What is a garden railway?
Garden railway is a model set of train designed for outdoor operations such as a backyard or garden. Garden rail systems are generally larger than standard model railways, but smaller than railway trains in the yard that can carry human riders. As with real trains, the term railway is used in the United States, while the rest of the English -speaking world uses the word railway. Like other model trains, garden railways are built on standard scale for easy ordering parts, cars and engines.
The railway in the model has been an extended hobby since the 18th century. During the 20th century, the hobby diversified into specialized fields, often different trains sizes, sometimes called a scale or breakup. The scale describes the size of the railway compared to the actual trains; The breakup refers to the distance between traces. Like other model railway enthusiasts, fans of garden railways decompose their set with buildings, landscapeThey set and even passengers set the same scale as their trains.
The garden and garden railway lines differ from standard model railways in that they are designed to be left outside. It must be able to withstand constant exposure to the weather, sunlight and even an occasional stray animal. For example, plastic parts must be painted or otherwise treated to withstand the ultraviolet radiation of the sun, causing a deterioration of many polymers. For railways it is necessary to consider other factors in places with extreme weather, such as harsh winters. The trains themselves are often built to withstand constant exposure; Most fans, however, take their valuable trains inside when they are not used.
Like other model railways, enthusiasts of garden railways are often brilliant in their layout. Some creative use existing landscape functions, convertingThe ponds on the lakes and the hills on the assembly. Others are running through opening to a neighboring house or shelter and turning the building into a miniature station or a round house. Working fans even build trains tunnels, although these disadvantages in outdoor railways. Derailed trains in such tunnels may be difficult to load and animals often consider them comfortable burrows.
There are enough enthusiasts of garden railways in the world that they have their own magazines, websites and clubs, separate from model railways in other stages. Some popular garden railways are available for public viewing. The Mitchell Park in Milwaukee in Wisconsin has a miniature railway show, located in the middle of various gardening displays in the park every winter. Perhaps the most famous garden railway on the public display is Bekonncot, a popular tourist attraction in Buckinghamshire, England, from the age of 30.