Peckforton Light Railway - Peckforton Through Time

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A retrospective look at how Peckforton Station and its surroundings on Peckforton Light Railway have evolved over the past seventeen years. The PLR is a garden railway and is my depiction of a three foot narrow gauge railway which might possibly have been built to serve the copper mines and local communities alongside the Peckforton Hills in Cheshire, UK. For more information see riksrailway.blogspot.com - Music: "White" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com ). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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@cascadiasouthernrailroad 2 ай бұрын

Impressively made and well documented. I hope to have my layout looking that nice some day.

@markmyword295 Жыл бұрын

Nice relaxing film to watch on a good Friday morning. Lovely

@kymvalleygardensdesign5350 Жыл бұрын

I could watch these films all day more like this, please. I have actually started planting up my railway today even though all the track is not laid and there is still an awful lot to do the endless rain has not helped. Your films help me to get out doors and get stuck in.

@user-vv4dl7ku5x 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, you are very gifted creative person. Incredibly beautiful 😊

@rikbennett9 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam

@Jasper_Seven Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I'm so jealous of your efforts. I'm currently working up the courage to spend money on a sprinkler system so I can make attempt 2 at a line. But, I doubt I'll ever get onto modeling as much or as nice as you have done. Good luck and good fortune on continued running of your line.

@rikbennett9 Жыл бұрын

Hi. I certainly have no need for sprinkler systems in this part of North West England. My problem is usually trying to find two consecutive days without rain so I can run a proper operating session. Best of luck with your second attempt. I hope it all works out for you this time.

@musoseven8218 Жыл бұрын

I like the way that your line has developed. Lucky your not on clay, all of our std gauge boards have to be raised to allow for ground shift etc. Plus the garden has a fall in three different planes. Our NG line is under threat from an ASBO neighbour, it's 21 years old this year.

@rikbennett9 Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness I have good neighbours and a mix of clay and loam. I do get some problems with settlement but as I've been selective with the soil in the raised beds I've not experienced heave.

@musoseven8218 Жыл бұрын

@@rikbennett9 💜✌️👍😊😊

@andyrbush Жыл бұрын

That was a delight to watch and listen to thank you.

@wideyxyz2271 Жыл бұрын

Great Video as always. Its nice to see how it has developed. Its kind of Ironic that today I have listed what's left of my garden railway track on gumtree. After lifting it and it being stored for 16 years I have finally realised it will never be rebuilt so hopefully its off to a new home shortly!

@rikbennett9 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear your railway is no more. As you say, let's hope someone else puts your track to good use.

@Gilstrains 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@williamsworkshopuk Жыл бұрын

Rik, thank you for this wonderful guided tour. I have been enjoying your videos for the past couple of years. You might even be finally convincing me to give it a go myself. How would you recommend I start with the end goal ending up something like you have there? I.e. fairly realistic operations, nice looking stock et cetera. I know I can buy myself various LGB starter sets and I could lay a circle of track - but it feels like all of that would end up being discarded when/if the layout ever extended.

@rikbennett9 Жыл бұрын

Hi William. This blog post is probably the best way I can answer your question. riksrailway.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-build-garden-railway-or-if-i.html. Like most things, I think time spent at the planning stage is time well spent. Identifying your goal right from the start should keep you on the right track. I started with an LGB starter set and gradually moved away from it. My first train may have looked like a Stainz loco pulling a couple of Germanic looking four wheeled coaches but in my head it was a UK based loco with Glyn Valley style coaches..... 🤔

@williamsworkshopuk Жыл бұрын

@@rikbennett9 Thank you for the link, I don't think I've checked out your blog before. For your kind of layout what kind of train lengths (i.e. passing loops) and curve radius did you use, just so I can get a feel for the possible in my space, please?

@rikbennett9 Жыл бұрын

@@williamsworkshopuk Hi William. All my loops can accommodate trains of 8-10 four wheeled wagons or three bogie coaches plus a van. Some of my curves are quite tight but I have tried to ensure (though not quite succeeded) that LGB R3 ( 1195 mm - just under 4' radius) is my minimum.