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

[@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

[@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.

[@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....

[@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.

[@NathanielKempson]

More miniatures on LMM? More miniatures on LMM.

[@lmm]

Okies

[@Artuchu]

@@lmm please

[@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!

[@andrewbizley5848]

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

[@lmm]

More like it to come

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@deansiracusa3966]

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

[@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!

[@anzaca1]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@billwit7878]

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

[@lmm]

It works 😂

[@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.

[@colelepper9381]

This is really neat!

[@lmm]

I thought so too!

[@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 😒

[@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 :)

[@lxdesign1]

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

[@clapz9068]

Love lawrie goes a little loco !

[@lmm]

Pleased to hear it!

[@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!

[@carsongeye1462]

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

[@lmm]

That we can do!

[@piercefellows5467]

you should go back once everything is finished

[@lmm]

No doubt I shall

[@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.

[@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!

[@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 😂

[@MrNoUsername]

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

[@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...

[@trainchugger53]

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

[@stuartross282]

Interesting Gen-set locomotive

[@lmm]

It's a strange beastie

[@elitegamerandrew5979]

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

[@lmm]

That we can do

[@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!

[@robertsedgwick1629]

so its a range extender hybrid then lol 😁🤣

[@lmm]

😂 😂 You could say that 😂

[@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]

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[@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.

[@heartland96a]

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

[@lmm]

Neither did I 😂

[@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!

[@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!

[@57629589]

When you opened the cab, I thought there was a submarine on the seat.

[@lmm]

😂 😂 😂

[@moconnell663]

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

[@lmm]

Oh that would be cool

[@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??

[@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

[@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

[@stef.b.m.lk1902]

Omg Lawrie i know you want this loco. Lol

[@lmm]

It's good fun!

[@jtveg]

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

[@lmm]

You're most welcome

[@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.

[@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!

[@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695]

I really want to build a mini railroad for my farm

[@lmm]

Sounds a good idea!

[@narrowgauge7.25]

have a look at this group facebook.com/groups/MinimalGaugeRailways

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@TiasVsEverything]

Maaaan, you were so lucky to have space in lockdown.

[@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!

[@S7EVE_P]

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

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@cadetkohr5508]

This is more professional than some real railways.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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? 😂

[@MrBnsftrain]

This is the type of miniature engine I would like to have (but for 15-inch gauge). There is a cab that hides the driver, and can be easily driven in both directions.

[@lmm]

This would be a pretty massive thing in 15 inch!

[@123sheepdip]

Love the Bedford crane in the background.

[@lmm]

It's great isn't it

[@Free_Krazy]

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

[@lmm]

Me too!

[@lordpitnolen2196]

Building your own railway is much more fun than gardening :-)

[@lmm]

Oh certainly!

[@waynetetley584]

Amazing job. Great loco sound too. Very railway

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

FWIW: I was camping on private property about 13 or 14 years ago. One of the other campers had a Honda generator with him. Now, I am NOT an expert on camping generators. That said, this guy's Honda gen was AMAZINGLY QUIET.

[@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!

[@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!

[@autorotate1803]

Its really cool, yes! Now, can we talk about the old crane in the background?

[@lmm]

You can, or have a look through our videos for the video we did on it ages ago.

[@trmn311]

I think he should call it “Sparky” 🔋⚡️

[@lmm]

That's a good shout

[@neilmatthews5139]

Lawrie, any updates on this loco?

[@lmm]

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

[@dylanminett8552]

This loco should be called “Lockdown Explorer”

[@lmm]

That is a super name 😂

[@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 😂

[@trainzguy2472]

If you didn't know, this type of locomotive propulsion exists in real life! It's called the Railpower GG20B, and is typically assigned to yard switching duty.

[@lmm]

Slightly different, in that you can use the diesel and electric engine together in the gg20b for more power. In this running the generator just keeps the batteries topped up.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

@@lmm is this significantly different from the generator driving the traction motors directly i.e. diesel electric traction?

[@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!

[@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

[@grandadgamer8390]

Would love that, needs 2 stations and a halt in the middle 😂

[@scottshultz7784]

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

[@lmm]

Oh really?

[@theTHwa3tes11]

This is much faster and cleaner than my country's only commuter line

[@lmm]

Is it really? That's very amusing

[@fridje]

this makes me so happy why are tiny trains so good

[@lmm]

It's fantastic!

[@narrowgauge7.25]

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

[@lmm]

It's pretty cool!

[@Eont]

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

[@lmm]

Glad to hear it, thanks!

[@paulosborne6517]

I think FRAY BENTOS III would be a good name for this loco. Made out of basic sheet metal, like a food can... AND the name has miltary heritage, with FRAY BENTOS and FRAY BENTOS II being quite well known and reported British Tanks during WW1, when many AFVs were given amusing names by their crews.

[@lmm]

I am quite amused by that 😂

[@mr.j997]

Maybe add some wagons in the future too.

[@lmm]

There are plans for some

[@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! ☺

[@Sohave]

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

[@lmm]

That we can do

[@yorkshireman6650]

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

[@lmm]

That we can do

[@shmavitz]

Brilliant! What an achievement! As for a name, how about Co-Co-Corona

[@lmm]

😂 😂 😂 That's terrible but brilliant

[@McRocket]

Absolutely wonderful.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@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 😃😃

[@sovietspybob]

Excellent stuff, i started building a 7 1/4" railway in my garden during lockdown too! It's been great fun, i bought a Scamp kit from CMD engineering, laid roughly half my phase 1 line so far and i can't stop smiling when using it dispite getting covid and suffering the long term effects of it. Check out 'Minimal Gauge railways' group on facebook for similar 'sit in' inspiration in this gauge.

[@lmm]

Sorry to hear that, but great work on building your own line!

[@stevesmith2553]

you should teach an engineering class on this, just brilliant

[@lmm]

Thank you very much 😂

[@themadscientest]

Funny how you have a standard gauge locomotive with a great story and you want another in a smaller gauge!

[@lmm]

The small ones are easier to look after 😂

[@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.👍😎