discord and say hello!

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

@@lmm haven’t been on discord in years 😂 have to re download it but Im Sure will be worth it

[@lmm]

@@thedetailingdoctor5746 There's a really good community built up, lots discussed in the various channels

[@moconnell663]

I would have SO MUCH FUN making miniature maintenance-of-way equipment to go with it.

[@lmm]

Oh that would be cool

[@aarondivel1752]

That's such a great little loco. 7.x gauge is such a wonderful scale. I just bought the bottom half of a 4-2-2. It was listed as a stirling but unfortunately there is nothing even close to a stirling other than the wheel arrangement but for the price if i complained i think carma would wreck my car the next day. I'm planning on very loosely doing a phillidelphia and reading 4-2-2 camelback. I just got the pipe for the boiler. I might need to make one of those enclosed locos in case it starts to rain. That'll be the justification anyway.

[@lmm]

Fair enough, good luck with your project!

[@somersetnarrowgauge714]

Although lockdown was a difficult time, we also made the most of it and completed the 26 meter trestle bridge for our line which includes 1/30 gradients, quite the challenge for 7 1/4 gauge locomotives!

[@lmm]

That sounds amazing!

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

At double the length, you'll need the generator on or parallel batteries, maybe switchable. Can it pull a railroad car or two? Especially around a sharp corner? That would be good for rail and ties to the end of the line.

[@lmm]

As I'd been driving most the afternoon on battery charge, unlikely. Yes, it's quite powerful.

[@spannerworks1]

Hi Lawrie Great video and love your videos - the one with Ash was great too.. Warm regards Richard

[@lmm]

Thank you very much, pleased to hear you enjoyed it!

[@LolLol-xy4rh]

Bloody brilliant

[@lmm]

I concur!

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Really really cool .

[@lmm]

It is rather!

[@themightyhood-4117]

tbh I have no preference on what you guys do next, I love it either way

[@lmm]

Well thank you!

[@Sohave]

Yes please visit more such ride on model railways. I will watch!

[@lmm]

That we can do

[@narrowgauge7.25]

Brilliant minimal 7 1/4” gauge loco defiantly the way to go.

[@lmm]

It's pretty cool!

[@djcb4190]

excitement goes, excitement comes.

[@lmm]

Very exciting!

[@Daveyrd11]

Loved it. Super fun.

[@lmm]

Pleased to hear it

[@excossack]

Interesting miniature railway. Any chance of a a video of the two trucks?

[@lmm]

All in the pipeline

[@dracovenit9549]

Despite being 2nd generation Kiwi on my father's side I know that by watching this from start to end I am without a doubt still British, and dare I say it English in my heart lol.

[@lmm]

Hehehe, struck a chord did it? 😂