Garden railway

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

A somewhat unusual project

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-52487203/eastbourne-man-builds-railway-in-his-garden

“Adrian Backshall has used the lockdown to finish a remarkable project.

The retired British Rail worker has built a 30ft railway in his back garden in Eastbourne, complete with hand-cranked wagon.

He is now in negotiations with his wife Ruth, in a bid to extend the line by 45ft to the end of the garden.”

 

[Cowley]

A somewhat unusual project

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-52487203/eastbourne-man-builds-railway-in-his-garden

“Adrian Backshall has used the lockdown to finish a remarkable project.

The retired British Rail worker has built a 30ft railway in his back garden in Eastbourne, complete with hand-cranked wagon.

He is now in negotiations with his wife Ruth, in a bid to extend the line by 45ft to the end of the garden.”

I thought “30’ Garden Railway? Nothing particularly unusual about that”, until I saw it...

 

[Enthusiast]

Saw it on the news. Looks like a tripped out Wickham trolley. Apparently he wants to extend it by 45 feet but negotiations with his wife have "stalled".

 

[Cowley]

Saw it on the news. Looks like a tripped out Wickham trolley. Apparently he wants to extend it by 45 feet but negotiations with his wife have "stalled".

Unfortunately though he’s made a vital mistake with the powering of his trolley in that he has to wind it along the track himself.
This is clearly not going to be a satisfactory situation on a long (potentially 75 foot) journey...

Edit - Ah just realised it’s already mentioned here:

Eastbourne Garden Railway

Eastbourne man builds railway in his garden https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-52487203 Eastbourne man builds railway in his garden Adrian Backshall has used the lockdown to finish a remarkable project. The retired British Rail worker has built a 30ft railway in his back...

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