Visiting David Munns' Garden Railway

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

Great video, I really enjoyed it!👍

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Great. I'm very glad. Thanks!

[@watchfordpilot]

What a gem of a place! Such a lovely layout, tons of details and nice garden to boot! Very interesting trains and rolling stock to watch, grabbed a few ideas from watching. Great video, thanks.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

It's very nicely done indeed. Cheers Steve!

[@KenanTurkiye]

roses are red, violets are blue there's trains and trams in my playlist two there ya go, that somehow rhymed :))

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

@@KenanTurkiye Haha! Nice one, thank you. 😁

[@KenanTurkiye]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy You have a raily great day! :)

[@maegscale]

Really well made layout. Made me quite homesick.. All the best from.a very wet and windy western Norway !

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

It's lovely, isn't it? Ohhhh no, we don't want you feeling homesick! It has been on/off wet and windy here too this week.

[@TRAINBUILDER]

Look forward to watching this later! 🚂

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Excellent 👍

[@TRAINBUILDER]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Watched a loved the video and setup!! Great shots 👍🏼🚂

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

@@TRAINBUILDER I'm glad I could share it with others. Thank you!

[@davidwhite1864]

Stunning trains. Stunning garden. Stunning folks. Fantastic Simon. The Sandy River stole the show at the end. Great video mate👍

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Yes I think it did steal the show, (and cause a couple of crashes 😂). Thabks David 👍

[@davidwhite1864]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy All part of the fun.😃

[@everett86]

Really very pretty garden railway. Thanks for sharing this great vid simon!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I'm glad I can share. Thanks Everett!

[@johnlazar7582]

Wonderful photography of a beautiful garden layout! Thanks for posting Simon!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

This is one fantastic looking garden railroad.

[@MysChad]

Beautiful video Simon!! 😍 Really enjoyed it! The trains are SO cute!! What fancy toys!!! 😍❤️ The garden is gorgeous. What a dream to have a whole train track backyard like that!!! 😍😍😍 I love the different angles you captured. Gorgeous made video. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 And that dog! 😘🥰❤️

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Thanks! Yes, this kind of thing was the reason I started my channel, - to encourage this hobby. What a great example this is?!? 🥰 I have the ideas for my own, but I need to move house to somewhere with a bigger space first. Oh and yes, the dog is so cute! I've forgotten her name. Molly? Lilly? Not sure. Thank you so much 😁👍

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Hello Simon, a very nice garden railway, great locomotives and trains that ran on the layout. Thank you for showing it and have a nice week. Best regards Wolfgang

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

It's a really lovely railway and garden. Thanks Wolfgang! All the best to you too. 👍

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

Thanks for showing us this beautiful garden railway Simon. I wish I could be a member and ride on it too.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I'm glad I can share it. Are there no similar clubs in your area?

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy there is. They have one outdoor layout. However, their meeting timings match exactly when I have to bring Félix to his gymnastics. Though I have operated on it a couple of times and they consider me a member. ☺️

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

@@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks Ah, well that's something. At least you're meeting new people without the help of a group, like Michael for example 👍

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy indeed.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy my channel has been brilliant at meeting people

[@daviemaclean61]

A lovely garden and some great footage

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Thanks very much!

[@hsbagardenrailway]

Love the style of this video! Great to hear everyone had a nice time. Something is just right about running trains with tea, coffee, and cake to compliment!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I quite agree. Just not the same without the tea, coffee and cakes. Thank you!

[@timothyboles6457]

Well done garden, and well done layout. Thanks for putting this together Simon

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I'm very glad to share it. Thanks Dave!

[@DavesTrainsAndAutomobiles]

Such a great well put together layout especially for live steam. Thanks for Simon for sharing 😎👍

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

It's very nice, isn't it? Thanks Dave!

[@kenshores9900]

Great video! Always have enjoyed watching someone else’s garden RR. Cheers!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

It's a key part of the hobby, I feel. Thanks Ken!

[@kenshores9900]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Hope you are well. Haven’t seen much of you.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

@@kenshores9900 I'm not too bad thanks. Just busy between full time work (and being knackered as a result of), life chores and faff, playing in a band, being sociable with friends and family, working on a real steam railway sometimes..... I really barely have time for videos, let alone work on models. Ah well. It's all fun. I hope you're well too Ken. Cheers!

[@kenshores9900]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Wgen do you sleep? If I accomplish one task a day, I feel I have had a successful day. Best wishes!

[@saltleywsc]

What a well thought out railway !! Love the supersonic steamer !!!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Haha! You mean, you managed to spot it???

[@Prewarpostwaramdmore]

Love that White Pass train. I used to live in Skagway, Alaska and have ridden it many times.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Oh wow. That's on my list to do one day!

[@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment]

David Munn and his Wife have created a beautiful Garden Railway. While the Trains were nice to watch, it seemed they were running a little too fast at times. Thank you for sharing your experience of this outdoor railroad.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Ha! Yes, it turned into a bit of a race track at times. Lovely none the less. Thank you!

[@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment]

You're welcome.

[@tomas5376]

Cooooooool railroad! Gracias🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Thanks Tomas! 👍

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

Hi Simon ,Terry would like this 😊

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

@@associatedblacksheepandmisfits Oh you would be right 😊👍 He has the same Roundhouse engine.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

The garden looks in scale to the gauge of the train. Nice water feature also.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

It's very nicely done, isn't it.

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

Impressive

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Nice, eh?

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy indeed

[@Charles53412]

Love the home built rail systems! Especially those with real snow removal equipment, flanges and rotary blowers. I must admit one of my favorites is Rod Stewart's, which he built the majority of it himself. Check it out if you haven't already!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Oh yes I've seen pictures of Rod's railroad. He said a few years ago that he was making a film about it. I'm still waiting! I know a year or two ago he moved back to the UK, and the railroad was packed up and shipped. I'm yet to see anything of it from the UK. Anyway, it looks an amazing layout!

[@Charles53412]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Yeah I myself have been waiting for the film. Truly amazing with all the Skyscrapers and buildings it is pretty incredible! If not mistaken he basically only needed help with was the wiring. Very Cool!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

​@@Charles53412​ Yes, I believe he built the layout with the help of a couple of friends, but Rod's talent was in the buildings. He'd have a second hotel room when on tour (specially requested to have good ventilation) so he could work on his sky scrapers.

[@Charles53412]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Yeah I heard much the same. It is really cool to see what some entertainers find to do to break the monotony in order to relax, especially those with hobbies such as this.

[@257squadron]

Looks awesome. I’m not that far away but not a g gauge society member sadly.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Ohhh, no. Why don't you join?

[@northernutahlivesteam]

Fun video. But I really had hoped to see your new live steamer running.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

So did I. As I say in this video, it came with issues. Issues mean repairs. Repairs mean time. Time I barely have any. Hopefully I'll do something with it soon. Thanks!

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

It's very nice indeed. Re the steamer, I still have a problem with them speeding up and slowing down Yes a bit of steam looks good but for me it does not offset the releastic benefits of the Electric ones, especially with modern sound cards.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Yes, true. They are hard to control, and often hard to run at a scale speed. Most are capable with practice. I'll hopefully see how I get on with mine soon. Thank you!

[@devinpaul9026]

If you listen really close to that first passenger engine I SWEAR it sounds like "Where's your ticket where's your ticket where's your ticket"!

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

😂😂😂 I think you might be right!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Is the steam locomotive that you purchased a Big Boy? That would be cool.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

Ha! Noooo. I'm not sure I've ever seen a live steam Big Boy. Nope, it's a C-18. A lovely thing, but needs some repairs first as quality control at the factory was not paying attention.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

is that Peco pointwork?

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I don't think so. Peco are a smaller code rail. I'm pretty sure those are LGB.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy 332gauge, ok.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy ok so 332. I am running 250, and now moved to Peco because of the price, and wish I had before....tbh.