TRAINS on the layout! But I still have a long way to go...

Today I am trying to get my layout up and running so we all can see some trains moving. But I haven´t anticipated the amout of resistance I would experience. It started by the missing battery for my leaf blower which made me pick up all the debry by hand. Then nearly all of my switches malfunction and last but not least I had to solve a problem with my track cleaning wagon. After 5 hours of hard work I was able to run a few trains before nightfall.

[@theflamingkitchen9252]

Those night-time shots are fantastic. Looks very nice, thanks for sharing.

[@jeffreygriffith6399]

Ah, life in our small train worlds. I feel your frustration with the glitches you experienced! However, you appear to be an excellent problem solver and do not hesitate to take on challenges. It is nice to see the behind-the-scenes reality of garden railroading. No sense sugar coating this. All of that aside, it was nice to see the beautiful motion in your garden layout. Your gentle hand-formed curves really add to the realism and are a sight to behold! Thank you! 👍

[@ianwm]

Awesum video. Thanks for sharing the good, bad and the ugly bits - it makes me feel much better about when stuff doesn’t work as planned on my railway.

[@Arcao]

Time to build leaf blower train. 😉

[@timireland863]

Loved seeing the trains running on the layout. I hope the switch issue is easy to fix. Night time running session was stunning. A lot of work to date and I really hope you enjoyed using your layout and running some trains. Cheers Tim

[@loki7441]

Excellent. You must get the track inspectors to give your mother a good 'Clucking to' for high tailing it with vital railroad battery's. 😄 Maybe you could modify a flat bed wagon to hold the leaf blower and run it in front of the cleaning wagon. You may need teo loco's to counter the effect of the blower. The two locomotives look really nice.

[@СергейИванович-н2ю]

You're just great. I've been watching you for several years now. how you did everything thoughtfully and wisely. I wish you further success in the continuation of your railway.

[@jacobhare_true]

Enjoyed seeing your layout at night. Really appreciate the cleanliness and simplicity of the entire thing. Well done!

[@fuzzypancake123]

Night shots are awesome 🥰

[@frankkie3849]

Nicely done,,great layout,,thanks for sharing,,😊

[@AlainSandrin]

Bonjour,je vous suis depuis le début de votre merveilleux decor ,depuis Paris en France .Bravo

[@bernard2fos52]

Grace à ta vidéo les 5 heures de préparation des voies n'ont duré que 5 minutes pour nous!! 🙂🙂 Mais le résultat est super et tes trains sont magnifiques!!! Merci pour ces magnifiques images pleines de réalisme. Le résultat est bluffant!! Thanks to your video, the 5 hours of track preparation only took 5 minutes for us!! 🙂🙂 But the result is great and your trains are magnificent!!! Thank you for these magnificent images full of realism. The result is amazing!!

[@reinholdschmidt660]

Sehr schön, Blätter im Herbst ist halt Arbeit. Gehört aber zu den Bäumen. Schönes rollendes Material. Bei Nacht sieht deine Anlage noch schöner aus. Danke für die Einblicke.

[@robinsagar5898]

such a beautiful locomotive. I want one.

[@baldypalmsrailroad]

It's nice to finally see and hear the rewards of outdoor layout track maintenance. I feel your pain in the switch malfunctions. Very frustrating. I was wondering if the leaf blower would blow the roadbed ballast away with the leaves. Probably was best to pick the leaves as you did. 5 hours is way too long to prepare track to run trains. Hope you can close the prep time down to an hour or so. For that reason, I converted my locomotive to RC/battery power several years ago. I was tired of cleaning the track for good continuity. Now just do a track inspection, maybe run my rail broom car around the layout, and fire up the locos. Running trains in a few minutes. I get 3 to 4 hours of run time on the batteries. You should look into this. It would also make a good video on your conversion projects. The layout looks AWESOME! Now you want to enjoy the operations. All the best! Ron//

[@Amselbahner]

Nice Video. Thank`s for sharing. Regards Frank

[@darkknighte]

Sorry about the technical issues, but seeing trains running was great, and the station areas with all the lights looks fantastic. What a beautiful job and layout. The trains looks wonderful, running along in the dark with all the bright lights and sound. Well done! You may want to have a chat with the track inspectors and see if they have any ideas on what went wrong?? ;-)

[@SRLang]

Amazing! I'm sure you'll get the bugs worked out!

[@jeffreygriffith6399]

Haven’t watched this vid just yet, but I’m going to predict that I will enjoy this VERY much. Go for it!

[@hsbagardenrailway]

Sorry to hear about the issues with switches, Robert. I hope you find the root cause. However, the evening running shots looked amazing. Great work with the station lighting.

[@lolomodelismeferroviaire]

Vraiment magnifique de nuit 😍

[@JamesTaylor-jx7rz]

Perfect! Yes, always a work in progress! Love the night run with all the lighting. What’s up next?

[@thefcflrailway2412]

Looks terrific!

[@southernprojectsyt6340]

solution to switchs not working, circuit boards and water don't mix. I suggest manual switchs for outdoor rail. Just a thought.

[@LordPhobos6502]

Conformal coating can help a lot. Can buy it in a spray can too.

[@natclarke10]

Brilliant

[@HarryWhitehead-x4g]

Great video! Which camera do you use for filming?

[@dobrinkirilov2954]

Идват коледните празници.Кока-кола може да снима реклама през ноща в двора ти.Всичко е страхотно!

[@prosaldozwiler4257]

Sehr schön geworden!

[@Paul_Au]

MUM: Son, I need to borrow the Batteries from the leaf blower. SON: But Mum...! I need the leaf blower so I can clean the tracks to run the trains today! MUM: That's nice dear. But I need those batteries, Please. SON: Yes Mum. *Son hands over the batteries* Mum: Thank you Son. Now you be sure to have a nice day playing with your trains, won't you? Ohh! And By the way, I want you all packed away, hands and face washed and ready for dinner no later than one hour after the sun goes down, Dear. Son: Yes Mum!

[@laurarey9036]

I have watched your videos from the very beginning. It’s a fabulous layout,but I’m curious as to why you didn’t go with radio control/battery power with the large size? Thank you, it’s been a great series. My name is Tom Rey and I live in San Diego,California. My layout is RC/battery.

[@StefsEngineering]

Quite a lot of work, but your layout does look great! I wonder though, I assume that you considered both track powered trains and battery powered, what where the main reasons to go for track powered over battery? and in situations like this, do you regret not going the battery powered route or isn't it really an issue?

[@garytroiano4333]

Dam son. Your good at photography too. So nice seeing the trains running. Will you do something special for Christmas?

[@testing_the_worldserious2153]

sehr geil. Bin gespannt was ned geklappt hat. und hast du Loks die auch dampfen?

[@michaelcravens3767]

Will you be building a turntable so you can reverse the Engines when needed?

[@GreatLeviathen]

Do the steam locs not have tenders on them?

[@jovetj]

"Fall" ?? I thought only Americans called it that!