Garden Railroading

These web pages introduce a garden railroad in Finland, Northern Europe.

Check also the informative Right radius page to see my opinions on the much debated issue, minimum radius.

On the left: F7 climbing up on a hill
On the right: Stainz on the Herwood station and some streamliners on the siding track

Garden railroading as a hobby

Running big trains in a garden is an experience. Trains are big, detailed, they have lights and even sound. You can for example hear the brakes screaming when an F7 approaches a station, or imagine the trains by night when their headlights break the darkness.

Everything is weather proof. You can even run them during winter. Also the track does not bother being left under snow. On the contrary, it gets a nice dark brown oxidation layer when getting touched by water, just like in a real life.