Eddy

Hi Fellow enthuisiats, since I have re-established my 00 layout in garden I have come accross a major problem. A blackbird has decided to consistanly 'bomb' any of my trains going round the 2 large circuits. You bet a soon as I power up the layout and start moving any of the trains, LMS passenger coaches with black steam engine or Class 37 Mary Queen of Scots and matching brightly coloured coaches, he appears, stands on the top of the hedge, fencing panel or what is left of the cordaline tree, and then swoops at the train dive bombing it, laying it on it's side. Don't want get my gun out I just wanna him to go away. On one occasion he came within 2 feet of me looking at him so close reminds of Rod Hull's emu. I will give anything a try except getting a cat cos they will get my fish.

Hi Ian Thank you for your pics of the 'outdoor' railway. Having just gently demolished my layout in a spare room due to having to duck under the track crossing the doorway I looked for garden railways and found Mick's Selby Garden Railway. I was unsure about the 00 scale, but I now have no reservations on the scale for my reallocated layout. Having been retired a couple of years ago after a working life in road haulage humping and towing I have difficulty bending so I might follow your idea with an outdoor railway along the side of my fish pond about 3/4 ft off the ground My interest in railways goes back to the Brackenhill Light railway which had cola trains from Hemsworth colliery and before that the Ackworth goods yard in the now 'Lafarge' ashphalt plant Pleased to see Mick's photo at Casltford of Q6 631451 the most memorable loco seen on the line at the top of our garden Regards Eddy