Garden Rail

Archived since January 2006
235 issues
Modern Archive Monthly
Garden Rail covers all aspects of outdoor model railways. It is aimed at established converts to the hobby, as well as those yet to desert their indoor layouts and discover the real potential of large-scale modelling in an outdoor setting. The magazine is a monthly publication.

Latest issue
How many kinds of sweet steam engine run, in an English country garden? Mark Nixon will tell us of some that he knows, as he describes his line. 
We've a busy workbench this month: 
  • Building a laser-cut kit for a 16mm scale WHR coach
  • A removable viaduct
  • 16mm scale Ruston 20DL ‘Susan’
  • Gauge 1 tram engine for beginners
  • Private owner 16mm scale covered van
There is the first, in-depth look at Garden Railway Specialists new NGG11 Garratt locomotive, as well as all the latest product news for modellers in larger scales.

Subjects: Hobby

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  • First Issue: January 2006
  • Latest Issue: July 2025
  • Issue Count: 235
  • Published: Monthly