The web is a wonderful place to get inspired and learn more about G Scale and garden railways. We’ve collected some of our favourites here for you to explore.
A brief note – unless otherwise stated these resources are not run by the G-Scale Society!
YouTube
There are thousands of fantastic videos on YouTube – whether you’re looking for tutorials or layout inspiration. Below are some of our favourites!
Hornhousen
A large collection of videos from different layouts with a large back catalogue of videos going back years. Regular uploads of running sessions with beautiful shots.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hornhausen
Language: 🇩🇪 German
Summit Railway
An up-and-coming channel by Robert about his journey building and expanding his garden railway. Includes layout updates, running session videos as well as tutorials.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@summitrailway
Language: 🇬🇧 English
Keith Edwards
Keith is a member of the G Scale Society and his channel contains regularly updates on building his garden railway with some help from G Scale Thomas and Friends.
YouTube: Keith Edwards Garden Railway
Language: 🇬🇧 English
Garden Railway TV Series
A Discovery Channel series from the early 2000s, Mark Found documents his journey of building a garden railway and has now made it available online.
YouTube: The Railway Channel (Garden Railway)
Language: 🇬🇧 English
Andreas Mischke
Andreas is a German YouTuber documenting his garden railway which is a mix of permanent and temporary setups creating some incredible layouts to watch the trains.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@andreasmischke876/videos
Language: 🇩🇪 German
Peckforton Light Railway
Produced by Ge Rik, a wealth of tutorials, narrated running sessions and build updates in an extensive collection of videos documentating many years of the Peckforton Light Railway.
YouTube: Peckforton Light Railway
Language: 🇬🇧 English
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