Our first Open Day raised over £800 for charity – thank you!
Last Saturday, we held our first Open Day for the Garden Railway. Over 200 Islanders joined us throughout the day and together we raised £806.75 for Jersey Rescue Dogs. We…
First Garden Railway Open Day – July 2022
We're excited to announce our first open day on the 23rd July 2022. This will be the first time we open our garden and our railway to the public. You…
Layout Tour | Spring 2022
Today we're excited to share our first complete layout tour. Follow one of our trains as it meanders around our garden, through tunnels, over bridges and past the pond. We're…
ITV Channel TV features the HSBA Garden Railway
Last week, Channel TV visited us and filmed a short spot on the garden railway. One of their team reached out after seeing some of our posts on Instagram and…
TrainLine 45 R3 Points
Points on Track-powered Layouts - the basics A quick review of the basics, on track-powered layouts, each rail is connected to the power source. One rail is positive (+), the…
Custom G-Gauge Rolling Stock – A Guide to Modifying Milk Tankers
With the run-up to Christmas, I had some time off work. I decided I'd like to spend some time kit-bashing some Newqida Tank Wagons. Kit-bashing, for those of your new…
Setting up the MD Electronics MZSpro DCC Command Station
I recently began my digital journey with MD Electronic's Digital System. In this post, I walk through the steps to setup the Command Station (Central Station) with Wifi and connect…
Newqida “Train” G-Gauge Tank Wagon – Grow your collection without the hit to the wallet
A few years ago, a Chinese manufacturer announced a range of G-Scale products. Although met with initial hesitation due to quality concerns, these appear to have made their way into…
A Beginning – An Adventure in G-Gauge Garden Railways
So what is the intention of the site? Candidly, it's simply an opportunity for my to share my adventure reengaging in a hobby I loved as a kid. It's a…