Garden Rail

Archived since January 2006
234 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 fast can you build a garden railway? It turns out, that three and a half hours is long enough for our team. That's how long it took to put together our temporary line at the National Garden Railway show this year. You could do the same in a flowerbed at home. After all, everyone should have a garden railway! 
On the workbench: 
Motorising a classic Airfix kit
Turning a sherry box into a station building
Building a private owner van
A novel replacement for LGB couplings
Planting Thyme on your lineside
We take a look at some rare steam locos, and of course, a bumper news feature from the NGRS.

Subjects: Hobby

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  • First Issue: January 2006
  • Latest Issue: June 2025
  • Issue Count: 234
  • Published: Monthly