Thread: G Gauge - Garden Railways

when I was a kid, my dad used to have a huge HO layout, half a double garage. Since then I have had a love for trains. When they brought out the flying scotsman to aus, we went and saw it.

Never had the time/money to get into the HO scale myself.

Cool pics though!

Hi Lughna, first off, welcome to AULRO and glad you liked the pics.

For those with a love of all things rail, how about posting some pics of what you like so we can all enjoy.

Cheers.

Well I have been trying to get out and do some time exposures and to night, looking for an excuse to take the wife's D3 for a drive, I found a level crossing

All pics are 16 second exposures and I would appreciate any tips to improve the results.

This first pic was just a shot of a level crossing with nothing on and I used a torch to light up the scene.


The second shot starts just before the train came into the shot and end just as the gates start to open.


The third shot starts with half the train already passed and then the gates opening


The forth shot starts once the train has cleared the scene and just covers the gates opening.


I took this last shot while waiting for the next train, I again used a torch to light up the D3.


Cheers

I've always had a fascination of these - and it's great to see it here at AULRO. You've got me thinking now about when I was a teenager. I suppose you could say I was spoilt, but unfortunately back then I didn't even consider it for a minute.

One of my mothers dear old friends used to have a room totally dedicated to his trains. All set up fantastic which included over 10 different tracks laid out, verious amounts of trains and carriages - and every one of them working. This room was huge, and the tracks etc took up over 1/2 of it!!! Unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago, otherwise I'd go and visit him. Anyone in the Eaglehawk Neck part of Tassie may have known him.

As well as above, my Uncle Eric is one of the formost steam engine rebuilders in Australia. I believ his last name is Howe from memory (kinda hard to remember full names when all you ever say is Uncle :wink: ) Anyway, amongst his collection is a number of steam trains etc. He used to attend the Hobart show every year with his collection. I believe this year may be his last - if he's able to get there. He is based out of North Central Tassie.

And to top all of that off, in Tassie you get absolutely spoilt with steam trains. Up the road from where my wife and kids live is a steam train museum (Westbury, Tassie) where they have quite a few good collections. They used to run them around the streets before this "Public Liability" crap came in (Damn death of us all :roll: ) There is also a little steam train he uses with a carriage to carry families around the yard - my kids absolutely love this part - especially the steam whistle!

Then we;ve got the Don Railway in Devonport, and from memory there's also a steam train just outside of Port Arthur.

So thankyou for bringing back some great memories I'd nearly forgotten about!