"Narrow Gauge In The Garden" video series

An other 'classic' series of videos that can be found on YouTube is "Narrow Gauge In The Garden" presented  by Ian Stock and filmed by Mark Found, who later produced the television broadcasted series "The Garden Railway".

Although this series is a bit dated and the HD quality not as good as we once thought it was it shows some really fantastic and atmospheric garden railways. I found it very inspiring and got a lot of ideas from it. In each episode a different garden layout is visited and a specific topic is discussed. The focus is on UK theme narrow gauge railways.

The series can be found on YouTube on The Railway Channel but I also made a summary below with direct links. Needless to say that the one about small gardens is my favorite!

Narrow Gauge In The Garden

Small Gardens
Large Gardens
Difficult Terrain
Layouts
Horticulture
A visit to the Roundhouse factory
Photography
Cwmcoe
Tarren Hendre
Weathering Part I
Weathering Part 2

"The Garden Railway" television series by Mark Found

On YouTube there are a lot of video's about garden railways. Some better than others.

A very interesting series of videos in my opinion is "The Garden Railway" made by Mark Found for broadcasting on television on the Discovery Channel. I believe it actually came out on DVD in 2001 as well. It can be considered a real classic by now!

In 15 episodes from about 23 minutes each it describes the build of a garden railway from start to finish in a clear and often funny way of presentation. It is an introduction to the hobby which mention most basic steps of building a layout and what techniques can be used.

In each episode garden railways from other modellers are visited which provide some beautiful scenes and a lot of inspiration.

The whole series can be found on the YouTube channel ModelRaiwayTV but I have made a little summary below with direct links to the episodes.

The Garden Railway episodes:

 1 Design

 2 Earthworks

 3 Water features

 4 Rockery

 5 Track Bed

 6 Bridges

 7 Track Laying

 8 Power

 9 Control

10 Shed

11 Models

12 Buildings

13 Horticulture

14 Maintenance

15 Finale