Mar 07, 2012 a selection of narrow gauge layouts from model rail scotland 2012. Gulbene aluksne railway is the only operational narrow gauge 750 mm railway in baltic states which performs daily regular passenger services, as well as it has become a much loved tourist destination with frequent entertainment activities. Narrow gauge layouts at york model railway exhibition. Shelf layout benchwork model railroad hobbyist magazine. In both cases a continuous run is included to reflect the need for constant movement on an exhibition layout and my desire to occasionally play trains. All about standard gauge toy trains ho shelf plan train layouts. Model railway engineer, the uks biggest model train blog. The lenna cat is a 3ft gauge preserved railway running from uppsala to faringe in central sweden. Since starting in 2000 with the book two foot rails to the ironstone written by paul ingham they have piloted a fresh new format with a clean layout, detailed drawings, maps and.
See more ideas about model train layouts, train layouts and model trains. Rcl publications books are acknowledged to be amongst the finest railway books in print today. Most plans have been designed using hooo gauge settrack with some sections of flexible track, and are grouped according to the size of board they are designed for. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, 1882. Former electrified double track railway from tootsi settlement to local peat fields 15. Uppsalalenna railway museum 2020 all you need to know.
See more ideas about model railway track plans, model train layouts and model trains. A comprehensive book on narrow gauge railway modelling by one of the best known narrow gauge modellers in england. Enter the world of narrow gauge many modelers around the world have combined ho and narrow gauge trains on their layouts. Undated but circa 1925 as it makes reference to the recent grouping and the 1924 consolidation of irelands railways.
Classic childrens book discussing all aspects of great britains railways. Lennakatten upsalalanna jernvag museum railroad in. Oct 05, 2015 this invaluable book is essential reading for all those who wish to build a small, narrow gauge model railway layout to a high standard. World of railways subscriptions british railway modelling. The magazine boasts significiant news coverage, narrow gauge features, technical insights and interviews with leading personalitiesread more. The upsala lenna jernvag lennakattenis a 33 km museum line that runs regular steam and railmotor services northeast from uppsala throughout the summer. Achievable layouts a gallery of manageable model railway. An unique narrow gauge museum railway with steam locomotives that are. Most narrowgauge railways are between 600 mm 1 ft 11 5.
On3 is equivalent to realworld threefoot narrow gauge whereas on30 is equivalent to realworld twoandahalffoot narrow gauge. This is an updated video to show the following additions to my layout. This was one of most interesting station buildings in ventspilsstende field railroad line and one of the most important stations during all the narrow gauge railroad time of existance. The talyllyn railway is the oldest surviving narrow gauge railway in the world. Model train nscale track plans for shelf layouts hobbylark. The elk narrow gauge railway on railmap by jaroslaw wozny. The 2ft gauge yaxham light railway is situated alongside the former ger yaxham station on the dereham to wymondham line, on. Model rail scotland 2012 narrow gauge layouts youtube. New books in stock at the titfield thunderbolt bookshop in larkhall, bath.
Model railway track plans standard gauge model training model train layouts train set. Llanerfyl welsh narrow gauge o scale narrow gauge in only 14 ft. I used 2 pink foam board supported by metal shelf brackets. Denver and rio grande trains are ho scale but are narrow gauge this is a different twist on ho railroading. Com hon3 model railway based on the rgs between ridgway and rico, colorado circa 1941 riverside yard small narrow gauge switching layouts in 009, hon30, on30. Carpathian tourist train tour carpathian tram travel. This 20page article collection from model railroader features. All these terms refer to models of narrow gauge railways built to the worlds most popular model railway scale of ho 1. This led the way to promoting the use of steam on narrow gauge railways across the world. Upsalalenna jernvag lennakatten narrow gauge heaven. The upsala lenna jernvag lennakatten is a 33 km museum line that runs regular steam and railmotor services northeast from uppsala throughout the summer. Nscale track plans for shelf layouts at a proportion of 1160, which is almost half the size of the more popular ho scale, nscale track plans are ideally suited for spacesaving shelf layouts. Mar 24, 2020 a collection of ho scale track plans for shelf layout and modular use. The two plans below arose out of my desire to build an exhibition layout in 7mm scale and 16.
Upsalalenna earlier lanna railroad is a small remaining part of the once huge 891 mm gauge railroad stockholm to roslagen. Northern england scotland, ireland narrow gauge industrial railways buses, trams shipping, canals track, signalling and more. If you arrive by train, just walk over to our tracks 9 and 10. Upsalalanna jernvag passes through a varied and breathtaking landscape over the uppsalaslatten, through the dense vedyx forest, into the. Hungarian narrow gauge railways, timetables, maps and photos. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. A visitors guide to scandinavian narrow gauge railways abbey light railway amateur video footage taken while the railway was under construction, and when it was finally operating with fare paying passengers. Ashover light railway austrian narrow gauge railways a list of working narrow gauge railways in austria, provided by the austrian railway.
Lennakatten uppsala, sweden train station facebook. The images which are not related to any specific railway should be placed into one of the uponcategories or into the appropriate categories by subject like category. Lennakatten is a swedish heritage railway operating on a 33 km old narrow gauge 891 mm rail line, from uppsala to the old railway junction faringe. The uppsalalanna railway ulj incorporates the oldest part of the stockholmroslagens jarnvagar srj, once a network of more than 300kms of railways of 891mm gauge 3 old swedish feet which served the roslagen district to the northeast of stockholm. Published nine times a year, this magazine has earned an international reputation for its top quality production values and broadbrush approach to the subject.
Upsala lenna jernvag lennakatten to see a full size image and more details for any of the following, please click on the image. Custom model railroad building and services by lance mindheim including construction, design, consulting and books. I recommend handlaid track using properly spaced and sized ties. As tight curves are likely to be a big issue on micro layouts, most designs patternd after real places are built on shelves where curvature of the track is not an issue, but length of run is. Heritage trainspotting, lennakatten steam train youtube.
Station muzejs is a copy of historical train station house in mazirbe. Im using a shelf layout plan, i only have about a 62 x space to work with, so space is precious as you can imagine. In fact calling them shelf layouts is not an accurate description of most of the layouts in this book. I had a narrow o gauge shelf layout before we moved. Since narrowgauge railways are usually built with tighter curves. Sep 23, 2017 the lenna cat is a 3ft gauge preserved railway running from uppsala to faringe in central sweden. Once upon a time, there were more than 3000 kilometers of narrowgauge railways crisscrossing the eastern swedish region of roslagen. Playing with narrow gauge track layouts in model trains simulator. In uppsala our station is on stationsgatan 11, adjacent to the uppsala central station. Shelf index the titfield thunderbolt railway bookshop. I have just received the following new books on german narrow gauge railways after ordering them through amazon last week. Ho scale shelf layout width model railroad hobbyist magazine.
Narrow gauge railway ventspils narrow gauge railway consists of two lines. It is part of the once extensive 810mm gauge network that once ran northeast from stockholm. I will be taking over out sons bedroom, but i will need to leave the furniture in place for when he comes home to visit. It can be started from the next issue or backdated by one or two issues which will be posted to you free of charge. An annual subscription comprises four issues inclusive of postage. See more ideas about model railway track plans, model trains and model train layouts. If we show it in our online shop, then provided we receive an order before 3pm, its available to ship that same day, for a next day delivery. Heritage trainspotting, lennakatten z6 diesel hauled train. On the way views of reserve swamp shyrkovets 7 km, visit new mizun taste of mineral water springs horyanka 2 km, stop dubovyi kut tract and holding maneuvers 5 km. Some people think of a shelf layout as an 8 to 10 inch narrow piece of wood attached to whatever length of a blank wall that is available which means mostly switching layouts.
Upsalalenna railway is a narrowgauge heritage railway in uppsala county, sweden. Algonquin railway my friend ryan mendells blog about his freelanced regional railway, set in northern ontario in april of 1977 and built in a 12. Shelf index for railway and transport related books in stock at the titfield thunderbolt bookshop in larkhall, bath. He lives in the paris france area, but models the perris california area in 1. Titfield home page shelf index booksearch shop main page. Uppsala lenna jarnvaglennakatten stationsgatan 11, 753 40 uppsala, sweden. Check out tillig, liliput and roco for many exciting trains, rolling stock and track systems. Classified as hon3 gauge, these trains are modeled on narrow gauge train lines the rails are closer together. Building my shelf layouts model railroad hobbyist magazine. As such, im trying to come to terms with the pros and cons of on3 vs on30. It set the tone for many of the books that followed, with the emphasis on a wellwritten text supported by a good range of illustrations. New books german narrow gauge railways and modelling g. When i get to build my shelf layout, i will need to do things very similar to what you are doing. Take a look at how to build these layouts from start to finish.
Ride a historic steam engine train through the mountains and canyons near durango and silverton in southwestern colorado. I glued 12 blue foam board to the back side and used sky wcloud wallpaper about 12 high for a. It does pay to get the proper look and feel of the track. An unique narrow gauge museum railway with steam locomotives that are more than 100 years old.
Very narrow shelf layouts model railroader magazine. A narrowgauge railway narrowgauge railroad in the us is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard 1,435 mm 4 ft 8 1. Mounting such shelves at shoulder height or higher leaves plenty of room underneath for the workbenches, bookshelves, furniture and other demands of. Carpathian tourist train tour carpathian tram by operating narrow gauge railway in carpathians. Cheap pressed metal brackets supporting narrow n scale benchwork. Many of the designs have first radius curves that will not be suitable for all types of rolling stock. We offer train rides on our historic twofoot gauge railroad.
Upsalalenna railway, also nicknamed lennakatten is a narrowgauge heritage railway in uppsala county, sweden. Reynaulds specializes in both hoe and hom narrow gauge trains. Peter johnsons first book, rails in wales the cambrian lines, was published by ian allan publishing in 1984. Modeling industrial railroads in 78 scale garden railways. On normal operating days at our station uppsala ostra track 10 in uppsala central. The shelf is 9 inches wide, the benchwork is 1x 4 pine with 12 inch plywood top, 1x4 cross members spaced roughly 1624 inches apart depending on turnout location for switch machine or blue point controller clearance the longitudinal ledger was there from a previous layout so i just set the. Since shelf layouts are typically small they do present some problems for the modeller, but. Lighter weight railways, notably narrow gauge lines with no need for interchange, sometimes use smaller threequarter or halfsize versions of the janney mcb coupler. Narrow gauge steam is a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the introduction of steam engines on the ffestiniog railway the first narrow gauge steam locomotives in the world. We decided to spend our last full day in uppsala by taking the narrow gauge 891mm railway to faringe and back.
It is 33 km 21 mi long and is a part of the once extensive roslagen network. Comprehensive in its coverage, the book begins with a useful summary of the history and development of narrow gauge railways in the british isles, and this is followed by a detailed, but easily digestible, consideration of the complex and wide choice of. Upsala lenna jernvag lennakatten narrowgauge railway. Swedish narrow gauge steam the lennakatten youtube. Jamies 009 scale model railways is a family business producing 3d printed narrow gauge models for 1.
Playing with narrow gauge track layouts in model trains simulator posted on 26 oct 2016 by milen peev author of scarm if you try to place a vehicle from the current demo start set of the model trains simulator on a narrow gauge track in scarm layout, you will see the gauge mismatch message and nothing will be set on the track. Rinka linija circle line 1,4 km kalna linija mountain line 3,0 km. A historical trip in piously restored coaches hauled by a steam locomotive. Another superlative production from wild swan, illustrating and explaining the thinking and methods behind the exquisite models produced by one man. On30 appears to be the more popular scale to model in despite most prototype narrow gauge systems conforming to the threefoot standard. Welcome to the upsalalenna heritage railway lennakatten. Hey guys, starting benchwork on my ho scale layout this weekend and wanted some tips on the width of the shelf. In this book iain rice shows that much more is possible. All are also available via the online shopping cart. Since starting in 2000 with the book two foot rails to the ironstone written by paul ingham they have piloted a fresh new format with a clean layout, detailed drawings, maps and the inclusion of much more than mere nuts. Directory of uk railways, large links page and articles on worldwide narrow gage railroads.
Narrowgauge o scale model railroad hobbyist magazine. Media in category narrow gauge steam locomotives of finland the following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total. Johns version was called a timesaver, and it has been duplicated in literally hundreds of layouts over the past 30 years. Peter kazer has covered aspects of the subject which have not appeared in other related books, and uses his model of corris as an example throughout. And, if all you desire is a small switching line, 7. If you havent got room for an oval layout then this is a way to still experience the enjoyment of building a model railway and to arrive at something that is interesting to operate. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.