For many years I have toyed with the idea of a narrow gauge garden railway. We have strips of woodland which are not well used for other purposes and the route is almost ready made:
It would start at the wood pile...
... and then meander along the path in the wooded border on the north side of the property...
...past the front gates and then between the trees that line the field alongside the road...
...around the perimeter of the property and then entering the wooded area on the south side...
...behind the chalet...
... beside the "bog garden" with its little summer house...
... and finally ending at the front of the house and not too far from the wood pile where it started. The route is about 0.9 km in length, involves no steep gradients and would require minimal clearing. The gauge would be no more than 15", enough to take a few passengers. Of course we would open it to the public on occasions. What better way to spend a summer's Sunday afternoon than driving a steam locomotive back and forth?
I'm all for it!
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